Community Outreach
Community Outreach Mission & Purpose
“Expanding Hearts through Love and Service"
The Outreach Team partners with local organizations to spread kindness through donations, hands-on projects, and supply drives. Whether you’re passionate about giving, serving, or making a difference, there’s a place for you. Join the team or jump into a community event—we’d love to have you!”
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2026 2ND QUARTER OUTREACH PARTNERS
AZ Family Promise & Arizona Special Olympics Summer Games
Because becoming homeless can be one of the most frightening and challenging experiences a family can face, NVC Outreach chose to partner with Family Promise of Greater Phoenix, an organization dedicated to helping families stay together while they regain stability and hope. Statistics for homelessness in Maricopa County for March of this year are concerning. There was a 5% increase in chronically homeless households (3,660 households), a 6% increase in older adult households (1,325), and a 17% increase in households with a Veteran (589). Let those numbers sink in. That was just for one month in one county.
Families experiencing homelessness have often lost so much — finances, possessions, stability, and a sense of security. Family Promise provides resources, shelter support, and compassionate care to help families rebuild their lives. We also learned that many families, when faced with giving up a beloved pet, instead choose to live in their car or on the streets. Through this partnership, we hope to help families stay together — including their pets — during an incredibly difficult season.
Our NVC community can truly make a difference in the lives of these neighbors. We are currently collecting new pet items such as water bowls, leashes, collars, and toys. We are also raising funds toward the purchase of a new washer and dryer for transitional housing. Something as simple as clean clothes can restore a sense of dignity and hope.
Please consider helping in whatever way you can. You may donate through the links below — either through their Amazon Wish List or by donating funds directly to support the washer and dryer fund. If you have questions, please connect with Project Leads Glenda Lippman & Penny Montgomery or anyone on the Outreach Team during Sunday’s Munch-and-Mingle or email us at Outreach@newvisioncsl.org.
Each of us doing just a little can make a huge impact for someone going through a challenging time.
2026 1ST QUARTER OUTREACH PARTNER
Corbin's Legacy
New Vision Center is turning the collective intention toward a vital new outreach partnership with Corbin’s Legacy, a non-profit dedicated to eliminating food and medical insecurity for underrepresented elementary school children in Maricopa County.
Many students who rely on school meals face a "hunger gap" over the weekend. The Weekend Warrior program bridges that gap, providing bags filled with nutritious, easy-to-prepare food so these children can return to school on Monday nourished and ready to thrive.
Expanding Hearts Through Love and Service
Dr. Joan Leafman, Director of our first quarter charity partner, Corbin’s Legacy, shared a sobering reality: within any square mile in the Phoenix area, at least 1 in 4 children will go hungry and 1 in 6 will go without needed medical care on any given night.
On, Feb 28th NVC stepped into that need. More than three dozen “Weekend Warrior” volunteers gathered in our Breezeway to pack weekend food bags for children identified by their schools as food insecure. Dr. Leafman reported that NVC not only provided the food but packed over 750 bags on Saturday morning! That is enough to provide food for a weekend for all identified children in over 25 different schools. She said “That is amazing!”
As each bag moved from hand to hand, it was clear that more than food was being placed inside — love, compassion, and hope were being packed as well. We trust that every child who opens a bag will feel that care.
Thank you to every volunteer who demonstrated what it truly means to expand hearts through love and service. While our packing party has ended, the opportunity to make a difference continues. Donations to support the Corbin’s Legacy’s mission to eliminate childhood food insecurity will be accepted through NVC through the end of March.
Photos from Weekend Warrier Event
What a wonderful expression of care and love!
NVC Community, revealing the Power of Love!
