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“Helping the homeless end homelessness”
crimes
Last week, Diana Robledo,
Primavera’s R&R Director,
was despaired by the
growing number of battered
homeless friends who had
entered the drop-in center.
Frederick Allen, a man in his
late sixties was covered with
lacerations, Christine Birch
suffered facial bruises and a
black eye, Apache Ramirez
was just released from St.
Mary’s hospital after treatment for stab
wounds, and three other unidentified
homeless people showed signs of
ligament and muscular sprains from
attacks by young men described as
“Normies”, a street term for people
who have homes.
SPRING 2007
Even more disturbing
than these films, which
depict homeless people as
worthless and disposable, is
society’s casual acceptance
of the violence that they
foster. The NCH Hate
Crimes Report released in
February documents stories
of youths battering and
beating homeless campers
in city parks, soaking a
homeless man with gasoline and setting
him ablaze, and drowning a homeless
woman asleep by the Cumberland River.
AGAINST THE
homeless
The Tucson stories reflect a nationwide
trend, described by Michael Stoops,
Director of the National Coalition for
the Homeless (NCH), as a vile fad of
youths “armed with prejudice and tools
of torture,” hunting down some of our
country’s most vulnerable citizens. One
might assume such brutality emanates
from neo-Nazi or Klansmen mentalities,
but many of the attackers are described
as regular guys, whom you might see
playing video games in suburban living
rooms. In many documented cases,
the attackers claim to be inspired by
“bum-rushing” videos that stereotype the
homeless as worthless and disposable.
The most notorious series of this brutal
genre of video is “Bum Fights” which
its Las Vegas directors marketed as a
“hilariously shocking look at drunk bums
fighting”. Their “hilarity” includes staging
a scene where “Rufus, the Homeless
Bum” extracts his own tooth with a pair
of pliers as another man tattoos the title
of the film on his forehead. While the
brutal videos earned the directors over
six million dollars, they maintain they
are merely fulfilling society’s perverse
fascination with homeless people. “We
thought it would be exciting to get a
glimpse of that kind of life.”
Though “Bum Fights” was seen as
an anomaly in 2002, homeless bashing
has entered Hollywood’s mainstream.
“Every Tucson Police
Department Officer who
works in the downtown
area knows there are
people who prey upon
the homeless. We feel a
sense of responsibility
to protect homeless
people…they are
human beings. The
fact that we often find
ourselves protecting
homeless people from
other members of the
community who would do
them harm is really quite
shocking.”
John Leavitt, Assistant Chief of Police,
Chief of Patrol, Tucson Police Department
Last year “Date Movie”, released by
Twentieth Century Fox Studios as a spoof
of contemporary romantic comedies,
included a segment of gratuitous violence
against homeless people. In one so-called
romantic stroll, the wide-eyed female lead
stops and yells to her date, “When I’m
with you I want to scream and shout...BUM
FIGHT!” The next image is of a man in
ragged clothes whom the couple rushes,
beats to the ground, and kicks leaving
him moaning in pain while they run off -laughing.
The Center for the Study of Hate and
Extremism at California State University,
San Bernardino found that from 1999 to
2005, the number of homeless homicides
by domiciled attackers was more than
double the total number of hate crimes
against protected classes of minorities.
Which begs the question: why has there
not been a national outcry for common
decency and legislation to support
housing status as a protected class
under hate crime statutes?
There are things you and I can do to
reverse the spread of these hate crimes.
A first step could be our demanding a
statement by the Department of Justice,
which warns the public that violence and
hate crimes against people experiencing
homelessness is a serious national
trend. This could be followed by a U.S.
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
study into the nature and scope of crimes
against the homeless. We need to learn
more about the causes of hate crimes,
the beliefs of their perpetrators, and the
effectiveness of community education,
prevention, and law enforcement
strategies.
Locally, we can involve our children and
grandchildren in experiences where they
actually encounter homeless men and
women by serving them at shelter meals
and volunteering at soup kitchens. Those
of you who are teachers or involved in
your children’s schools might look into
supporting a “homeless project” that
entails learning about why people
become homeless and how we can help.
(Continued from page one)
A reading list, starting with Jonathan
Kozol’s “Rachel and Her Children”, Todd
Strasser’s “Can’t Get There from Here”,
Simon & Schuster’s “Children’s Books/
Homelessness & Poverty”, and Barnes
& Noble’s “Homelessness, Poverty, &
Runaways” are starters for dispelling
negative stereotypes. Or as an antidote
to “Bum Fights”, let Will Smith’s truly
gripping performance in the movie,
“Pursuit of Happyness” involve your
whole family in a drama of overcoming
homelessness.
INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY
1+1=3
The most immediate step we can take
is to create a local Speakers’ Bureau,
made up of homeless and formerly
homeless people, and modeled on NCH’s
National Faces of Homeless Project.
Their speakers offer a powerful forum for
sharing our common humanity and an
understanding of what it is like to
be homeless.
Diana Robledo understands this better
than anyone I know. For years she
cared for her loving father, a former Navy
Sea Bee, whose alcoholism
ultimately drove him to the streets. Just
as he committed himself to a week’s
sobriety and the prospect of rejoining
Primavera’s Five Points Community, he
was beaten so badly that when Diana
saw him, his face was “black, blue,
brown, and grayish all at the same time....
his nose was broken, he had a cut across
the bridge of his nose, his ribs were
broken and his lungs were pierced.”
As he struggled to survive his final painful
hours with Diana by his side, she relived
her life with him, the stories he told her
and the songs he sang to her. When he
died, “a part of me died with
him.... Today, I have an entirely different
perspective on life. Life is precious. I
cherish it... (but) I will never have my Dad
back. My children will never have their
Tata back”.
In Lisa Sibley’s poignant essay about
her grandfather, she recalled how much
he was angered by teenagers who were
harassing Mr. Gast, a homeless friend.
One day as her grandpa met Mr. Gast
and helped carry his belongings, the
teenagers attacked him. When Lisa
visited her grandpa in the hospital, she
exclaimed, “But you’re not homeless! You
matter! Her grandfather’s reply says it
all. “Child, everybody matters.”
Article Written by Gordon Packard
Co-founder of Primavera
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Primavera Foundation & Travelers Aid Unite
That’s the equation the business
world uses to define mergers and
acquisitions. But what does the
equation look like when not-for-profit
organizations decide to investigate
a merger?
Both The Primavera Foundation
and the Travelers Aid Society
of Tucson emerged in the early
1980s as social responses to
homelessness on the streets of
Tucson, and the two organizations
share similar mission statements,
philosophies and histories. For
many years, the staff of Primavera
and Travelers Aid have worked
together and collaborated on
providing services and advocacy for
the homeless through the Tucson
Planning Council for the Homeless
(TPCH).
In November, 2006, the
Travelers Aid Society of Tucson
approached Primavera regarding a
possible partnership or integration of
the two agencies, and in December,
the two Boards of Directors
voted to explore this possibility.
During the following eight weeks,
the two Boards and Executive
Directors carried out a rigorous
process of due diligence, in which
programs, properties, operations
and organizational structures were
reviewed and examined. A joint
committee met weekly to identify
both common points of agreement
and areas that required more work.
The joint committee proposed
a resolution for the consideration
of the Boards of Primavera and
Travelers Aid, and in February,
both Boards voted unanimously to
proceed with integration. As of July
1, 2007, the beginning of the fiscal
year, the agencies will be joined
under the name and not-for-profit
status of The Primavera Foundation.
The transition process has begun!
The Primavera Foundation and
Travelers Aid are confident that
Primavera has the organizational
capacity to make this merger
work. Primavera is excited about
the tremendous opportunity this
integration provides to strengthen
and expand the service continuum
for the growing homeless and
working poor members of our
community.
As we strive to empower
homeless persons to achieve
self-sufficiency, it is evident that
the synergistic formula 1 + 1 = 3
is a reality! Once the integration
is completed, the combined
assets of the two organizations
will include: 80+ staff; an 18member Board of Directors; a
$5 million dollar organizational
budget; over 1000 volunteers;
12 properties, which are owned
“free and clear”; and a variety of
programs that provide emergency
services, affordable rental housing,
workforce development, financial
fitness, homebuyer education, and
advocacy for the most marginalized
members of our community.
About The Primavera Foundation
and Travelers Aid Society of Tucson:
visit www.primavera.org for more
information on Primavera’s current
programs, and www.tatucson.org to
learn more about Travelers Aid.
The chart below demonstrates the comprehensive scope of
the combined Primavera and Travelers Aid programs.
