Community Cares

May 15 is International Water Safety Day, which is geared toward spreading awareness and water safety education by any means possible. A Valley swim teacher takes this goal very seriously. FOX 10's Anita Roman reports.

In this Community Cares, education and literacy rates in Navajo Nation lag far behind the national average. Roughly 40% of Navajo adults lack a high school diploma or GED. A group of young indigenous women hit the road last month to change that. FOX 10's Anita Roman has the story.

A barber in the Phoenix area is giving back, and he is doing so one snip at a time. FOX 10's Anita Roman reports, in this week's edition of Community Cares.

Jackson Bickler is battling cancer, but thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, he'll be heading to Hawaii this summer with his family. FOX 10's Anita Roman reports.

The United States throws out more food than any other country in the world, with nearly 60 million tons thrown out every single year, but one chef in Arizona is on the path to sustainability, as all the food from his catering company winds up being used. FOX 10's Anita Roman has more, in this week's edition of Community Cares.

April is recognized as National Stress Awareness Month, and one Phoenix area woman dealing with stress found a way to relieve it, and help others at the same time. FOX 10's Anita Roman has more, in this week's edition of Community Cares.

March was Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and according to the latest statistics, one in 23 men, as well as one in 25 women, are at risk. For this week's edition of Community Cares, FOX 10's Anita Roman sat down with a woman who was diagnosed with the disease at 39, as well as what a medical group is doing to help patients.

United Food Bank officials say they are seeing a lot of seniors who need food assistance, and for this week's edition of Community Cares, FOX 10's Anita Roman has more on how you can help.

Exactly four years ago, Karin York opened Spencer's Place in Surprise. It’s a coffee shop with a purpose, as it employs adults with developmental disabilities. York was so inundated with applications that she decided to open a second location. FOX 10’s Anita Roman has more, in this week’s edition of Community Cares.

Exactly four years ago this month, Karin York opened Spencer's Place. It's a coffee shop with purpose that employs adults with developmental disabilities. York was so inundated with applications that she opened a second location in Surprise. FOX 10's Anita Roman reports.

An Arizona man who lost his eyesight as a child never let it hold him back. From climbing some of the world's tallest peaks to giving back to the school that gave him so much. FOX 10's Anita Roman reports.

Roughly 1 in 3 seniors feel isolated, feel a lack of compassion and have infrequent social contact. This can lead to an increased risk of heart disease, stroke and doubles the risk of developing dementia. FOX 10's Anita Roman has more on how you can help send seniors some love this Valentine's Day.

Over the last 20 years, the number of people donating blood to the Red Cross has fallen by more than 40%. It just so happens that January is Blood Donor Month, and the Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage. FOX 10's Anita Roman introduces you to a donor who started giving blood a quarter of a century ago. She's never looked back and encourages everyone to do the same.

As the saying goes, busy hands are happy hands, and for one group in Goodyear, busy fingers help to give back in a big way. FOX 10's Anita Roman reports.

When a baby is born in less than 37 weeks of pregnancy, they're considered preterm, or premature. In 2021, there were nearly 7,800 preterm births in Arizona, which is about 10% of all live births. A group of former premies are now giving back, one knot at a time. FOX 10's Anita Roman reports.

There's a growing number of Arizona families in need this year. FOX 10's Anita Roman stopped by City Hope Arizona in Chandler to see how they're delivering more than just food and clothing.

November is National Adoption Month and Nov. 9 is National Adoption Day. There are over 20,000 children in Arizona in the foster care system, but only 3,000 foster homes. A Valley woman, who is the co-owner of a local yoga studio, is hoping to change that, one class, one child at a time. FOX 10's Anita Roman reports.

Mind over matter: words an Arizona woman lives by after she almost died in an ATV crash. Cat Kozuch took control of her life and now the very words she used to recover are being taught to children in a very special way. FOX 10's Anita Roman reports.