About COPE

 

Community Development

COPE’s Community Development Department is comprised of the Community Development Director, Community Services Specialist, and Communications Specialist.  Collaborating with outside organizations, this Department markets COPE’s strategic focus in the community and is responsible for development.  This area of the organization is dedicated to strengthening COPE’s relationships with existing community partners, while diversifying the organization's targeted community groups.

Areas of responsibility include: 

Marketing- Development of techniques used to promote and expand COPE’s corporate identity.

Fundraising- Development and implementation of fundraising strategies and campaigns.

Events- Planning, organization, and implementation of internal and external community events.

Internal Communications- Establishment and implementation of internal communication protocols.

Public Relations- Creation and maintenance of positive, mutually beneficial relationships with media partners and the community at large.

Corporate Citizenship- Management of funds and services allocated to community support.

Special Projects- Planning, organization, and implementation of internal and external projects that are one-time, nonrecurring,  undertakings.

 

Community and Fundraising Events:

Arizona Women's Conference

Hosted by COPE and Sponsored by Community Partnership of Southern Arizona (CPSA) and Pima County.

The Arizona Women's Conference (AWC) began in 2001 as an outcome of discussions among diverse groups of Arizona women. These Conference founders shared a commitment to helping women improve and advance their lives. These insightful women identified areas of common concern, established priorities, and recruited experts to address issues such as health and well being, employment and earnings, education, and political advocacy. Conference sessions and workshops offer participants specific techniques and approaches for creating and managing positive change in their lives. The mission of the AWC is to motivate and inspire women to take action for the future. The Conference pursues its mission with the generous support of community partners, corporations, local businesses, and private donors. COPE serves as the fiduciary for the AWC. For more than 30 years, COPE has been helping to improve the health and quality of life of Arizonans, and continues to support initiatives that strengthen women and the community. Celebrating its five-year anniversary, the AWC will be held at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort and Spa on September 12, 2008. This year's Conference theme is "Motivating, Inspiring, and Empowering Women."

For more information, please visit www.arizonawomensconference.org.

 

AMIGOS de COPE-AWC Golf Tournament

On May 9, 2008, the Arizona Women's Conference held a golf tournament at Canoa Ranch Golf Club with over more than 100 participants.

 

AWC Sidewinders Benefit Game

On June 10, 2008, The Arizona Women's Conference hosted a charity game at the Tucson Electric Park where the Sidewinders play against the Sacramento Rivercats.

 

AWC Fiesta de la Comunidad

Members of the community gather in the city of South Tucson with friends, family, and collegues at a grassroots fundraising event to support the Arizona Women's Conference.

 

Client Holiday Dinner

For 32 years, COPE has hosted an annual client holiday dinner during the first week of December for enrolled clients in Southern Arizona and surrounding areas. The event, featuring a raffle and entertainment provided by clients and the Rincon High School Choir, is held at Trinity Presbyterian Church. The dinner is a traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings.

 

South Tucson Holiday Sharing Project

For the past 34 years, community leaders in the City of South Tucson have led a local effort benefiting needy children and families in the South Tucson community. Children from the ages of six months to twelve years of age have been able to enjoy the spirit of Christmas by participating. In many cases, this event is the only opportunity for some children to receive a gift during the holiday season. Each year a local community-based organization is designated to serve as the sponsor for this collaborative effort. COPE is honored to serve as the local sponsor for this endeavor.

South Tucson Gift Wrapping Party

This annual event brings together more than 300 people to wrap toys for both the South Tucson Children's Christmas Party and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Children's Christmas Party. This event also includes a silent auction.

South Tucson Children's Christmas Party

Every year the City of South Tucson blocks off South 11th Avenue between West 38th and 39th Streets. The South Tucson Fire Department delivers Santa aboard a fire truck to a large number of waiting children and families. Each child between the ages of six months and twelve years is presented with a wrapped toy from Santa, along with a gift of fruit, nuts, and candy. Lunch is made available to children and their families. There is musical entertainment, balloons, and special raffle gifts for the children in attendance. Local dignitaries, sponsors, contributors, and the media attend.

 

Annual Fundraising Campaign:

Proceeds to benefit…

- Women’s Services

- Living Essentials for Consumers

- Residential and Housing Programs

- Recovery Through Vocation

Past Campaigns:

Arizona Tax Credit

Season of Joy

 

Special Projects:

- La Cholla Case Management Open House

- Mary Ann Coady Weinand, M.D. Clinic Dedication Ceremony

- Mesquite Case Management Open House

- Pima Computer Recycling Open House

 

Internal Events:

- Employee Holiday Party

- Employee Sidewinders Baseball Outing

 

Marketing, Public Relations, and Internal Communications:

- Advertising

- Annual Report

- Business Tools

- Event Invitations and Programs

- Quarterly Newsletter

- Marketing Tools

- Media Partners 

- Development of New Logo           

- New Corporate Name

- Press Releases

- Promotional Items

- Promotional Videos

- Public Service Announcements (TV and Radio)

- Signage

- Spanish Translation of Marketing Materials

 

Community Partners

 

Amistades, Inc.

