We are Avanti Residential. Our goal is to create an innovative home experience with a focus on people, community, and service. One of our core values is "Be A Good Citizen" which, to us, means that we strive to embrace, participate, and enhance the communities in which we live, work, and do business. All of our chosen charities for this week directly impact the communities in which we operate our communities. We're thrilled we can support them and hope that you'll join us.

The charities we're fundraising for are the following: 

Waste Not
wastenotaz.org

Waste Not is the only nonprofit in AZ that collects prepared foods that would otherwise go to waste and deliver it directly to nonprofit agencies that serve those in need. They have 65 partner agencies that include homeless shelters, transitional housing, senior facilities, preschools, after-school programs, rehabilitation centers and food pantries. Waste Not provides approximately 3.5 million meals annually and also diverted 963 tons of food from our landfills in 2019 (economic value of $2.2 million).

UMOM New Day Center
umom.org

UMOM has a mission to prevent and end homelessness with innovative strategies and housing solutions that meet the unique needs of each family and individual. Founded in 1964, UMOM is located in Phoenix, Arizona and is an innovative provider of shelter,housing and services for people experiencing homelessness. Every night they provide safe shelter and supportive services for over 170 homeless families. We also offer nearly 300 units of affordable housing across the Valley, each with special Program Centers for residents.

Kitchen On The Street 
kitchenonthestreet.org 

Kitchen on the Street is a faith based community partner purposing to eliminate local hunger by offering food assistance programs in Phoenix Arizona and San Antonio Texas.  The mission: Turning hunger into hope…one child at a time.  Kitchen on the Street (KOS AZ) began serving the community in 2007 when the Scarpinato family learned about the prevalence of food insecurity in local Arizona children. Hearing that thousands of children that received breakfast and lunch at school but were going hungry on weekends compelled Vince, Lisa, and Taylor Scarpinato to found Kitchen on the Street as a means of bringing food and hope to children in need.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver
https://www.bgcmd.org/ 
For almost 60 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver has been there for kids and families when they need them most: after school, all day in the summer, and even during the school day. Their membership is open to all youth ages 6-18, and their Club members have access to a wealth of programming that has the power to positively shape and change their lives.

Bags of Fun
bagsoffun.org

Funded by the Gabby Krause Foundation, has a mission to deliver a Bag of Fun to every sick child whose health and happiness is both compromised and threatened. What began as a mother’s wish to offer a playful respite for her daughter fighting brain cancer has now become a movement to reclaim the innocence and playfulness of childhood for those that are threatened by the realities of their medical conditions. Bags of Fun are an essential tool that brings the power of play into the hospitals. For the child it brings instant excitement and a distraction from their pain, illness and anxiety. For parents, it is gratitude at a time when being thankful and hopeful is not often possible. Since inception of the program in 2004, Bags of Fun has fulfilled every request from the participating hospitals. It is their annual goal to be able to fund 100% of the requests and to not have to deny any requests.