A New Leaf

10/13/2026

We recently shared how grocery store jobs in Arizona are falling faster than in any other state. Now, we are seeing another troubling consequence of changes to SNAP: schools could lose critical funding that feeds students. 🏫 🍎

Children whose families receive SNAP are automatically qualified for free school meals. As families lose access to SNAP, schools risk losing federal funding tied to those certifications. That leaves schools facing a difficult challenge: finding ways to address the funding gap while still ensuring students have full bellies and the opportunity to focus on learning.

If children are going hungry at home, they should never have to go hungry in the place they learn.

Each new report reveals another way these SNAP changes are affecting Arizona communities, from local jobs to school cafeterias. But in every case, it is families and children who bear the consequences.

A New Leaf works every day to help families meet their basic needs, providing food, housing assistance, and supportive services that help people build stable, healthy lives. Every child deserves access to nutritious meals, and every family deserves the opportunity to thrive. 💚

The Tucson Unified School District could see roughly 6,700 fewer students get free breakfast and lunch after the 2027-28 school year.

10/13/2026

This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the team at the Gilbert Prosecutor's Office organized a donation drive to collect towels, blankets, cleaning supplies, and other household essentials for survivors supported by A New Leaf's Domestic Violence Services. 💜 These everyday essentials make a meaningful difference for individuals and families healing and rebuilding their lives after abuse.

Like A New Leaf, the Gilbert Prosecutor's Office also provides victim advocacy services, giving their team firsthand insight into the challenges survivors face. They understand just how important it is for survivors to have support during some of the most difficult moments of their lives, and we are so grateful they chose to support A New Leaf through their generosity.

To the Gilbert Prosecutor's Office, THANK YOU for your shared commitment to helping survivors find safety, stability, and a fresh start. We are grateful to have partners like you standing with survivors! 💚💜

10/12/2026

☀️ Temperatures finally begin to cool across Arizona, and another season of the Heat Relief Network is coming to a close. This summer, more than 200 locations across the Valley helped thousands of people escape dangerous heat, providing lifesaving cooling spaces, water, shelter, and support.

This incredible network of churches, nonprofits, and public organizations comes together every year to protect some of our community's most vulnerable members.

As pandemic-era funds expire, we are concerned about the network's capacity to continue meeting this critical need. No one should be left without a safe place to escape extreme heat.

But we must look ahead. The Heat Relief Network has existed since 2005, long before these additional funds became available. A New Leaf is proud to be part of this longstanding community effort, and we look forward to continuing these partnerships and building on more than 20 years of lifesaving work! 💚

As the Valley’s heat relief season ends, COVID-era funding is expiring. Phoenix says its services are secure for 2027, while Maricopa County works to fill potential funding gaps across the broader Heat Relief Network.

10/11/2026

Still deciding where to meet friends for dinner? Here’s a delicious reason to choose OHSO! 🍽️

You have less than three weeks left to enjoy good food while supporting a good cause through OHSO Brewery’s October round-up campaign! In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, OHSO selected A New Leaf to benefit from your generosity at checkout.

When you round up your bill, you help local neighbors access safety, shelter, and support as they work toward a more stable future.

Send this to your favorite dining buddy, make a plan, and round up before October ends! 💚

10/09/2026

🚨 Last week, A New Leaf expressed serious concern about what Arizona's recent court data breach could mean for survivors of domestic violence who sought protective orders. Since then, we've learned that more than 150,000 Foster Care Review Board reports were also copied, potentially compromising sensitive information about children and families involved in the foster care system.

This news is deeply concerning for the individuals and families A New Leaf serves. No survivor seeking protection, or child navigating the foster care system, should have to fear that their most personal information could fall into the wrong hands.

Families trust our courts with incredibly sensitive information during some of the most vulnerable moments of their lives. They deserve privacy, protection, and confidence that their safety remains a priority.

We hope those impacted receive clear answers and the support they need to protect themselves. 🔒💚

⚠️ If you believe your information may have been compromised, please visit https://www.azcourts.gov/cybersecurityalert for updates and recommended precautions.

Arizona's court system was targeted by a cyberattack from criminal hackers or their bots. This information and resource hub has been created to keep members of the public and those who have been potentially affected informed. This is not a scam.