Current Primavera programs in black type / Current Travelers Aid program in white type
EMERGENCY Services
SHORT TERM SERVICES
RELIEF & REFERRAL
Case Management
Eviction prevention for families
Food boxes Homeless outreach
Mail & Message service
Case Management
Food boxes
CASA PALOMA DROP-IN
Services for women
Hot showers, Meals
Laundry facilities
SHELTER
MEN’S SHELTER
CASA PALOMA HOUSING
GREYHOUND FAMILY
One hundred and six
beds for men
Six units for nine single women
Seventeen units for families
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
BRIDGES
CASA I
Homeless
families
Single
Parents
Twenty eight units for men
women and couples
Eight units for elderly
and disabled
Twenty eight units for
single men and women
Twenty single men
WINSTEL
THD
FIVE POINTS
CATALINA HOUSE
SHP
Adults and families
with disabilities
CASA II
WIT
Twelve units for
single women
Homeless
families
PERMANENT HOUSING
LAS CASITAS
Twelve units for families
ALAMO APARTMENTS
Thirteen units for men
WORK PROGRAMS
PRIMAVERA
WORKS
Job training
Temporary labor
NEW CHANCE
Employment programs
for homeless former
prisoners
P.R.E.P.
Employment and
wrap around services for
nonviolent former prisoners
JACKSON
EMPLOYMENT
Employment center and
training programs
FINANCIAL EDUCATION
FINANCIAL FITNESS PROGRAM
Financial education for individuals and families
HOME OWNERSHIP
Home buyer education
First time home ownership for individuals and families
ADVOCACY
Re-entry policy at the state level. Restoration of rights for former prisoners
Affordable housing strategies
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VO L U N T E E R S P OT L I G H T
A YEAR FULL OF
INSPIRATION
March 1 was my one year anniversary with
Primavera as Volunteer Coordinator. Throughout this first year I have seen many wonderful
changes as the volunteer program continues to
adapt and grow every day. We now have over
50 volunteers working directly in programs with
our clients, and hundreds of volunteers working
on meal teams at Primavera Works, the Men’s
Shelter, and Five Points Transitional Housing.
I am truly amazed every day by the volunteers at Primavera: program participants of
Primavera who choose to volunteer, because
they want to give back to the programs that
helped them, or busy U of A students who take
the time to come in and clean the Blue Door
Voucher Store. During the past year, volunteers have brightened my spirits simply by
being themselves. One particular instance
comes to mind in which a volunteer was having
a rough day. When I called her up to say hello
and check on her, she said with a laugh: “I took
all my angry energy and put it into my workout.
It’s the first time I’ve ever reached my goal on
the treadmill. I was thrilled!” This is an example
of a woman who, when faced with something
that made her upset, turned it into joy and accomplishment.
I hope that we all strive to turn our sorrows
into joys. I can’t think of anything else that
takes our mind off of ourselves and our problems more than the act of serving others. If you
have considered volunteering but just haven’t
found the time yet, I invite you to think about
how you can serve your community this year,
whether it is with Primavera or through another
organization in town. If you are already a volunteer with Primavera, I invite you to our upcoming Volunteer Party on April 18th from 5-7pm at
the Tucson Museum of Art in thanks for all you
have done this year for Primavera. If you are
curious about volunteering, feel free to drop by
this event to talk to those who are truly making
a difference in the fight against homelessness.
~~ Jenny Cowen
IN FY 05-06
PRIMAVERA
HELPED
50
LOW INCOME
FAMILIES BUY
THEIR FIRST
HOME.
(Above) Another meal at the Men’s Shelter
prepared by one of the over 100 volunteer meal
teams. (Below) Jeff Conover and his son Daniel
take items to the Blue Door voucher store.
EIGHT
MONTHS INTO
FY 06-07, WE
HAVE ALREADY
HELPED
65
FAMILIES DO
THE SAME!
VO LU N T E E R A N D I N - K I N D G I F T N E E D S
Volunteer Needs
Development staff assistance:
data entry, filing, and grants research
Landscape/ weeding crews
Meal Teams to fill summer vacancies
Intake at Casa Paloma
Drop-in Women’s Center
And many other opportunities!
Extremely Urgent In-Kind Needs
Toothpaste (all sizes) & toothbrushes
Lotion (all sizes)
Deodorant of all types
Foot powder
Heavy sanitary pads
Cough drops
100 cup coffee pot for the Shelter
Urgent Needs
Sunglasses & reading glasses
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Multi-vitamins
Coated aspirin, Ibuprofen
& Tylenol Sinus medications.
