Thanksgiving, a Time to Appreciate and Make History Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Native Americans shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations. For more than two centuries, days of [...]
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Real change isn't something that happens overnight. It's brought on by the tireless efforts of those on the ground floor in communities, meeting the needs of the masses, and making a difference one person at a time. The workers at Catholic Charities understand this better than most, as they dedicate [...]
CEA has helped my boys attend and receive a Catholic education. Without the support of CEA scholarships my boys would have attended public school. I was skeptical from the beginning on sending the boys to a Catholic school, why? because I did not believe it was possible or affordable to [...]
Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall. —F. Scott Fitzgerald Welcome to Fall, where cooler temperatures, beautiful mornings and amazing sunsets are ours to embrace. Arizona offers such beauty and is just one of the many reasons to reside here. Arizona also offers freedoms not [...]
Grade School: Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Scottsdale, Graduated 1999 High School: Xavier College Preparatory, Graduated 2003 I am the third of four children. My parents sent my sisters, brother and me to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Scottsdale for grade school and to Xavier and Brophy for high school. [...]
It is a rare experience to work for a leader that insists that the only way to become the most effective team and turn out the best quality of work is by creating a work environment based on trust, support, faith, kindness, communication, and self-care.
Desirae Outcalt, VP, Commercial Banker Why do you partner with Catholic Education Arizona? Bell Bank is one of the nation’s largest family-owned banks. Care for our communities is an absolute core focus for the organization, as shown in all the ways we pay it forward through gifts, volunteering, and forging [...]
This fall, Catholic Education Arizona welcomes three new members to the Board of Directors. Learn more about Carol Trueg and Nancy Dougherty and their commitment to the mission and purpose of CEA. Carol Trueg A native of Dubuque, IA, Carol Trueg and her husband Mike recently relocated to the Phoenix [...]
At Catholic Education Arizona, we change lives one scholarship at a time. We've been helping families obtain a quality Catholic education for 26 years, thanks to generous supporters of the Arizona Tax Credits in our community. Nationally, approximately 2 million children attended Catholic schools in 2016 and were able to [...]
