CITY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR HOME REPAIR FUNDS USING LOTTERY-BASED SYSTEM Homeowners within the city limits needing roof repairs, heating and cooling system replacements, and structural, utility or certain other repairs may apply for a grant and/or deferred loan ranging from $7,500 to $12,000. Applications for the Fiscal Year 2012-2014 Tucson Annual Residential Rehabilitation (TARR) Program [...]
Don’t shy away from downtown events because of the construction. They’re working hard to accommodate everyone. via Parking is Easier Than Ever in Downtown Tucson – Downtown Tucson Partnership It’s never been easier to go Downtown, and to find plenty of accessible, affordable parking to start your visit to the many businesses and events Downtown, on 4th Avenue, [...]
Alzheimer’s Advisory Council approves its recommendations for National Alzheimer’s Plan During today’s in-person meeting of the Alzheimer’s Advisory Council, members approved a comprehensive set of recommendations that would, if accepted by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), complement the important strategies and action steps included in the current draft of the first-ever National [...]
The Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona has released a new report How Much is Enough in Your County? The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Arizona 2012. The report measures the amount of income needed to meet basic needs based on family size and location for counties in Southern Arizona. The standard measure of poverty is the Federal [...]
The Tucson Pops Orchestra launches the Spring 2012 season with a Mother’s Day concert tonight at the DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center at Reid Park. The Pops have been entertaining Tucsonans for over 50 years with live, free concerts. Today’s digs are very nice, but prior to 1987 the band played out of a Quonset-hut type [...]
Starting May 1, some children on the KidsCare waiting list became covered under KidsCare II, a program similar to KidsCare that is paid for with money from three Arizona hospitals and federal matching funds. Thanks to this funding, nearly 22,000 children on the KidsCare waiting list will be eligible to enroll in KidsCare II. This [...]
