INVESTING PARTNERS

As the anchor organization for the Arizona End of Life Care Partnership, United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona leads this collaborative effort through its mission to build a thriving community by uniting people, ideas and resources. The Anchor Team provides the connective infrastructure by convening Partners and stakeholders, promoting the work of all Partners, and creating a hub for end-of-life resources. The role of the Anchor Team is to coordinate community actions toward shared measurable outcomes and social change, to break down silos, and to create a sense of true collaboration.

CFSA connects donors to the causes that they care about by serving as a vital link between philanthropy and the needs of the community. Since it was founded in 1980, hundreds of individuals, families, and businesses have established funds at the Community Foundation, building a philanthropic community of over 500 funds. To date, these funds have provided nearly $200 million to nonprofit organizations and scholars. The work of CFSA touches every aspect of daily life, including end of life, animal welfare, arts and culture, community development, education, the environment, and health and human services.

In the role as convener, facilitator, collaborator, and educator, CFSA works directly with nonprofits, local government, the business community, and other community partners to inspire and enact long-term solutions. Since 2012, through the legacy of the Shaaron Kent Endowment, the Community Foundation has been supporting programs that help ease the transition from life to death. These programs encourage discussion and subsequent action around end-of-life issues and educate individuals, caregivers, medical personnel, family members, and the general community about the needs of the dying and the choices available to them.

Established in 1994, The David and Lura Lovell Foundation supports work in areas of mental health, integrative health and wellness, including end-of-life care and planning, youth access to the arts, and gender parity. In its first twenty-five years, the Foundation has invested over $26 million in 120 nonprofit organizations for local, regional, and national projects that support people and initiatives, empower lives, provide opportunities, improve conditions, and advance community.

Today, the Foundation is propelled by the passions of the second and third generations of the Lovell family and their trusted advisors. The Arizona End of Life Care Partnership is of special interest to the Lovell family because of David’s own end-of-life experience. The initial grant to the Partnership was made in 2017 and funded ten community organizations, thereby launching this important work focusing on end-of-life care in Southern Arizona.

Donor Network of Arizona (DNA) is the state’s federally designated, nonprofit organ procurement organization that coordinates organ, eye and tissue donation for transplantation. DNA is dedicated to working with health care and community partners to support donor families, facilitate organ, eye and tissue donation for transplant and encourage people in the community to donate life.

The H.S. Lopez Family Foundation vision is to significantly impact the lives of Southern Arizonans in need. Their heart-filled desire is to help individuals who do not have the resources to help themselves. The H.S. Lopez Family Foundation continues to honor the community that they love by making it a better place for all. By focusing on three areas, education, health, and welfare, their hope is to inspire others to give back to their communities as well.

Humberto S. Lopez, one of the founders of HSL Properties, experienced a life-changing event (the death of his father) as an adolescent that shaped the man he is today. He is more than a business success story and family man; he is a philanthropist. Lopez believes that philanthropy includes funding community projects in Pima County as well as giving of one’s time, energy, and expertise.

In May 2013, using the assets of Sierra Vista Regional Health Center, the Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona was initiated. Described as a Health Conversion Foundation, the Legacy Foundation began with a corpus of approximately $60 million.

The Mission Vision and Shared Values of the Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona were designed and adopted to reflect the rich history of Sierra Vista Regional Health Center. The mission is to promote population health and community wellness throughout Southeast Arizona with a vision of making Southeast Arizona the health and wellness model for the nation.

With these ambitious goals, the Legacy Foundation incorporates the shared values of collaboration, innovation, integrity, respect, stewardship, and knowledge. Serving the communities in Cochise and Eastern Santa Cruz Counties, including Sierra Vista, Fort Huachuca, Tombstone, Bisbee, Douglas, Benson, Willcox, and Sonoita, the Legacy Foundation prioritizes community collaboration and innovation, community wellness, and community capacity building.

At TMC HealthCare, life is considered a sacred journey of transformation, personal growth, and discovery. At the core of this belief is that each individual has the right to die pain-free, with dignity, and in a manner that respects their wishes. Whether through the hospice program, advanced-care initiatives, or hospital-based palliative care efforts, TMC abides by this guiding principle. As an investing partner in the Arizona End of Life Care Partnership, TMC works to ensure that families receive the support that they need to help their loved one through their path.

TMC Hospice cares for people with a life-limiting illness once they decide that medical care to cure the underlying disease is no longer the best path. TMC Hospice offers the only inpatient hospice facility for children in Southern Arizona and cares for about 300 veterans each year. TMC works to provide evidence-based patient and provider education and informational resources to primary care practices, hospital case management, and volunteer organizations to improve the ability to have end-of-life care planning discussions with adults and their caregivers. TMC for Seniors provides individual advance care planning consultations as well as lectures and workshops for adults of any age.

Tucson Home Sharing’s mission is to provide education, outreach and advocacy toward creating and sustaining home sharing partnerships while also supporting all other beneficial planning outcomes for healthy aging and the end of life.  It’s about people helping people to age in place …safe and comfortable.

Where and with whom you live is often a missing link in end-of-life care conversations and planning.  Our older population of parents, neighbors, friends and family members need safe, secure and affordable housing options, such as home sharing. Home sharing allows two or more adults to share housing for mutual benefit. A private bedroom and shared common space are offered in exchange for lowered rent, help around the house or a combination of the two. Every home sharing arrangement is unique and clarified by a personalized Home Sharing Agreement.

From the beginning, Vitalyst has pursued how to best leverage available resources and assets in concert with those of the community and partners. Today, their work coalesces into five overarching goals: Access to Care and Coverage, Healthy Community Design, Community Capacity Building, Transformative Grantmaking, and Civic Health. From beginning to end, we all benefit from a healthcare system that’s designed to produce health with the fundamental understanding that health is created everywhere we live, work, learn, and play. Skilled, adaptive, and resilient leaders, organizations, and coalitions are crucial catalysts towards this effort. Policies and systems are transformed for the better by aligning insightful partners and taking significant risks.

Increased civic participation for inclusive decision-making advances health equity for all. Over its history, Vitalyst has invested nearly $125 million into Arizona health, in areas ranging from statewide health policy to local community gardens. Along the way, the organization has established itself as a thought leader, convener, framer, and catalyst of key health initiatives and coalitions.

The Learning Community for Loss, Grief and Transition

Catholic Community Services

Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association

Roots and Roads Community Hospice Foundation

Funeral Consumers Alliance of Arizona

Heartland Hospice Care

Southern Arizona Senior Pride

Tu Nidito

Harmony Hospice

Banner-University Medical Center