Heather Mace, 2019-2020 Fellow. This piece was first published in the Arizona Daily Star. “On Wednesday night, Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris debated many issues that are on the minds of Arizonans: COVID-19, racial unrest, and Supreme Court nominations, to name a few. However, they also dedicated significant time to an urgent […]
Deep Breathing Could Help You Recover From Covid-19
Victoria Maizes, 2014-2015 Fellow. This person was first published on Medium. “At the University of Arizona Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, we have been researching which evidence-based modalities may support recovery from Covid-19. As Covid-19 research is still in the early stages, we have also examined what modalities have demonstrated improvement in lung function […]
What are you seeing? What are you not seeing?
Judith McDaniel, 2015-2016 Fellow. This piece was first published on Medium. “My partner posted a picture of me on Facebook. We were hiking in Greer in the Arizona White Mountains. In the picture, I am looking out over the valley that is filled with new green growth after a fire a decade before.” […]
National service can transform our country again, in many ways
Elizabeth Slater, 2019-2020 Fellow. This piece was first published on The Fulcrum. “National service programs are uniquely poised to address the significant challenges we face at this moment in our country’s history.” […]
We Are One | Somos Uno Resiliency Fund Workers & Families Grant Program
This application is now closed. Click here for answers to frequently asked questions. La aplicación está cerrada. Oprime aqui para respuestas a preguntas frecuentes. […]
We Are One | Somos Uno Resiliency Fund Workers & Families Grant Program
Online applications will be available HERE starting on Wednesday, August 19 at 10 a.m. PST and will close on Wednesday, September 9 at 5 p.m. For information about eligibility and FAQs, please click here. Las aplicaciones/solicitudes estarán disponibles empezando AQUI el 19 de Agosto, 2020 a las 10 am PST y finalizando el 9 de […]
Our address has changed
ANNOUNCEMENT: We have moved out of our physical office at 1661 N. Swan and will be operating remotely through the first half of 2021. Before COVID-19 hit, WFSA had outgrown our office space and were looking for a new location to move into when our lease expired at the end of July. In order to […]
Local Opinion: Dear white people: Don’t withdraw from tough conversations on race
Theresa Crimmins, 2019-2020 Fellow. This piece was originally posted in the Arizona Daily Star. “This message is for white people who are upset and feeling paralyzed right now. This message is not for people of color, black folks, indigenous, or other people suffering from institutional racism.” […]
Social media — the 21st century’s strategic weapon of mass destruction
Erin Russ, 2019-2020 fellow. This piece was originally posted on The Hill. “According to researchers, almost half of the tweets discussing the virus appear to be bots, including approximately 620 of the 1,000 most active accounts and 41 of the top 50. Further, the study indicated that the botnets and influence activities line up with the Russian […]
Local Opinion: Our America of action, progress
Kathleen Bethel, 2019-2020 Fellow. This piece was first published in the Arizona Daily Star. “Two hundred fifty years ago, our forefathers laid the groundwork for a revolution to establish a new nation. If we were building this nation today, here is what I hope our America could be.” […]
