Community Resources
Students & Families
Community Resources
Food, health, learning, and family support — free or low-cost help in our community.
Food Resources
Hours can change — call ahead or check each organization’s site. Most require photo ID and proof of address.
- Community Alliance Against Family Abuse (Superstition & N. Plaza Dr.) — food boxes weekdays; one pickup per week
- Apache Junction Food Bank (Idaho & Superstition) — food boxes weekday afternoons for the Apache Junction service area
- Wings of Life Worship Center (N. Valley Dr. & W. Superstition) — food boxes Wednesday mornings (ZIP 85120/85220)
- Desert Manna Food Pantry (96th St. & University Dr., Mesa) — food boxes Saturday mornings for the Mesa service area
Apache Junction Food Bank Desert Manna
Health & Family Support
Health Coverage & Community Services
InsureKidsNow helps parents and guardians with Medicaid and children’s health insurance. Southwest Network maintains a long resource list — housing, food, and other needs — and Arizona Together connects families to childcare help, food banks, employment, and utility assistance. For anything else, dial 2-1-1, Arizona’s free 24/7 referral line.
Free Family Education Classes
Child Crisis Arizona offers free classes — live online programming, on-demand trainings, and in-person sessions covering parenting skills, teen parenting, drug-misuse awareness, and car-seat safety (free car seats installed for qualifying families in the Phoenix metro). Certificates of completion available; useful for foster/adoption licensure hours and DCS cases.
Feeling Overwhelmed?
The Disaster Distress Helpline provides free, multilingual crisis counseling 24/7: call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746. For everyday self-care, try free yoga at DoYogaWithMe or free e-books from the NY Public Library.
Free Learning Tools
Khan Academy NewsELA CommonLit ACT Academy Accuplacer Practice
Low-Cost Internet
Major providers offer low- and no-cost home internet plans for qualifying families — ask about their affordable-connectivity or "internet essentials" style programs from Comcast/Xfinity, AT&T, Cox, and Spectrum.
Need help applying, or looking for something not listed here? Call the front office at (480) 288-0337 — our social worker can help connect you.