(Benedryl, not Sudafed)
Antacid: tablets & liquid
Shampoo & conditioner (all sizes)
Disposable twin blade razors
Ziploc sandwich bags
Laundry detergent
Postage stamps
Old prescription bottles & film canisters
Bus passes: all day and two ride
Summer Needs
Deodorant
Shorts, T- shirts
Backpacks
Sunglasses & sunscreen
Shoes and socks
Urgent Food Needs
Weekly donation of gallons of milk
Bread, cereal & pastries
Sandwich fillings: meat, cheese, PB & J
Fresh fruit
Coffee
Canned foods of any kind
Other Needs
File cabinets that lock
Rolling desk chairs
Clear plastic storage containers
of any size
Large, weatherproof bulletin board
Area rugs of all sizes
Small funiture for apts, silverware
Contact Jenny
623-5111 x 103
for all in-kind donations
GIVING
THE GIFT OF
A LIFETIME
Long-time Primavera supporter
Madeleine Brault passed away
last summer. One of her last acts
of graciousness was a generous
bequest in her will to the Primavera
Foundation. During her lifetime,
Ms. Brault supported Primavera for
more than sixteen years, helping
to improve the lives of tens of
thousands of individuals. With her
legacy gift, her support will continue
to impact the most impoverished
men, women and children in Pima
County. We are so very grateful for
her vision and unending support for
those truly in need.
Ms. Brault’s generous bequest
had an immediate impact on
Primavera’s endowment funds,
pushing it past the $1 million mark. These funds allow programs which
might not have been fully funded by
fiscal year’s end, or perhaps may
“fall out of favor” in the future, to
have guaranteed support for as long
as they are relevant to our community
and part of Primavera’s mission.
The charitable organizations
you support also touch the future. Primavera will be creating your
vision for a better world long after
your lifetime. Primavera’s work,
and the lives we touch, can be your
legacy.
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THE VALUE OF AN
ENDOWMENT
Endowment gifts are valuable for a very long time.
Assuming 9% average
market growth per year,
5% of net asset value
paid out each year, and
75 years since the endowment gift: over the course
of 75 years a $10,000 gift
can yield over $300,000 for
Primavera.
REMEMBERING
PRIMAVERA IN YOUR
ESTATE PLANNING
A testamentary gift, or gift made
through a Last Will & Testament,
is one of the most significant
gifts you can make. There are
several type of bequests:
General Bequest: I give to The Primavera
Foundation $ dollars.
Specific Bequest: I give to The Primavera
Foundation 1,000 shares
of XYZ Corporation.
Residual Bequest: I give to The Primavera
Foundation the residue
of my estate.
Contingent Bequest: I give the residue to my spouse,
if s/he survives me, and if not, to
The Primavera Foundation.
Beneficiary: The Primavera Foundation, Inc.
Tax I.D. 86-0733182
If you would like to make
a legacy gift to Primavera,
need information about doing
so, or have already done
so, please contact Deborah
Dale, at 623-5111, ext. 107, or
[email protected].
P R I M AV E R A C O N N E C T I O N
UApresents and Primavera
Welcome Chris Garner of
“THE PURSUIT
OF HAPPYNESS”
On March 29th The Primavera
Foundation is proud to join UApresents
in welcoming Chris Gardner, a once
homeless single father, who is now a
self-made millionaire and philanthropist. His life is chronicled in “The Pursuit
of Happyness,” a movie starring Will
Smith which is based on a book written
by Gardner. This story is an inspiration
to all those who benefit from the programs of Primavera and those interested in helping those who struggle with
Chris Gardner
homelessness and poverty in Tucson. It underscores the reality that there is
hope, even when there seems to be
none.
Gardner is coming to Tucson to
share his message that a hunger for
learning, hard work, never giving up
and relying on people who make you
truly “wealthy,” can break destructive
cycles and propel anyone to unlimited heights – no matter who they are,
where they come from, or what their
circumstances may be. Primavera encourages people to
come to the event on March 29 at 7:30
pm at Centennial Hall and bring socks
and toothbrushes for our program participants.
For ticket information, call the UApresents! box office at 621-3341.
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I N V E S T I N P R I M AV E R A
2007 Primavera
Cooks! Season
Ten wine paired multi-course
dinners at top Tucson Originals
restaurants with gratuity
included for only $125.
Proceeds benefit the
programs of Primavera.
Primavera
Cooks!
THANK THE 2007 PRIMAVERA
COOKS! SPONSORS
JANOS, May 16
DAKOTA CAFE, May 30
FEAST, June 11
ACACIA, June 27
CUVEE, July 11
ELLE, July 25
PASTICHE, Aug 15
Cup Cafe at Hotel Congress, Aug 22
EL CHARRO at Stillwell House, Sept 5
CBIZ
BNC Insurance Alliance
M E D I A PA RT N E R S
KINGFISHER, Sept 16
TO MAKE A
RESERVATION
CALL DAVID AT
623-5111 x101
A special thanks to the 2007
Primavera Cooks! Committee.
