Trico awards 2016 POWER Grants to nine non-profit charities

Marana, AZ – Trico Electric Cooperative, a not-for-profit electric cooperative, has awarded a total of $40,000 to nine local agencies that provide critical services to our community.

• Arivaca Helping Hearts, $2,000
  Emergency assistance for basic needs including food, propane, diapers, formula.
• Arizona Youth Partnership, $3,000
  Holistic self-sufficiency program for families.
• Aviva Children’s Services, $5,000
  Abused children’s fund; provides food and shoe vouchers.
• Community Home Repair Projects of Arizona, $6,500
  Emergency home repairs for low-income homeowners.
• Green Valley Assistance Services, $3,500
  Emergency financial assistance for families.
• Mentally Ill Kids in Distress, $5,000
  Mental and behavioral health support system.
• Marana Unified School District Student Services Department, $5,000
  Power Pack Program; provides food for students on the weekend.
• Sahuarita Food Bank, $5,000
  Backpacks for Students; provides food for students on the weekend.
• United Community Health Center, $5,000
  Dental care for children.

Each year, the Providing Opportunities with Effective Resources (POWER) Grant program
awards grants up to $10,000 to individual agencies. Trico employees select the funding focus
each year and a volunteer committee of employees makes the final selections.

Details on the 2017 POWER Grant will be available this fall at www.trico.coop.