Spaces to Learn

11/01/2021

Kids are back in school, but some still need a desk at home. Do you know someone who needs support creating a learning space for a student at home? Whether it's a standard desk or a lap desk (or headphones or a book case, etc.) we can help! Send us an email to request support.

07/08/2021

A great opportunity to get much needed supplies happening on July 24th!!

This year the Pima County Sheriff's Department will be giving out 3,000 backpacks with school supplies at our Drive-up event!  Pima County Sheriff’s Department is committed to our community. While large gatherings are not feasible, under current county guidelines, we have been resolute to find a...

06/28/2021

Back in May, Jessica gave an update on Spaces to Learn on the Healing the City podcast with Eric Cepin of The Village Community, a church in Tucson, Arizona. Listen in to hear how the project went and the motivation behind it. Send us a message after you listen to let us know your thoughts. We'd love to hear from you!

Jessica Dennes gives an update on Spaces To Learn.

05/01/2021

Project Lead and Founder, Jessica, sat down with Pastor Eric Cepin from The Village Community (The Village Church in Tucson, AZ) to discuss Spaces to Learn on the Healing the City podcast. It was great to be able to talk about the process of getting started and lessons learned along the way. We'll post it here when it goes live.

04/29/2021

Another delivery happened this week to families in Tubac and Sahuarita thanks to the help of Roni from the Sahuarita Food Bank. Roni has helped identify families in the area with a need for desks and other home office items and has organized delivery of goods to their homes. Thank you, Roni and the Sahuarita Food Bank for your continued support!

04/23/2021

is here and we are sooooo for the support and dedication of volunteers like Loraine, pictured below. Her shirt matched the volunteer gift cookie and card we provided so we had to take a photo. Thank you Loraine and all of the wonderful people involved this volunteer effort of helping kids get in their home.

04/15/2021

Imago Dei Middle School, Tucson provides amazing support to their students and families. We were so happy to support them by providing their alumni with the materials needed to create their own learning space at home.

Recently, we packed their van full of donations of desks handmade from the Woodworkers of Green Valley, chairs donated from Tucson Electric Power, and new items purchased with financial donations made by members of The Village Community and supporters like you!

Thank you to Better Together: Connect Our Students Project for connecting us with the Woodworkers at Green Valley.

Photo: Theresa from Imago Dei stands next to a van packed with home office items.

03/28/2021

It's wonderful when people build the items that are requested. Thank you to Tom Green of Green Valley for the home made donation!!

Many thanks to Tom Green for building this bookcase; he started another today! we will find a deserving student! Spaces to Learn

03/17/2021

So grateful to Tom Green of Green Valley for donating handmade creations. We can't wait to see the final product!!

Not just desks for Spaces to Learn but Tom Green is now making book shelves to match those desks and we send him a big THANK YOU!!!!

03/12/2021

We are thrilled to be one of the recent recipients of the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona's COVID-19 Community Response Grants. The funds will help us support an additional 50 children in the coming weeks to help them create their own learning space at home.

In partnership with our generous donors and supporters, the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona is pleased to announce that an additional $45,000 was granted to four organizations in February from our COVID-19 Community Response Fund.

These funds will be used to provide essential services such as providing low-income families with at-home learning spaces, meals for seniors in Santa Cruz County, resources and support for people facing eviction, and health care to underserved communities.

COVID-19 Community Support Fund Grant Recipients:

Spaces to Learn
Santa Cruz Council on Aging
AZEvictionHelp.org (Vitalyst Health Foundation AZ)
Mobile Health Program with The University of Arizona

Learn more: http://ow.ly/Plns50DWn4w

02/26/2021

We have some talented wood workers in Southern Arizona. Thank you, Rod, for your donation!!

More beautiful desks for Spaces to Learn thanks to the skill and craftmanship of Rod Serhahl!

02/02/2021

We are honored to have had the opportunity to serve 100 children by providing home office items that make learning at home more accessible. Thank you to those of you who have supported this effort - financially, physically, and enthusiastically telling a friend - it has all been so appreciated and useful.

Thank you especially to The Village Community for the ongoing support and Mission Church Tucson for helping with this last round of requests.

Yes, there is still a need, so we will continue to help kids get their own learning space wherever home may be.