Ted Abrams
Monica Arreola
Terry Babcock-Lumish
Sharon Blair
Lini Burton
Sarah Burton
Pat Connors
Mela Dutra
Christopher Fling
Shelly Gallichio
Jill Garcia
Kathryn Gastelum
Norma Gentry
Eddie Gilliam
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Elvita Granberry
Todd Hanley
Mary Ann Hesseldenz
Stacey Himes
Holly Lachowicz
Leticia Lovallo
Phoebe McDermott
Kathy McMahon
Steven Moeckler
Sandy Mitchel
Angie Johnson Smith
Kim Talerico
Fransico Terrazas
C.J. Volk
have
your
voice
heard
get a
page
in
the
2008
social
justice
calendar
more info at
623-5111 x 101
FOUNDATION CIRCLES
9-25-2006 to 3-5-2007
Every day Primavera provides people a foundation from which they
can make changes to improve their lives. We can continue only
through the assistance of our community of donors. By joining our
Foundation Circles, and giving gifts of $1,000 or more, these generous
donors enable Primavera to help people rebuild lives, rebuild our community and maintain those critical safety nets that we all depend on.
INDEPENDENCE LEVEL
$10,000 and up
DIGNITY LEVEL
$1,000 to $2,499
John & Diane Alford
Armstrong McDonald Foundation
Shirley & David Allen
The Estate of Madeleine R Brault
The Allyn Family Foundation
Citron Paint
Marto & Jill Ballesteros
JPMorganChase
Donna & James Bauer
Kathleen
E Moore Bishop MD
The Glassman Foundation
Michael P Burkholder
The Malrite Company
Sandra & Robert W Bushroe
Native Tucson Builders
Edgar & Joann Butterbaugh
The William & Mary Ross
Frances & Robert Chiasson
Compass Bank Foundation
Foundation
Charlotte & James Cordes
Side by Side Foundation
Cottonwood Properties
The John M.Simpson Foundation Country Fair White Elephant Inc
Susan Tarrence & Stephen Golden
Thomas F Dasse
Peter S Dillard
The Estate of Frank L Wadleigh
John P Duffy
Fresh Pond Trust
Anne-Marie & Philip Hall
Ermaline T Hannum
Joseph R Heller
58 Degrees & Holding Company
James & Virginia Holen
Arizona Cardinals Charities, Inc
Peggy Hutchison &
Community Partnership of SouthMicheal Elsner
ern Arizona, Inc.
HSL Properties
Vicki
& Lindsey Inouye
William & Lotte Copeland
N E & Blanche Isaacson
Janice S Crebbs
The Jade Tree Foundation
Melody & Stuart Johnson
Pauline Kaplan
The Estate of Gerald C Keeler
The Kara Foundation
The Estate of Wilma D Kuhr
Bonnie Kay
Barbara & Arnold Kraus
Richard S. & Arlene O. Lombard
Alan
& Sharon Levin
Glenn Marks
Lawrence H Levine
The Marshall Foundation
Hershel McGriff
Hugh S McKenzie
Darrell Miller
Mrs Genevieve Morrill
Myron & Gwen Parr
John & Rebecca Moseley
The Stocker Foundation
National Bank of
Jay & Kathryn Tate
Arizona-Phoenix
H Stanley Windham
Daniel M Norton
Dr Katherine F Nutt
Elizabeth & Charlie Zukoski
Vicki & Phillip Pepper
Laura and Thomas W Pew
OPPORTUNITY LEVEL
Seymour & Elinor Reichlin
$2,500 to $4,999
Stacey S Richter
Jean Russell & Barbara Straub
Betsy Iventosch Babb
Joanne Cunningham Schneider
John Guilbert
& Jim Feller
McCortney Foundation
Sherman Scurry &
Rebecca J McReynolds
Christopher P O’Neil
Lynn Slagle
& Maureen Enos
Donald & Luda Soldwedel
Northern Trust Bank
Unity Of Tucson Inc.
Rolf S Peters
Vantage West Credit Union
Richmond American
Janet M Vasilius
Homes of Arizona Inc
Ventura Telephone Equipment
Juana Allraum Vogt
The Schomac Group, Inc.
