Tempe Community Action Agency Receives Over 13 Pallets of Water from Achieve

TEMPE, Ariz., July 25, 2024 — On July 24, Tempe Community Action Agency received 1,100 cases of water, equating to 26,000 bottles, courtesy of digital personal finance company Achieve as part of a charitable heat relief-oriented partnership. The donations were delivered to the nonprofit’s food pantry, located at 2146 E. Apache Blvd. in Tempe. The water bottles will be distributed to East Valley clients through TCAA’s Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program, Meals on Wheels initiative, food pantry and heat relief community outreach.

“We are incredibly thankful for Achieve’s gracious donation of water during this challenging season for many of our community’s most at-risk in the heat, including young children, older adults, people without access to air conditioning and those who live with disabilities,” said Deborah Arteaga, CEO of TCAA.

TCAA’s Tempe food pantry received the donated water bottles Wednesday morning with the help of five volunteers from TCAA and six participating from Achieve. The life-saving donation is part of Achieve’s ongoing charitable partnership with TCAA that began in February this year.

“We are so proud to be able to support TCAA and the Tempe community at large through this water drive,” said Henri’ Dawes, vice president of DEI and learning & development at Achieve. “The enthusiasm from our Achieve teammates is indicative of how we live our core value of caring for everyone and we’re thankful for their enthusiastic support. This is our first water drive and we’re looking forward to a continued partnership with TCAA.”

Distribution of the water bottles to vulnerable community members will begin immediately through the following ongoing TCAA programs and supportive outreach initiatives:

— Meals on Wheels: TCAA recognizes that clients are of diverse physical ability and health backgrounds, meaning that many would-be recipients may be unable to physically attend the nonprofit’s food pantry for necessary supplies or endure Arizona’s dangerous triple-digit temperatures. TCAA’s Meals on Wheels program provides homebound aging and disabled adults with regular meal deliveries and wellness check-ins performed by both volunteers and staff members.

— Interfaith Homeless Emergency Lodging Program: Through the I-HELP, TCAA and its network of community and faith partners offer overnight emergency shelter for adult clients experiencing homelessness. As clients leave the shelter for the day each morning, they are given bottles of water to ensure hydration needs are met until their return in the evening. This program provides overnight sleeping spaces, evening meals, showers, laundry services, intensive case management, housing placement and resource navigation to assist up to 40 participants at a time in resolving barriers to ending their period of homelessness.

— TCAA’s Food Pantry: TCAA’s food pantry serves an estimated 2,500 community members each month. Water bottles are included in emergency food boxes for clients, as well as TCAA’s traveler to-go bags, which contain food items that do not require cooking or refrigeration. Food boxes are distributed to clients with a physical Tempe residence. Annually, TCAA’s food pantry serves roughly 30,500 unduplicated people, and incorporates fresh produce grown in TCAA’s Escalante Community Garden, as well as food donated by United Food Bank and a broad network of local restaurants and stores.

TCAA’s heat relief program recognizes the multi-faceted toll that Arizona’s deadly summer heat can have on families. In addition to distributing water bottles, the nonprofit also offers emergency relief for rent, mortgage, and utility payments for households experiencing a financial crisis.

Achieve’s “H2O for Humanity” water drive ran for six weeks and gave employees across the country the opportunity to donate cases of water or make monetary donations. The company regularly participates in local philanthropic and volunteer efforts to give back to the local communities where teammates live and work.

To learn more about TCAA’s resources and support for people experiencing food insecurity, housing stability services, health and wellbeing programs, and financial assistance, please visit tempeaction.org. Donations to support these programs are accepted online here.

About Tempe Community Action Agency

Since 1966, Tempe Community Action Agency (TCAA) has dedicated its resources to strengthening families and neighborhoods through initiatives that address the causes and effects of poverty. Eliminate poverty and advance equitable communities. Through our programs and initiatives, we strive to make a positive impact in the lives of those facing adversity in our community. On an annual basis, TCAA programs benefit more than 35,000 seniors, adults, and children who live in and around the City of Tempe. For more information about TCAA’s programs, resources and opportunities to donate, please visit tempeaction.org.

About Achieve

Achieve, THE digital personal finance company, helps everyday people get on, and stay on, the path to a better financial future. Achieve pairs proprietary data and analytics with personalized support to offer personal loans, home equity loans, debt resolution and debt consolidation, along with financial tips and education and free mobile apps, Achieve MoLO (Money Left Over) and Achieve GOOD™ (Get Out Of Debt). Achieve has 2,500 dedicated teammates across the country with hubs in Arizona, California, Florida and Texas. Achieve is frequently recognized as a Best Place to Work.

Achieve refers to the global organization and may denote one or more affiliates of Achieve Company, including Achieve.com (NMLS ID #138464); Achieve Home Loans, Equal Housing Lender (NMLS ID #1810501); Achieve Personal Loans (NMLS ID #227977); Achieve Resolution (NMLS ID # 1248929) and Freedom Financial Asset Management (CRD #170229).