The $25,000 Community Partnership will provide critical funding to the Roy Drachman, Jim and Vicki Click and Holmes Tuttle clubhouses, each of which has a membership of nearly 2,000 youth.

The donation will allow the organization to reintroduce their Arts and Crafts Program, which had been eliminated due to budget cuts.

“We could not be more excited to provide funding that will enable club members to participate in enriching arts programs,” said TFCU CEO Susan Stansberry. “Without the clubs, most members would not have access to affordable quality programming that enhance their self-esteem and develop character. Helping kids and helping the community is what Tucson Federal Credit Union is all about.”

First-time donation recipient Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tucson said it will use its $10,000 award to support its one-to-one adult to child mentoring program; the need for which has grown by 15% in the last year. The El Rio Health Center Foundation, recipient of a $10,000 award in 2013 and former recipient of the $25,000 award in 2011 and 2012, will use the donation to help complete its new Congress medical facility, including a named exam room in the diabetes clinic area; special sponsorship for its 12^th Annual Gala; and support for an early childhood developmental program, “Reach Out and Read.”