The holiday season of giving is upon us. So this week, we re highlighting the challenges facing Tucson s large nonprofit community, which helps Southern Arizonans in crucial and diverse ways. We hope you ll find one that deserves your support especially since with many of them, you can get a dollar-for-dollar return on your contribution on your state taxes.
Managing editor Austin Counts looks at how you can help the Community Food Bank, which has seen skyrocketing demand as COVID has wracked the workforce; staff reporter Nicole Ludden fills you in on what s happening with the Amphi Foundation, which supports teachers and students in the Amphi School District; J. Clinton Mabie of the Community Foundation of Southern Arizona tells you about the various tax breaks that are available if you make nonprofit contributions; Kristen Merrifield, CEO of the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits, talks about the dire circumstances many nonprofits are facing; and we have a long list of worthy nonprofit