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Club member Ed Shockley recently delivered needed supplies to 'Community Alliance Against Family Abuse' (CAAFA / A New Leaf) on behalf of the Club. Pictured is Dona Janssen, who accepted the donations for the organization.Founded in 1998, CAAFA is the first and only non-profit sexual and domestic abuse service provider in Northern Pinal County. The organization focuses on empowering individuals and families in the community to be free from abuse. Community members founded CAAFA in Apache Junction when they learned that local victims of domestic violence and their children were living in their cars and out in the desert. Seeing survivors had nowhere else to go, they created the shelter and support services that help 470 survivors annually. Survivors can find help with the 16-bed emergency shelter, support groups, legal advocacy, case management, sexual assault victim advocacy, food boxes, community outreach services, and more.
In 2021, CAAFA merged with the non-profit, 'A New Leaf'. Since 1971, 'A New Leaf' has assisted those most in need in our community, helping families, children, and adults overcome their challenges.
CAAFA is always in need of additional donations and financial support so they can provide the needed support.
For more info about how you can get involved or donate -
With the new 2025-2026 school year getting underway, Club members participated in a service project that focused on supporting teachers at the Peralta Trails Elementary School by collecting a wide assortment of items needed by teachers that will help them be more productive in their respective classrooms. The collection included such items as paper, pens, hand sanitizer, tissues, and similar items that teachers need to help them do their best job of teaching young people in the classrooms. Teachers often must end up using their own money to purchase these needed classroom items, because there is not adequate school-funding to support all the various needs. Teachers appreciate any support that individuals or groups can provide them with.If you are looking for ways to help support our local teachers and students -
For more info about Peralta Trails Elementary School -- https://ptes.ajusd.org/
and also for the entire Apache Junction School District - https://www.ajusd.org/home