10/09/2026

🎃🍬 For more than 20 YEARS, Club Tattoo has been an incredible supporter of A New Leaf, and they're showing up for our community once again!

Since the very beginning, Club Tattoo has been part of La Mesita's annual Boo Bash, helping bring Halloween fun, excitement, and plenty of sweet treats to the children and families living in our affordable housing community.

This year, we've been collecting candy to make Boo Bash extra special, and WOW, did Club Tattoo come through! 🎉 Although their team won't be able to join us in person this year, they still found a way to be part of the celebration and help make wonderful memories for the families we serve.

We cannot thank Club Tattoo enough for their generosity, friendship, and more than two decades of unwavering support for A New Leaf. Partners like you make traditions like Boo Bash possible, and we are so grateful for the care you've shown our community year after year.

Thank you, Club Tattoo! We appreciate you and can't wait to celebrate together again! 💚🎃

10/08/2026

It's Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and there are so many opportunities across our community to learn about warning signs and how to be an advocate for survivors. Paradise Valley Police Department's Coffee with a Cop is just one of those opportunities, where neighbors and law enforcement will gather for an open conversation about domestic violence and build stronger community connections.

Recognizing the warning signs of abuse, knowing where to turn for help, and supporting survivors who have the courage to speak up or leave an abusive situation are all important parts of breaking the stigma and silence surrounding domestic violence.

At A New Leaf, we believe every survivor deserves to be heard, believed, and supported. The more openly our community talks about domestic violence, the better prepared we are to recognize abuse, connect survivors with resources, and stand beside those working toward safety, stability, and independence.

Thank you, Paradise Valley Police Department, for making domestic violence awareness part of the conversation this October.💜 Breaking the silence around domestic violence starts with talking about it.

The Paradise Valley Police Department will host its monthly Coffee With A Cop event at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 7 at the PVPD Auditorium, 6433 E. Lincoln Drive. The October event will focus on domestic …

10/08/2026

📉 🛒 When food assistance is cut, the impact goes far beyond one household's budget. It affects entire communities.

After recent changes to SNAP, hundreds of thousands of Arizonans have less money available for groceries. At the same time, grocery jobs and wages are falling faster in Arizona than in any other state. That should concern all of us, especially in smaller communities where every lost job, reduced shift, and missed grocery purchase can have an outsized effect.

Food assistance does more than help a family fill its refrigerator. Those dollars are spent in neighborhood grocery stores, support local workers, and circulate through communities across Arizona.

When that support disappears, families are left making harder choices between food, childcare, transportation, utilities, and housing, while local businesses and workers absorb the consequences too.

Every Arizonan deserves access to enough food to live a healthy, stable life. That belief is central to A New Leaf’s work helping families and individuals move from crisis to stability and independence. Strong local economies depend on strong, stable families, and that starts with people having their basic needs met.

New federal data show Arizona’s grocery jobs and wages are falling faster than in any other state.

10/07/2026

💜 Last weekend, our community gathered in Apache Junction to remember Kelly Ramos and honor every life impacted by domestic violence.🎗️💜

During this Healing Vigil, survivors, families, advocates, and community members came together to grieve, reflect, and stand in solidarity. Kelly’s memory was at the heart of the gathering, reminding us of the devastating consequences of domestic violence and why this work matters so deeply.

No one should ever lose their life to domestic violence. No survivor should ever feel that they have to face abuse alone.

Vigils like this create space for grief and remembrance, while also sending a powerful message to survivors: your community sees you, believes you, and stands beside you.

As we continue through Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we carry Kelly’s memory with us and recommit ourselves to building communities where every person can live with safety, dignity, and freedom from abuse.

We are deeply grateful to Walmart, Behavioral Health Connections Arizona, the Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys’ Advisory Council, Palo Verde Behavioral Health, Quail Run Behavioral Health, Valley Hospital, Via Linda Behavioral Hospital, and Calvary Healing Center for helping make this gathering possible and, most importantly, for standing with survivors. 💜

10/07/2026

OHSO Brewery chose A New Leaf for its October round-up campaign in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month! All month long, you can round up your bill at checkout to help provide safety, shelter, and support for local families and individuals, including survivors of domestic violence.

Grab a friend, bring your family, or get your coworkers together for a meal that gives you one more reason to feel good.

Make OHSO part of your October plans—and don’t forget to round up for A New Leaf! 🍻💚