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STARS needs your votes! Please vote daily now through March 31st from your cell phone number and your email address here: Vote For STARS!  Arizona Foothills Magazine is proud to present its annual Nonprofit of the Year Contest to support dozens of charity organizations and fundraising efforts. 

While sifting through the STARS archives prepping for the 50th Fiesta Celebration, we ran across this old Rummage Sale Flyer from the Godmothers of STARS. Rummage Sales have been a part of our 50 year history and we invite you to join us to help keep this tradition thriving!

Donate your gently used items now through Friday, March 25 at the Cholla Campus and then come Shop Friday, April 1st & Saturday, April 2nd.  STARS is very appreciative of your generous support. Get The Details.

What sets STARS apart from the other Valley nonprofits helping individuals with developmental disabilities? "STARS is particularly invested in helping individuals with developmental disabilities create a life of their own and become working adults in a community that welcomes them into the workplace. This work is a team effort between the organization and the business community at large. It warms my heart to see how this synergy benefits both the individual and their families. It is a priceless treasure for the parents or guardians of STARS participants to witness their adult children obtain a job that they love to do every day." Continue Reading To Get To Know Marni, Our Board Chair.

Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are some of the most joyous people you can find anywhere. A recent investment in new technology has captured the curiosity and delight of the Day Training For Adults (DTA) participants. Empowerment of these participants is being achieved through daily lesson plans, including life, social, functional skill, and language skill building. Continue Reading To Learn More On How The Smartboards Transformed The DTA Classrooms.

Many parents/guardians live in the same household with their loved ones who need ongoing care. This specific group of dedicated people are the family’s silent backbone. They maintain the continuing care and support needed to ensure the health and well being of their loved ones.

The HCBS program offers live-in caregivers (parents/guardians) a fair and competitive hourly wage to take care of their loved ones. Continue Reading To Learn What STARS Can Offer Live-In Caregivers.