Amphitheater School District

Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard's Office

Arizona Department of Economic Security

Arizona Medical Association

Arthur A. Chapa

Association of Fundraising Professionals

ASU Center for Applied Behavioral Health Polices

Aztec Embroidery

Bank of America

BFL Construction Company, Inc.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Southern Arizona

Casa de Los Niños

Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona

Catholic Diocese of Tucson

City of Tucson

City of Tucson Police Department

City of Tucson Tucson 12

City of Tucson Water Department

City of South Tucson

City of South Tucson Fire Department

City of South Tucson Police Department

Citizen Corps Council for Homeland Security

Clear Channel Radio

Coalition for African American Health & Wellness

Comcast

Community Housing Corporation

Community Partnership of Southern Arizona

Community Partnership of Southern Arizona Cultural

Diversity Advisory Council

Community Partnership of Southern Arizona Customer

Service Advisory Council

Compass Healthcare

Counter Narcotics Alliance

CPE Consultants

David Goldstein & Ellen M. Goldstein

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

Diamond Ventures, Inc.

Dine Nation (Navajo)

Drug Enforcement Administration

DWE Management Consultants

El Tour de Tucson

Enrique Serna

Explorer Newspapers

Fairfield, Inc.

Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco

Flowing Wells School District

Fox 11

Gila River Nation

Girls, Inc. of Southern Arizona

Gospel Rescue Mission

Governor's Office of Highway Safety

Grace Temple Baptist Church

Greater Tucson Leadership

HashaniHecker & Muehleback, PLLC

Hispanic Professional Action Committee

Holualoa Arizona, Inc.

Inglis Florist

Insty Prints

Interdenominational Ministries Alliance

Johnathan Tate

John Valenzuela Center

Joseph Cesare

JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa

Kaneen Advertising and Public Relations

KGUN 9

Lakota Nation

Las Artes

Law Office of Tanis A Duncan

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Levy Development, Inc.

Living Waters

Local Neighborhood Associations

Lovitt and Touch

Marana Police Department

Meth Free Alliance

Metropolitan Education Commission

Mexica/Chicano Nation

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

National Association of Colored Women

New Life Ministries

Old Pueblo Printers

Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Partnership for a Drug Free America

Paxis Institute

Perimeter Bicycling Association of America

Pima Computer Recycling

Pima County Attorney's Office

Pima County Board of Supervisors

Pima County Health Department

Pima County One-Step

Pima County Office of Faith-Based Initiatives

Pima County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security

Pima County Sheriff's Department

Pima County Tucson Women's Commission

Pima County Waste Management

Pima County Youth Opportunity

Pima Health System

Pima Prevention Partnership

Professional Impressions

RBC Dain Rauscher

Reachout Pregnancy Center

Red Cross

Regole Design

Rigo's Restaurant

RISE, Inc.

Rising Star

Russell D. Garrett Foundation

S.O.B.E.R. Project

Salvation Army

Sierra Moon Productions, LLC

Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF)

Southern Arizona Children's Advocacy Center

South of 45 Club

Trinity Presbyterian Church

The League of Mexican American Women

The Planning Center

Tiffany & Co.

Tohono O'odham Nation

Tucson Hispanic Coalition

Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network

Tucson Lifestyle

Tucson Medical Center

Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce

Tucson Sidewinders

Tucson Summer Pro League

Tucson Teen ChallengeTucson Unified School District

UFCW

University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center of Excellence in Women's Health

University of Arizona Hispanic Alumni Club

University Physicians

Ventana Research Corporation

Watermark Resources

Wells Fargo Bank

Women in Healthcare

Yaqui Comite de La Fe

Youth Advisory Council/Tucson Teen Congress

 

For more information, contact Claudia Jasso-Stevens, Community Development Director, at cjassostevens@copecommunityservices.org

 

Community Health

 

African American HIV/AIDS Awareness Project

According to the Center for Disease Control, African Americans are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. African American women account for 67% of all new AIDS cases among women. African Americans as a whole account for roughly 50% of all AIDS cases to date. To address this issue COPE has partnered with community leaders and other agencies to help address the educational needs of the community as they relate to this disease. This effort includes educational classes, forums, community mobilization, and advocate and trainer training in collaboration with the Southern Arizona Chapter of the Red Cross. In addition, COPE collaborates with the African American Disparities Alliance to increase community awareness and to educate and promote HIV testing of African Americans.

 

Health Fairs

Several times a year community health fairs are held at various locations and are sponsored by COPE and other community organizations.

 

Meth Free Alliance

The Meth Free Alliance (MFA) is committed to reducing the negative impact of methamphetamine at all community levels through legal, legislative, grassroots, and personal action and through active partnerships. Since March 2005, COPE has served the MFE by providing infrastructure support and fiscal management to the group's grassroots activities including an annual Faith-Based Summit, support for the Pima County Drug Endangered Children's Vehicle, as well as the "Tucson Neighbors Building Community" focused neighborhood project.

 

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD)

This event is sponsored by the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF) and COPE.

For more information, visit www.nlaad.org

 

For more information, contact Mary Specio-Boyer, Community Health Director, at mspecioboyer@copecommunityservices.org