Holly Yzquierdo

Catholic Charities' Veterans Outreach Center (VOC) located at the Lodestar Day Resource Center is like an oasis for veterans experiencing homelessness in Phoenix.

The VOC offers a place where veterans have access to coffee, cold water, computers, chargers, snacks and more.

Concepcion “Connie” Guevara lived as a single mother to seven children when she first learned about Head Start. Even with all of her responsibilities and business, she managed to find time to volunteer in her childrens' classrooms. Eventually, she became a Westside Head Start teacher.

Sixth grade students at St. John XXIII Catholic School understand what it means to serve others, especially when taking on Catholic Charities' Miracle Projects.

Miracle Projects encourage students to raise money for people who need help by selling crafts at a school marketplace. Student's use their imagination to create bracelets, cards, books, stress balls, bookmarks and other sellable items. The money raised funds Catholic Charities programs to help veterans, foster care families, the homeless and so many others.

Nicole Barrier decided to foster to grow her family. Now, years later, she shares her experience as a foster parent with Catholic Charities.

Catholic Charities homeless services team goes out on foot to find people living on the streets during snowstorms. This team spends hours searching neglected parts of Flagstaff to find the homeless. Local parks, drainage tunnels, bridges and shopping centers are hotspots where homeless seek relief from the harsh winter weather.