Connie Vaughan On Feb. 6 Caring Hearts & Hands of Quail Creek held their second annual Spring Fashion Show and Luncheon to benefit Youth On Their Own (YOTO). YOTO is a dropout prevention program that supports high school graduation and the continued success of youth experiencing homelessness in Pima County. Two hundred ninety-four women attended…
Connie Vaughan With a membership of 50-plus strong, Caring Hearts & Hands of Quail Creek raised a record amount of $17,000 for charity in 2023. These funds were raised from proceeds of the Fall Festival booth where we raffled two custom-made wagons (a tailgate party-themed wagon and a patriotic picnic-themed wagon) and sold our ever-popular…
Connie Vaughan Caring Hearts & Hands of Quail Creek (CHHQC) held its first Spring Fashion Show on March 1 to raise funds for one of its key charities, Youth On Their Own (YOTO). YOTO is a dropout-prevention program that supports high school graduation and continued success of youth experiencing homelessness in Pima County. More than 300…
Connie Vaughan Youth On Their Own (YOTO) asked its community sponsors to help restock its nonperishable pantry in October. To create some friendly competition, a Stocktober Campaign was launched with sponsor teams selecting three categories, and for each item collected, one point was awarded, and the team with the most points would win. Caring Hearts…
Connie Vaughan Caring Hearts and Hands of Quail Creek (CHHQC) is supporting Youth On Their Own‘s (YOTO) restocking of its student mini mall with back-to-school items. YOTO is a dropout prevention program that supports the high school graduation and continued success of youth experiencing homelessness in Pima County. Pima County has more than 5,600 homeless students, and…
Michelle Lomas, Gordon C. James, Public Relations Youth On Their Own (YOTO) has been named as the 2020 Bank of America Neighborhood Champion for Tucson. The Neighborhood Champions program is an extension of the bank’s signature philanthropic initiative, Neighborhood Builders, the largest corporate philanthropic investment in nonprofit leadership in the country. YOTO was selected for its…
Diane Gordon The Youth On Their Own (YOTO) Committee of The Women of Quail Creek is taking over the mask-making drive from the Military Baby Shower. They intend to supply masks to residents, family, and friends. Many of the volunteers cutting and sewing masks are the same ones who also made masks for the baby…
JoAnn Haberer As you probably know, high school can be expensive. Many things that used to be provided by school districts are now the responsibility of students and their families. But what if you don’t have a home, or in some cases, even a family? The Women of Quail Creek are teaming up with Youth…
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…
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…