OneAZ Community Foundation awards grants to three Yuma nonprofits

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - OneAZ Credit Union awarded grants to nonprofit organizations across Arizona through its Community Impact Grants Program, with three Yuma-area organizations among the recipients. The United Way of Yuma County, the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area, and the Yuma Community Food Bank each received $7,500 in funding.

According to OneAZ, the program is designed to support organizations focused on housing stability, food security, and economic opportunity. In total, the credit union distributed $360,000 to 48 nonprofits throughout the state.

The Yuma Community Food Bank plans to use its grant to help provide a basic but often difficult-to-source necessity for local families.

“We’re gonna use this money that we received to buy milk," said Yuma Community Food Bank CEO Andy Robinson. "We’re hoping to buy about sixteen-hundred gallons of milk. Milk is one of those items that we just don’t receive in donations, or it’s very hard to get, and the people in the community needs that nutrition, so it’s a great opportunity."

OneAZ says partnerships with local nonprofits are central to the foundation’s mission.

“The foundation focuses on strengthening the families in Arizona, so it’s important for us to partner with local nonprofits that are providing these services to the communities we are in, and... We’re always looking at the partnerships we have to strengthen our community even further,” said Arlyn Morales, OneAZ Community Relations Specialist.

Since its founding in 2016, the OneAZ Community Foundation has donated more than $3.5 million to nonprofit organizations across Arizona.