Child Crisis Arizona is set to open its 38,000-square-foot Center for Child & Family Wellness on Sept. 25 with a free open house.
The 2.4-acre center at 424 W. Rio Salado Parkway in Mesa will hold the open house from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sept. 25, according to a press release.
The center offers a myriad of programs and services for parents, children and families including parenting classes, child enrichment activities, counseling and more.
Additional amenities the center features include education rooms for community classes, a health and community wellness area, and art and music therapy space, counseling support center, foster care and adoption wing, donation and volunteer center, full-service kitchen and a car seat safety station for teaching booster seat installation.
“This Center for Child & Family Wellness would not be possible without our transformational donors that made this vision a reality, including The Diane & Bruce Halle Foundation, Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation, APS Foundation, Thunderbird Charities, The Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation, and the Neely Foundation. Additional financing was made possible through the new markets tax credit program through city of Phoenix PCDIC-IDA and Enterprise Bank & Trust as well,” said Torrie Taj, CEO of Child Crisis Arizona. “Their generosity has allowed us to realize the vision of a centralized campus, providing crucial wraparound services for children and families in need across the state of Arizona.”
The open house will feature live music, appetizers from the community kitchen, refreshments, photo opportunities with the Phoenix Suns mascot, guided tours, food trucks, arts and crafts, booster seat installation demonstrations, giveaways, lawn games, and the chance to bring items for a time capsule and more, Members of the community in attendance can also sign up for resources for childhood and parental development.
“We have invited each of our community partners that will have programming on our campus to be part of the fun as well, including United Food Bank, Ballet Arizona, one-n-ten, Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona, Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Central Arizona, Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona and Gabriel’s Angels,” Taj said. “Each partner will host a table, game, demonstration or booth to showcase their organization.”