John S & Jill M Weiss
Voyager Community Chapel
Janos & Rebecca Wilder
The Wings Like Eagles
Elizabeth & William Wright
Foundation
Margaret Zube
EMPOWERMENT LEVEL
$5,000 to $9,999
The Primavera Foundation depends on the support and efforts of thousands of
community members. We thank the following individuals and organizations for the
contributions of $250 to $999 from September 25, 2006 to March 5, 2007
Vivian Ackerman
Kacy & Damon Don
Briggs & Pat Ackert
Joan E Donnelly &
David K Taylor
Deborah Jane Addis
Applied Rite Doors
Karen Downs
& Docks, Inc
Linda A Drake &
Arizona Auto Refrigeration
David VanWyck
Arizona Department of
Catherine N Dunlap
Corrections
Martha Durkin
Bruce & Jane Ash
David Elliott
Henry & Marilyn Atha
Rosa Olga Escalante
Mary Baenziger
Dennis Evans &
Audra B Baleisis
Nancy Eldridge
Yorke & Ann Bannard
Patrick & Katherine Fagan
Bryant & Betty Bannister
Feast Tasteful Takeout
William Bartholomew
Betty Feinberg
Martha R Bautzmann
Susan Ferrell &
John & Barbara Bentley
L Anthony Fines
David & Patricia Blatt
Boyd & Polly Finch
Spencer & Kerstin Block Norman & Carolanne Flagg
Sidney E Bond
Michelle Fleming
Jan and Gary Bonwell
Alan R Friedman
Francis & Barbara Boyle
Christian Frueh &
Thomas & Janice Bradel
Sandra Marie Way
Patsy Brannon &
Anna Summers Fulton
George Buchanan
Helen Gaebler &
Jean Braucher &
David Adelman
David Wohl
Lucy Del Giorgio
Anne & Donald J Brooks
Paul & Dolores Gohdes
George M Brown
Marc & Muriel Goldfeder
Laura & Archibald
Thomas & Laura Goodman
Brown Jr.
Loring & Susan Green
Robert B Cairns &
Michael & Jane F Groh
Mary Murphy
Diana Hadley
Hector & Glory Campoy
Robert & Lillian Hall
Patrick & Paula Carrico
Robert & Joanne Hanft
Casas Adobes
Norma & Walter Harmer
Congregational Church
Kathryn L Hatch
CBIZ, Gordon, Zucarelli & Thomas & Sandra Hicks
Handley
Robert J Hirsh
Kathryn & Andrew
Peggy M Hitchcock
Cherones
Junius & Elizabeth Hoffman
Christ The King
William & Silke Hoffmann
Episcopal Church
William Holmes
Margaret J Christensen &
Terry Sue Holpert &
Philip Inzel
Alan Stein
Louis & Criselda Cisco
Bryan Huckaby
Leslie J Cohen
Malcolm K Hughes
Compass Insurance
Leslie & Beth Hunter
Countrywide Cares
Harry & Lillian Iwatsuki
Suzanne G Couvrette
Jamis Upholstery
Jennifer Cowen
Frederic & Gayle Jandrey
John Philip Cropper &
Frank & Susan Joachim
Linda Gale Drew
John K. & Aline L.
Cross Country
Goodman Foundation
Service Corp.
Rodell & Suzanne Johnson
Richard M Cunningham &
Julia Gordon
Denise Taub
Marvin W Kahn
Deborah Dale &
Michael & Robin Sue
Jeffrey Grubic
Kaiserman
Joan M Dana
Thabet & Victoria N Khalidi
Norma F Davenport &
Burton & Nancy Kinerk
Carter Marshall
David & Patricia King
Barry M Davis
Evelyn & Dale Kleinhans
Evo David De Concini
John & Beverly Kofron
Saumya & Wendy K Debray Werner & Janine Kroebig
Susie S Deconcini &
Holly S Lachowicz
Joseph Aurilio
Jack & Glenda Larabee
Joana D Diamos
Dan R Leach
John P Diaz
Nancy Grace Lease
Dr A Richard Diebold Jr.
Lee Blackwell Studio
Jane Wilson
Drs Alan & Sharon Levin Bernadette E Russell
Lawrence J Lippert
Ana Velia Santos
William G Lockwood
Anne & Elmon Sapp
Marilyn J Ludwig
Drs John & Helen
Lutheran Women’s
Schaefer
Missionary League
Joann & Eldon Schafer
Beth Malasky &
Christine & Dwight
John T Chesley
Schannep
Frank & Janet Marcus Shirley & Larry Schiever
Sylvia L Matteson
Milford & Ann Seby
Catherine K McGibbon
Neil H Sechan &
Nathaniel T McMullen & Matthew H Messner
Naomi Rance
Donald & Hope Seeley
Clay & Laurie W Mering Margaret E Shannon
Kara L Mills &
William & Edith Shields
Roger Carrillo
Bruce Simon
Ann E Modica
Lester & Ethel Slezak
Lawrence M Moher
Sarah & David
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Smallhouse
Cass Faux Muller
Luella & Sidney Smith
Nancy W Munroe
David Snow
Martin J Murphy
Harold & Kathleen
Native American
Snyder
Flute Music
Sonenblick Co. Inc.
