Mila’s Story: Tears of Thankfulness for Her Children

Sometimes a family follows a well-set plan for their lives. Find your soulmate, get married, decide together on the number of kids you will have, plan your expenses, pick out all your children’s names in advance, and perhaps even buy a home to raise them in. However,...

Jessica’s Story: A New Life at La Mesita Community

This is the story of Jessica, a young woman who has found hope, courage and strength through A New Leaf. Her story could be that of thousands of others. Jessica grew up in a series of group homes from the age of 5. She never really knew what it meant to have a loving...

VITA Program Seeks Volunteers

(Glendale, AZ) – A New Leaf’s community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program in the West Valley is currently seeking volunteers to assist qualified taxpayers prepare and file their tax returns. Hard working families and individual taxpayers sometimes face...

ICE Donates to 150 Children for the Holidays

(Scottsdale, AZ) – A New Leaf received a record number of holiday gift items this week to benefit 150 children staying at A New Leaf’s shelters – all because of a generous donation from International Cruise & Excursions (ICE), Inc. The local company, based in...

Amy’s Story: Surviving Domestic Violence

A very articulate Amy defined her story as “not your typical domestic violence situation.” She wasn’t romantically involved with her roommate, but because she had no place else to go, it was either room with him and live in daily fear or go to the...