Community Cares

In this week's Community Cares, one owner with three different businesses has changed dozens of lives. FOX 10's Anita Roman has a look at a concept that is educating teens and young adults with developmental disabilities on how to enter the workforce.

The owner of Kaleidoscope Juice is teaming up with Phoenix Children's Hospital to build on its integrative health care program, once smoothie at a time. FOX 10's Anita Roman has more, in this week's edition of Community Cares.

A Valley woman takes her candle company to a whole new level. It's not just about clean burning scents anymore, it's also about fragrances that are uplifting in more ways than one. In a way, it reminds you that you are enough. FOX 10's Anita Roman reports.

There's a warehouse in Phoenix with a nearly 100% customer satisfaction rate. Each order is meticulously pulled, packed and shipped by employees who are either blind or impaired. It's called Arizona Industries for the Blind and the secret to its success is treating those employees with respect and focusing on what they can do. FOX 10's Anita Roman has more.

According to Hallmark, about 45 million Valentine's Day cards are exchanged in the United States each year. A couple thousand of those very special notes will be delivered here in the Valley, thanks to Senior Helpers and a handful of volunteers. FOX 10's Anita Roman has more.

An unusual partnership, a way for two different groups of people to develop and grow. A daycare and hospice center set up right next door to each other, and the results are truly miraculous. Hospice of the Valley and the YMCA held a ribbon cutting recently to celebrate this new venture, but it was what we found inside that made us take notice. FOX 10's Anita Roman reports.

A mother will go to great lengths to make sure her children grow up happy and healthy and optimistic about their future. One Valley mom put it in writing, creating a very special story for her multi-race son, a book she hopes helps all children feel included. FOX 10's Anita Roman reports.

You've heard of bomb-sniffing dogs and drug-sniffing dogs. You see TSA dogs working at the airport, sniffing for hazardous and dangerous chemicals, or illegal substances. FOX 10's Anita Roman introduces you to a couple of dogs and their handlers who sniff out endangered plants.

Wildlife World Zoo is known for the animals and attractions. The zoo thrives on family fun, but the family that runs it also focuses on giving back. That is why the zoo has partnered with a very special program to help teens with developmental disabilities thrive. FOX 10's Anita Roman reports.

A study from 2019 found that 99.9% of women who underwent chemotherapy for breast cancer experienced hair loss. When Melissa June was diagnosed with breast cancer, she knew a big part of her battle would be losing her hair, so she took matters into her own hands. She now wants to pass that power onto other women. FOX 10's Anita Roman reports.

A Valley company started by veterans works to help veterans by giving them a new lease on life, not just by offering employment. Desert Dogs is a for profit company that wants to make a difference as well. FOX 10's Anita Roman reports.

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer and can develop anywhere on your skin. It's most common in areas often exposed to the Sun, especially here in Arizona. We know to check our arms and legs for suspicious moles, slather that sunscreen on to every body part that is exposed to the Sun, but there's one area that's often overlooked -- the scalp. Approximately 13% of skin cancers are on the scalp, and that's why Dee Conway is sharing her story. FOX 10's Anita Roman reports.

As of January of this year, more than 34,000 people were incarcerated and statistics show nearly half will experience incarceration again. But what if there's a way to shift the scales? FOX 10's Anita Roman went inside Lewis Prison to show what might very well change perceptions and offer hope for rehabilitation.

Sun blocks, sunscreens, hats and sunglasses, sometimes even umbrellas, are ways we protect ourselves from the Sun, blocking what could be harmful rays. But a Valley woman needed more protection than that and created a line of clothing to keep skin safe. FOX 10's Anita Roman introduces us to Wendee Saunders and Eclisse.