POSITIVE NETWORK ALLIANCE, INC.
Founded in 1987 and incorporated in 1992 as an Arizona nonprofit corporation, Positive Network Alliance, Inc. (PNA) is an approved charitable organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, ID #86-0700750. PNA is a member agency in good standing of the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits, an affiliate of the National Council of Nonprofit Associations, and is a designated Gift In Kind agency through the Valley of the Sun United Way.
Mission:
To provide children facing challenges with the mentoring programs and support services necessary for them to become empowered, make good choices in life, and successfully develop their full potential.
Vision:
To create highly effective, efficiently run program designs and service delivery systems that can be easily replicated in other communities, expanding our services geographically and diversifying the populations we serve.
Core Values:
- Respect for each individual child
- Belief that all children are capable of success
- Focus on the quality of the service we provide
- Dedication to improving performance and striving for excellence
- Perspective that embraces barriers as challenges that can be overcome
- Welcome customer feedback and incorporate outcome data into program development
- Encourage creative thinking and innovation
- Seek active partnering with the community at large
Target Population:
Our primary target population is impoverished and homeless children from 4 through 10 years old (PK-3rd grade) who are registered in Maricopa County public elementary schools that have a poverty rate of 50% or higher. Secondary target groups include developmentally disabled, medically fragile, and terminally ill children and the children of severely injured/slain public safety officers and deployed military troops.
Need:
- Maricopa County is the fourth largest and fastest growing county in the nation.
- Today, there are nearly 488,000 people in Maricopa County living below the poverty line. The “poverty line” is the minimum level of income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate standard of living.
- There was a 30.1% increase in the poverty rate between 2000 and 2007. During that time, an additional 112,800 Maricopa County residents fell below the poverty line.
- Based on the present status of our economy and the latest economic forecasts, it is projected that the poverty rate will dramatically increase during the next several years.
- Currently, in Maricopa County, there are approximately 105,000 PK-3rd grade students attending 305 public schools where the poverty rate is in excess of 50%.
Goals:
- To serve all the 305 target schools in Maricopa County that are not already receiving similar supportive programs.
- To expand our service throughout Arizona, especially to rural areas and the reservations.
- To establish programs in other states, nationwide.