Margaret Newman &
Claude & Joyce E
Mark Paulsen
Spingarn
Wendell & Rosemary
St Philips In The Hills
Niemann
Patricia B Stash
Parviz E Nikravesh &
State Employees
Agnes Stahlschmidt
Charitable Campaign
Northwest Center for
Barbara E Straub
Geriatric Medicine
Camilla Strausfeld
Richard & Elise
Hassan & Beth Sultan
Oestreich
Donna & Robert Swaim
Lee M Oser
Paul & Marilyn Taylor
Fred & Olga Pace
Byron & Tara Taylor
Philip & Janette
Susan&Harold Teague
Pannabecker
Clifford & Beth
Margot D Panofsky
Thompson
Carol & Michael Parker
Jerry L Thornton
Lorene Paschal
Danielle & Steve Thu
Robert & Janet
Chris & Julie Thu
Paullette
Phyllis & James Tingstad
J Brayton Person
Trinity Presbyterian
William & Kathleen
Women
Peterson
Joseph & Ruth Tufigno
William & Kathleen
Ruth E Turpin &
Peterson
James W Sanders
Robert & Mary Elizabeth Catherine & Richard
Pollard
Ufford-Chase
Linda D Primavera Valenzuela Dry Wall, Inc
Uil & Gary Rabb
Eric & Kathleen
Suzanne Rabe &
Van Hoesen
Fredric Kay
Roy Nelson Van Note
Marl Ramsey
Faith & Neil Vance
Scott & Myra Ransick
Anne S Vance
Elizabeth Raspolic
Visions in Education Inc
John & Rosemary
Robert & Yvonne
Rawson
Waldren
Darren Redondo
Nancy B Wall
Dr Thad L Regulinski
Nanette Warner
Donald & Barbara Reich Christopher S Wendel
James & Serene Rein
Westcon, Inc
Robert & Rosemary Reu Bruce C Wickham
Carla Zingarelli
Susan K Willis
Rosenlicht
Sidney & Mary Wilson
Jonathan Rothschild & Vicki & Ronald Wysocki
Karen Spiegel
James W Zeeb
Mark Rubin &
Donations were made in honor of and in memory of the following individuals from 9-25-2006 to 3-5-2007
IN HONOR OF
Peggy Hutchison
Howard Barron
Mr. & Mrs. Francis Jefferson
N Bissell
Stella Johnson
James Brecher
Peg & Nelson Jones
Sean Bruner
Jamie Kelley
Marji & Bill Buehler
Adrienne Kellogg
Sylvia Campoy
&
Julia Hagger
Jenny Cowen
Joan and Thom Kobayashi
Janice Crebbs
Barbara Krer
Karen Crenshaw
Jamie Lak
Saba & Rick Dahl
Nore Maisler
Sue Ferber
James McKenzie
Ken Godat
P Miller
Dave J Hall
Ruth Morris
F&J Hall
Mark
Mussari
Phil & Anne-Marie Hall
Kathere & Marv North
Tom & Judy Hall
Gordon & Elizabeth Packard
Lauren Harvey &
Jeff Patrick
Kathleen Erickson
Barbara B Regulski
Tom Henderson
Dr & Mrs Stephan Regulski
Homeless People
Leah Regulski
Les & Beth Hunter
Mark & Alisa Regulski
Michael & Mureen
Regulski
Paul & Debra Regulski
Phillip Regulski
Anamaria ReimerToledo
Janet Saad
Emilie & Tom Sand
Andy Silverman
Na & TJ Stephens
Irene & Jack Stedler
L&C Stenz
Jane Strohm’s Loved
Ones
Susan Tarrence &
Steve Golden
Jerry L Thornton
Those who serve
the Homeless
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Thu
Todd and Stacy
Nancy Tuppert
Working Poor
World Peace
Wright Family
Marion Young
Sylvia
Douglas Kelly
Neil Sebert
Fletcher Catron
Carlton Knutson
Joseph Shields
Brian Conway
Alice Elizabeth Lorenz James & Nellie Smith
Eileen Cochran
Dorothy Lundstedt
Judy Snow
James Dalton
Bob McCaughtry
Spike
Robert F Deyerberg
Steve McLlheran
Fred Ster
Mary Farnaciarri
Thomas Metcalf Dorothy B Swedberg
IN MEMORY
Dr. Bernard Fisher
James Moffett
Those Who Don’t
Harry Ackerman
Thomas F Fley, Jr
Bob Michaels
Make It
Montana Arrgton
Amy Gauthier
Rev. E. Eldridge
Fred Vance
Donna Au
Harold C Gohdes
Morrill Jr
John W Varney
Stephen Bahill
Richard Graham
Andy Nichols
Dolores Wall’s Son
Brian Bjorn Barber
Hulda Groesbeck
Hope & Auguste
Fred White
Dave Barrett
Phil Guba
Padilla
Geneal Wilson
Robert and Angela
Robert Hamer
Hope Padilla
The Woelke’s Loved
Barrios
Robert Hill
Marjorie Phillips
Ones
Sam Behr MD
Samuel Hodesson
Ronald D Pierce
Arm Wurth
Harriet Bisch
Robert S Houston
Kipling Bradley
Zita & George
Bill Bond
Roy Johnson
Robison
Wunderlich
Bernard Brody
Chad Kenyon
Dr Mary Louise Scholl
Gail Zn
George Brown’s sister
