TEMPE COMMUNITY COUNCIL INCORPORATED
34 E 7th Street, Tempe, AZ 85281 www.tempecommunitycouncil.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TCC's mission is to connect those in need with those who care. TCC does this by convening community, conducting research, determining priorities, implementing effective programs and exemplifying prudent stewardship of resources. A nonpartisan organization, TCC serves as a means for individuals and organizations to work together to identify and plan for needed human service programs in our community.

Tempe Community Council's mission is to connect those in need with those who care. TCC does this by convening community, conducting research, determining priorities, implementing effective programs and exemplifying prudent stewardship of resources.

The Tempe Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking and Substance Use has been in existence in the Tempe Community since 1987 when first established as the Mayor's Anti-Drug Task Force. The Coalition, which comprises a broad array of community representation, has been a strong grassroots organization in the city with members from the three school districts, local government, prevention providers, treatment and recovery groups, businesses, faith organizations, parents, and youth. Funded by the federal Drug-Free Communities Support Program and new state-funded grants, the Coalition is focused on reducing underage drinking, marijuana use for youth under the age of 18 through awareness, education, and supporting programs in the schools and throughout the community and prevention education about opioid misuse for all community members. Their overall mission is to reduce youth risk behaviors and promote health and wellness through awareness, education, advocacy, and connecting to community resources. The Coalition has been instrumental in developing a social-host ordinance for Tempe as well as several campaigns and programs including 21 or Too Young, Supporting Your Kids, Celebrating Champions for Youth.

Program development and planning - Gather and analyze community population and demographic data to develop human service plans and programs designed to benefit the community based upon projected community needs. Mobilize community participation to identify and develop solutions to meet human service needs and create policies that benefit the residents of Tempe. These services include the incubation of programs that address unmet community needs when no other resources are available. A significant part of these efforts involves the annual distribution of Tempe Community Foundation funds. Each year, an area of focus is identified and grant funds allocated to agencies who can best address and provide this community need. In response to COVID, Tempe Community Foundation distributed an additional $50,000 to several agencies providing essential services during the pandemic. New this year, the Connector Award project granted $70,000 among several organizations to support the development of innovative ideas to combat loneliness and isolation in our community.

Tempe Financial Stability Initiative - Provide assistance to low and moderate-income families and individuals to help achieve economic stability through public awareness and outreach. The emphasis is to ensure qualified taxpayers are receiving the Earned Income Tax Credit and other benefits needed to get much-needed tax returns for basic needs. Over 50 volunteer tax preparers are IRS-certified each year to provide free services throughout the tax season. A nationally-recognized IRS supersite, Tempe's VITA site is unique by offering asset development opportunities including connection with public benefits, first-home buying, social service resources, savings incentives, and purchasing of savings bonds promotion. On average 1,200 tax returns are provided each year to qualified taxpayers, including seniors, those with disabilities, and hundreds of international students. In response to the COVID shutdown during tax season, free tax preparation services were revamped to become digitally operational to offer free services virtually and drop-off tax services modified to safely accept tax documents for those who had no means for virtual service.

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