Tempe Community Council

Can you guess this Don Carlos Award honoree? 👀

Here’s a hint: he’s a dad, a graphic designer, a skateboarder, and a big believer in giving back. 🛹🎨💙

Through Swappow PLUS Foundation, he has contributed more than 1,400 volunteer hours supporting Arizona foster youth through mentorship, hands-on service, and meaningful connections doing what he loves: skateboarding.

If you haven’t guessed (or scrolled) yet… you’ll just have to join us on October 19 to celebrate our incredible Don Carlos Award honorees!

🎟️ Get your tickets and come celebrate the changemakers making a difference in our community: www.tempecommunitycouncil.org/don-carlos/

Can you guess this Don Carlos Award honoree? 👀

She’s a proud Corona del Sol High School graduate who is using her passion for technology to create opportunities, uplift others, and make a positive impact in her community. 💻💡

If you haven’t guessed (or scrolled) yet… you’ll just have to join us on October 19 to celebrate her and our incredible honorees at the Don Carlos Awards!

🎟️ Get your tickets at the link below and come support the changemakers making a difference! https://www.tempecommunitycouncil.org/don-carlos/

A huge thank you to our friends at the Knights of Pythias for their generous $1,500 donation to support our Threadz Teen Clothes Closets! 💙

Their gift helps sustain our three clothing closets at high schools throughout the Tempe school district, keeping shelves stocked with essential hygiene products like soap and deodorant, along with fall clothing for the cooler months ahead.

Because of the generosity of our community, we can help Tempe students in need look and feel their best. Every student deserves to feel confident and supported so they can focus on what matters most—school.

Thank you, Knights of Pythias, for helping us make a difference in the lives of local students! 🧥🧼🎒

Meet Liam. 💙

Through City of Tempe funding and Together Tempe donations distributed through our Agency Review process, TCC helps support nonprofits like The Centers of Habilitation (TCH).

For Liam, that support means employment opportunities, job coaching and the chance to build confidence, independence and pride in his work.

It’s one example of what community funding can make possible.

Help make more stories like Liam’s possible. Donate to Together Tempe today 👉 tempecommunitycouncil.org/togethertempe/

There’s something special about a tradition that keeps coming back. ❤️

This year, we’re bringing a longtime Don Carlos tradition back to the forefront. Chairman Rabbani FurQuaan and the TCC Board will personally present this year’s honorees at the 43rd Annual Don Carlos Humanitarian Awards.

It’s an evening to hear their stories, celebrate their service and come together as a community to recognize the people making a difference in Tempe.

We’d love to have you there. Join us Oct. 19! Tickets available online. 👇
www.tempecommunitycouncil.org/don-carlos/

Time is running out to get your Don Carlos Humanitarian Awards tickets! Hear the inspiring stories behind this year’s honorees and learn more about the work they do to make a difference in our community.

✨ Dr. Judy Aldrich | Don Carlos Humanitarian Award
✨ Shrinithi Shaurya | Young Humanitarian Scholarship & Award
✨ David Gil | Volunteer Excellence Award
✨ The Arc of Tempe | Community Impact Award

Join us October 19 as we celebrate Dr. Judy Aldrich and this year’s honorees for their incredible commitment and ongoing service to Tempe.

🎟️ Get your tickets today! https://secure.qgiv.com/for/tempeevents/event/2026doncarlos/

Gold star alert! ⭐️ Know someone who deserves a big ol’ gold star for making a difference in the lives of local youth? Consider this your sign to give them the recognition they deserve!

Nominations are now open for the 10th Annual Champions for Youth awards, celebrating the teens (ages 12-19) and organizations making a real impact on the well-being of Tempe youth.

Past honorees have included:
✨Frontline responders
✨Inspiring community leaders
✨Outstanding youth and youth groups

Know a local champ? Nominate them at tempecoalition.org

A few of our favorite albums? The programs making a difference across our community. 📸💛

🔵 Triple P – Positive Parenting Program® offers free online sessions for anyone caring for or working with youth ages 12–17.

🔵 VITA is a free, IRS-certified tax preparation program for low- to moderate-income individuals.

🔵 Tempe Coalition works to reduce youth risk behaviors through community education, awareness, and advocacy.

🔵Agency Review is a volunteer-led grant process that helps shape recommendations for distributing City of Tempe funding to local human services.

🔵Open Horizons supports teen parents in Tempe with childcare and resources to help them stay on track.

🔵 Threadz is a free clothing closet providing clothes, personal care items, and school supplies for local teens.

Just a few of the ways Tempe Community Council is working to strengthen our community. 💛