Author: North Central News

In recognition of her commitment and dedication to the organization, AAWL & SPCA has named its new foster center for longtime volunteer and “foster parent” Roberta Pederson of North Central Phoenix. The organization...

[btn link=”#”]By Teri Carnicelli[/btn] Have you heard the joke about the guy who sees his doctor so many times a year, the doctor and his family always send him a postcard from their annual vacation—that the patient...

Scorching temperatures are a health hazard to the Valley’s homeless and elderly shut-ins, and one nonprofit organization is mobilizing to prevent heat-related deaths and illnesses among this vulnerable, growing population....

The city of Phoenix Human Services Department Early Head Start and Head Start programs are recruiting children for the 2013-14 school year. The Early Head Start program seeks parents with children from birth to 3 years old and...

Middle school students from Arizona School for the Arts are asking the public to help meet their goal of collecting 1,000 hand-made butterflies to honor bullying victims, known as the “Spread Your Wings Project.” As part of a...

The Harlem Globetrotters will bring their renowned Summer Skills Clinics to 24 Hour Fitness Metro Parkway Sport, 10046 N. Metro Parkway, from June 3-5. Clinic sessions for boys and girls ages 6 to 12 will run from 9 to 11 a.m.,...