It's Raining SHOES!

We often wish for more shoe donations here at the resource center...but donated children's shoes can be tricky because kids tend to wear thier shoes out.  Most of the donated shoes that come in are either not proper school shoes or are just too worn out.

The APA and local pediatricians have advised us that it can be harmful to a child's growing body for children to wear another child's worn shoes so we take this into consideration for every pair of shoes we put out.

But back to our wishes... A gentleman named Craig Hayton who has volunteered here at our center a couple times with his neighbors, wrote us a note asking...what do you need?  His church was looking for a community organization to donate to and Craig thought of us.

So we answered: shoes.  We asked for enough money to provide around 15 pairs of shoes a month for Kyrene kids who need school appropriate shoes.

We asked and they answered to the tune of $3600.00!  Imagine how excited we are to start off the next school year with funds in place for shoes!!

Thank you to Mr. Craig Hayton and the Missio Dei Communities Church!!!

Kyrene de los Cerritos "Good Night Bags"!

Cerritos kindergarten and 1st grade classes put together 170 of these great "Good Night" bags for our students in need.

 The bags contain books, snacks and toys for summer fun.  Each bag is hand decorated by the students themselves!

Hard at work sorting and packing.

Thank you Cerritos Students and Staff!

It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!

Thank you Esperanza for 100  jars of peanut butter and 70 jars of jelly!

University of Phoenix Group Brings Bling To Wishes Come True Event!

The following ladies from School of Continuing Education @ University of Phoenix, Online, came together to bring a large donation of dresses, makeup and accessories for Kyrene Wishes Come True event. 



1. Ebony Jones
2. Kayonni Jones
3. Jennifer Gibson
4. Natasha Maldonado
5. Dena Flynn
6. Kristin Pitarys
7. Erica Benefiel
8. Selina Homily
9. Tametcia Green

 "We hope the girls have a great time selecting a dress for their commencement. You all are doing a great thing for them; thanks for letting Continuing Education @ UOPX be a part of making a difference for their special day!"





Thank you ladies for all of your hard work in communicating our need, gathering and delivering the donations! We appreciate every sparkle!

Ahwatukee Rotary Club!!

 Ahwatukee Foothills and Girls Scouts Troop delivered an estimated 150 hygiene kits to the Kyrene Family Resource Center this week!

Each bag is marked with a ribbon to indicate if it is for men or women.

Kits included a variety of hygiene items and every kit included a package of toliet paper!

Great job!

Thank you!!