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Advocating for The Primavera Foundation mission
includes working within the legislative process to facilitate positive change. Keep track of important Arizona
legislation with the ALIS tracking system online at http:
//alistrack.azleg.gov . Click on “registration” and you are
well on your way to having up-to-date information on
your bills of interest. The website even includes an online
manual to guide you through your sessions. Some current
legislation to follow:
AZ Senate Bill 1623 – This bill provides for the
automatic restoration of voting rights for persons convicted of one or more felonies following discharge from
prison or completion of probation. Contact your district’s
senators and representatives to encourage them to support the voting rights of these community members.
AZ Senate Bill 1255 – This bill amends the
Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act in favor of
landlords without any provisions for tenants. It passed
through the Arizona Senate and is headed to the House
of Representatives for approval. Contact your District
Representatives to advocate for tenant rights.
It only takes about 1 dozen emails or calls to get
the attention of a congressperson, so exercise your voice
today! Read more about these bills and find your Arizona
State Senators and Representatives at www.azleg.gov or
call 1-800-352-8404.
Springboard is a quarterly publication of:
The Primavera Foundation
702 S. 6th Avenue Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 623.5111 • fax (520) 623.6434 • www.primavera.org
The Primavera Foundation promotes economic and social justice while
working to build a future in which all people are assured basic human
rights, a livable income, and safe, affordable housing. The foundation
does this through community education and advocacy while providing a
continuum of services that address homelessness and poverty.
Board of Directors
Nancy Bissell
Cecilia Campillo
Leslie Cohen, Vice President
Jan Crebbs
Adrian Duarte, Secretary
Rick Eck Ph.D.
Leslie Hunter, President
Rebecca McReynolds, Treasurer
Gordon Packard
John Schwarz
Andy Silverman
Susan Tarrence
Debbie Wong
Administrative Staff
Peggy Hutchison, Executive Director
Marcy Brell, Chief Financial Officer
Deborah Dale, Chief Development Officer
Linda Kot, Deputy Director
Denise Taub, Director of Properties / Asset Manager
Springboard Editorial Team
Deborah Dale, Peggy Hutchison, David Elliott. Springboard welcomes your story ideas, comments, and any letters you would like to
share regarding homelessness and advocacy. Send correspondence
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The Primavera Foundation, Inc., is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Primary funding sources include: The Estate of Constance W. Altshuler; State of Arizona
Department of Economic Security; Armstrong McDonald Foundation; Bank of America Charitable Foundation; JP Morgan Chase; Mary Bartol and the Bartol Family Partnership; City of Tucson, Community Services Department; Community Foundation for Southern Arizona; HSBC-North America;The Estate of Gerald C. Keeler; Richard & Arlene
Lombard; Marshall Foundation; Native Tucson Builders; NeighborWorks America; Pima County Community Services; The Estate of Robert M. Quinn; Side by Side Foundation;
John M. Simpson Foundation; Stocker Foundation; Jane W. Thorne; United Sates Department of Labor; United States Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program,
Department of Housing and Urban Development; Wallace Foundation; The West, Inc.; World Savings; In addition to these sources, we rely upon the financial contributions,
in-kind donations, and volunteer services from individuals, the local faith community, and civic organizations.