Contact: Jean Christofferson
Catholic Charities Community Services
Cell: 602-650-4847
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
"YOU MAKE MIRACLES BREAKFAST” ON APRIL 30 WILL RAISE FUNDS, AWARENESS OF HEAD START PROGRAM, SCHOOL READINESS
PHOENIX, Ariz. (March 28, 2019): The 3rd annual “You Make Miracles Happen Breakfast,” benefiting the community’s most vulnerable, will benefit Catholic Charities Community Services’ Westside Head Start and Early Head Start Programs, which have helped prepare more than 1,100 low-income children for school readiness.
Westside Head Start helps children up to 5-years-old develop social, emotional, physical, cognitive, language, math and literacy skills in Avondale, El Mirage, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Buckeye, Palo Verde, Tolleson, Glendale and Peoria.
The free event begins at 7:30 a.m. with registration on Tuesday, April 30 at the Grand Canyon University Arena, 3300 W. Camelback Road in Phoenix. The breakfast and program is scheduled from 8-9 a.m. Space is limited so pre-registration is recommended by visiting CatholicCharitiesAz.org/Breakfast or by calling 602-650-4812.
Among the speakers at the event will be a Westside Head Start graduate Josh Watt, who will share his experience as a Head Start student and how it prepared him for success in school and a career in teaching. Watt now works as a youth pastor at Redemption Gateway Church in the southeast valley and credits Head Start for his achievements.
Sponsorship packages are available beginning at $1,000 for table sponsors.
Early Head Start is for children up to 3-years-old with Head Start for children from 3-5 years. The program includes education, nutrition, health, parent engagement and disability services for expectant mothers, children ages 0-5, children with special needs, foster children, homeless families and families meeting poverty guidelines (income of $12,140 for a family of one, $16,460 for a family of two, $20,780 for a family of three up to $42,380 for a family of eight).
For more information, please contact Catholic Charities at 602-285-1999 or visit www.CatholicCharities.org.
Founded in 1933, Catholic Charities Community Services provides care for the vulnerable of all faiths in Central and Northern Arizona through programs in foster care, early education, affordable housing, veterans’ services, refugee resettlement, and homeless outreach. Learn more by visiting www.catholiccharitiesaz.org. Social connections include www.facebook.com/CatholicCharitiesAZ and twitter.com/CCArizona.
