Building Leadership Skills
Participation in Viva Pima! Teens develops personal growth, leadership skills, poise, public speaking skills, and a sense of civic responsibility. Membership begins the freshman year in high school and continues through senior year. Viva Pima! Teens, a self-governing group, who follow a budget, organize fundraisers and volunteer in the community with the guidance of Viva Pima!. As members of Viva Pima! Teens, they work in our Thrift Shop and support our philanthropic programs by assembling kits for Viva Pima! Supplies and helping children who come to Viva Pima! Kids to select clothes.
Volunteering in our Community
Viva Pima! Teens has two philanthropic programs. The main philanthropic program is Viva Pima! Teens Helping Tucson Teens. The focus is to strengthen Title 1 middle school art, music, and physical education programs through mini-grants of in-kind materials. The other program is Viva Pima! Teens Community Service. This program provides volunteer support for local non-profits such as Ben’s Bells, Habitat for Humanity®, Humane Society of Southern Arizona, Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona, Fisher House Foundation, St. Luke’s Home (Senior Assisted Living), and Casa Maria Soup Kitchen.
Viva Pima! Teens packing lunches for Fisher House
Fashion Show Fundraiser
Funding for Viva Pima! Teens Helping Tucson Teens and Viva Pima! Teens Community Service comes from the annual Spring Viva Pima! Teens Fashion Show and other Viva Pima! Teens fundraisers. To purchase tickets or become a sponsor, please contact us. Viva Pima! Teens organize the fashion show, solicit donations for the silent auction, and model the fashions.
Tux ‘n Boots®
Senior Viva Pima! Teens are recognized for their years of service at the annual Tux’n Boots® gala. Viva Pima! Teens families and friends along with Viva Pima! members celebrate the accomplishments of our seniors.
