Giving Back & Moving Forward

I have been involved in charitable work for most of my adult life. Most recently serving as the President of Arizona Helping Hands, a charity which grew under my leadership to become the largest provider of basic needs to Arizona’s children in foster care.

My experiences have led me to meet individuals and organizations that truly make a difference in our world. I love to share stories and have chosen this blog to share information and hopefully inspire others about the importance of Giving Back.

At the end of the day, it is the most important way we can keep Moving Forward!

Dan Shufelt

Dan’s Blog

A Child’s Birthday is Special, AND You Can Help Them CELEBRATE!

In my prior role, I initiated a Birthday Dreams program to celebrate children in foster care. Over 7 years, we provided personalized birthday packages to more than 18,000 boys and girls to let them know that their special day was important, and that they deserved...

Thank You to All Who Brought Hope to Children in Foster Care!

Recently, I had the honor and privilege of saying THANK YOU to a few of the army of individuals who helped accomplish amazing things for children in foster care at the organization with which I used to be involved. We came together to celebrate the good work we did together, and to raise a toast to our accomplishments.

With a pure heart to help the little children, Kathy Donaldson has made a difference!

Over the past year, my blogposts have included stories about a number of charity heroes. I’m so proud to call many who work incredibly hard to make our world a better place, my friends. Folks like Kris Jacober, Denise Resnik and Rob Scheer have been the topic of...

Children of the Navajo Nation have an Angel looking out for them!

Every year approximately 800 Navajo children spread across the 27,413 square miles of the reservation become the responsibility of the Navajo Nation Division of Social Services.

Arizona State Tax credits have changed the landscape for charities!

Every Arizona taxpayer can make donations to qualifying charities and take a dollar-for-dollar credit against their 2021 income tax liability.

Great Grandma learns she is not alone in raising three great-grandchildren!

It’s a story I’ve written many times over my career as the CEO of a foster care support organization. Relatives, most often grandparents, in a moment find themselves appointed as the responsible caregiver for multiple little ones. As a grandparent myself, I know...

The Diary of Anne Frank is Coming to Scottsdale

There is a hallowed, revered residence in Amsterdam – it is the Anne Frank House.

Cleaning Out the Closet to Help Our Community

Having just come through the holiday season and added new clothing, toys, electronics and more to our personal inventory, it’s now time to think about cleaning out the closets! Will you ever wear all of those golf shirts that take up space in the closet? Do you...