LIFT

08/20/2024

Please join us in welcoming Kat to the team! She is joining us as a student support specialist. Kat helps students overcome hurdles during the program while teaching Life Skills classes and assisting with recruiting! She works right alongside Andre Lightsey-Copeland in the classroom.
Kat brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from her previous role as a Private Investigator for legal defense teams. Determination and endurance are two of her many strengths, proven by her passion for intense hiking and backpacking. Please help us to welcome Kat!

10/12/2022

We will be merging this page (LIFT) with our Community Kitchen page to have one St. Mary's Skills Center page. This will still be the place where we will post current students/stories and also share stories of our graduates that are doing amazing out there. We love having this COMMUNITY where we can all come together and support one another.

We ask that you LIKE our St. Mary's Skills Center page because we are unable to link them together. We will share both programs on that page moving forward.

10/05/2022

We want to welcome Kendra McMillion as our newest addition to the Skills Center team. Kendra participated in the LIFT program and has now come back as an instructor after being a Warehouse Lead at St. Mary's. We are so excited to have her on our team.

08/26/2022

07/06/2022

Our LIFT Instructor, Ginger, had students working on Stand Up forklifts preparing for their certifications. We have to get out there early before it gets too hot. Great Job guys!

06/30/2022

Check out our new Outreach Video- Please share with anyone that you might feel could benefit from our programs.

The Skill Center of St. Mary's Food Bank consists of the Community Kitchen and LIFT programs that are hands-on training programs teaching adults with barrier...

05/24/2022

If you would like to see the awesome photos from the recent graduation or the video of your time in the program, please visit these links (they will only be accessible temporarily).

Graduation Photos:
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzRkia

Graduation Video:
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05/20/2022

Its Friday Yeah..... these students start their Friday with a little dance session. 7:00am and they are dancing. "Its Friday yeah....."

05/20/2022

Excited to share with these amazing graduates.

04/27/2022

We had a graduation on March 11th. Congratulations to CK Classes 178, 179, 180 as well as LIFT Class 9. We are grateful to have been part of your journey.
Video and Pictures from the Ceremony can be found here:
Photos:
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzMk3t
Video:
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Classes 178, 179, 180, 4009

02/01/2022

Did you know that LIFT is now part of the St. Mary's Skills Center? We have two training programs available to help individuals that need help finding work. Community Kitchen and LIFT. Both programs are supported by our partnership with the Maricopa County Smart Justice program which allows qualified individuals to receive financial assistance while attending classes. If you have questions or know people that might benefit, reach out to our Skills Center team at 602-343-3183 or visit www.communitykitchenaz.org or www.azlift.org