Who We Are—For Our City Tempe
Our Vision
Our Vision
Our Vision
At For Our City Tempe, we envision a world where everyone works side by side to give back and make a positive impact in their communities. At For Our City Tempe, we serve together to make a difference! We bring together leaders in Business, Education, Faith Communites, Government, Healthcare, and Non-profit Organizations to serve together
At For Our City Tempe, we envision a world where everyone works side by side to give back and make a positive impact in their communities. At For Our City Tempe, we serve together to make a difference! We bring together leaders in Business, Education, Faith Communites, Government, Healthcare, and Non-profit Organizations to serve together on a team with dedicated volunteers from our community (Community Champions) to solve problems and create opportunities in the following focus areas:
1. Education (Early Childhood, K-12, Post-Secondary, Workforce, Life-Long)
2. Emergency Preparedness and Community Safety
3. Health and Wellbeing
4. Housing and Human Services
5. Sustainability and Resilience
Our Values
Our Vision
Our Vision
Our core values include integrity, compassion, and inclusivity. We believe that everyone has a role to play in creating a better world. Join us to make a difference in a big way for our annual For Our City Day: October 18, 2025. 8 am to Noon at Cecil Shamley Elementary School, Please invite your family, neighbors, friends and co-workers
Our core values include integrity, compassion, and inclusivity. We believe that everyone has a role to play in creating a better world. Join us to make a difference in a big way for our annual For Our City Day: October 18, 2025. 8 am to Noon at Cecil Shamley Elementary School, Please invite your family, neighbors, friends and co-workers to help so we have hundreds of volunteers this year! We are focusing on the Indian Bend neighorhood by Cecil Shamley School in northeast Tempe, 1500 N Scovel Street, Tempe, 85288. We are working with the school principal, neighbrhood association leader, City of Tempe and various non-profits and businesses to help neighbors with yardwork, house painting, school parking and perimeter trash clean up and alley clean up. There will be information booths by Tempe Coalition, Tempe Community Action Agency, Tempe Community Council, Sustainability, Read to Exceed, Bicycle repair and additional booths. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. If you or your company can help sponsor supplies for this event, we have sponsorships available from $100 to $2,50
Walk-in volunteers are welcome!
For Our City Tempe is under the umbrella of Care, Inc. a 501(c)(3).
Our Team
Our Vision
Our Team
Our team is made up of dedicated people who are passionate about making a difference. Board members include Marni Anbar—Founder, DISCOVERosity LLC; Brittany Baker, Captain, Tempe Salvation Army & Secretary, For Our City Tempe; JuanTe Dailey—President & CEO, Dsquared for the Homeless; Sharon Doyle—Board Member, Tempe Impacts Education (TI
Our team is made up of dedicated people who are passionate about making a difference. Board members include Marni Anbar—Founder, DISCOVERosity LLC; Brittany Baker, Captain, Tempe Salvation Army & Secretary, For Our City Tempe; JuanTe Dailey—President & CEO, Dsquared for the Homeless; Sharon Doyle—Board Member, Tempe Impacts Education (TIE) Foundation; Keely Embleton—AZ School Connect; Octavia Harris—Executive Director, Tempe Community Council; Mckell Keeney—Director—For Our City Tempe; The Rev. Dr. Tom Martinez—Convenor, Tempe Interfaith Fellowship; Jonathan McHatton—CARE, Inc. & For Our City Founder; Michael Neely—Community Advocater; Ben Sanders—Co-founder, Campus Christian Center; Phillip Scharf—CEO, Tempe Community Action Agency; Susan Stephensen—E. Valley Community Relations, HonorHealth; Isaiah Teran—Executive Director, Tempe YMCA; Sanghoon Yoo—Founder, AZ Trauma Informed Faith Coalition. Honorary Advisors include Tempe Mayor Corey Woods, Tempe Vice Mayor Doreen Garlid, Tempe City Council Member Berdetta Hodge.
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