Diane Quinn The 2017 Holiday Gift Bag campaign to spread cheer to students participating in Youth On Their Own, YOTO, was organized by The Women of Quail Creek, TWOQC. However, many Quail Creek friends and neighbors not affiliated with TWOQC joined in to sponsor one or more of 250 YOTO students. The following statement was…
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Generals, November 2017
Youth On Their Own to benefit from holiday spirit
Diane Quinn The Women of Quail Creek and their friends will sponsor 250 students participating in Youth On Their Own (YOTO) this holiday season. Each student will receive a holiday gift bag specifically tailored to their likes, hobbies and needs. Members of TWOQC have created holiday cards which include a student name and information about…
Clubs & Classes, November 2017
Daly and Ginocchio, Alliance 4 Action; and Matiella, CD2 candidate to speak at DCQC
Cindy Mayron Polly Daly and Fred Ginocchio from the Alliance 4 Action and Mary Matiella, CD2 Candidate, will be the speakers at Democratic Club of Quail Creek meeting on Saturday, November 18, 3:00 pm, at the Madera Clubhouse Silver Room. Current members, prospective members and the public are welcome to attend. Polly Daly is a…
Clubs & Classes, September 2017
Youth on Their Own – succeeding, motivating, inspiring
Diane Quinn Few people believed Ann Young, an Amphitheater High School counselor, when she began speaking about the problem of homelessness experienced by some of her students in 1986. Through her persistence, the help of others in her church and the efforts of supportive media, Ann established St. Andrew’s Friendly Environment House (SAFE). SAFE became…
Clubs & Classes, July 2017
YOTO and TWOQC partner to collect school supplies
Diane Quinn In 2013, over 5,000 young people in Pima County were regarded as homeless. During the 2016-17 school year, more than 1,600 of those young people were enrolled in Youth On Their Own (YOTO), a program providing support to homeless or abandoned youth who are enrolled in schools throughout the county. YOTO believes that…