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Apache Junction commission approves FY2025–26 nonprofit funding package, directs city presentation
Summary
The Health and Human Services Commission voted unanimously 7-0 on March 31, 2025, to recommend a $90,000 distribution of city human services funds to five local nonprofits, including a $70,000 allocation for Superstition Food Bank with a $20,000 earmark to expand a school backpack program.
The Apache Junction Health and Human Services Commission voted unanimously on March 31 to recommend a $90,000 package of fiscal year 2025–26 human services grants to five local nonprofits and directed staff to present the recommendations to City Council at an April 14 work session.
The recommendations allocate $70,000 to Superstition Food Bank (including $20,000 specifically to expand weekend backpack food support for two additional schools), $9,000 to the Boys & Girls Club, $7,000 to the Apache Junction Community Development Corporation (AJCDC), $2,000 to Begin Again Homes, and $2,000 to Overflow Missions. The commission approved “Option 3” by roll call, 7-0.
Commissioners and nonprofit representatives spent roughly two hours reviewing applications and trading proposals before settling on the package. Commissioners repeatedly raised two core questions during debate: how the city-certified funds would be used principally for Apache Junction residents — per city code guidance cited by commission counsel Joel Stern — and whether grant awards should prioritize direct client services over administrative and…
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