The Buckeye City Council unanimously approved $95,000 to 12 nonprofits that provide services to residents in the 2025 fiscal year budget during its Sept. 17 meeting.
At $30,000, nearly a third of the funding is allocated to All Faith Community Services, a nonprofit operating a food bank in Buckeye. These include emergency food, pet, children’s and hygiene services, SNAP/utility assistance and a training program to help support those seeking employment.
“For change to happen in our society or in our communities that are at risk, we have to give them more than just a Band-Aid fix. That means we have to provide programs that will actually help lift them up out of those circumstances, where they can then become successful,” said Cassie Wilkins, executive director of All Faith Community Services…