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Causes: Employment, Job Training
Mission: Tempe chamber of commerce foundation is organized and operated to raise funds to positively impact the quality of life and to ensure a better workforce in tempe through education and community enhancement programs and services.
Programs: Tempe leadership identifies emerging leaders and fosters leadership skills through a nine month program focusing on education, experience, exposure, and service to the community. Participants learn about strengths, needs, and challenges facing tempe through bi-monthly issue days, leadership shadowing, and development and executin of a class project.
tempe cares organizaes citizen volunteers to reduce blight and improve the appearance of tempe neighborhoods and community spaces. Several hundred individuals, groups, and businesses come together to invest their combined resources of skilled and unskilled labor, tools, and building materials to improve the quality of life for citizens of tempe.
tempe youth leadership informs and motivates a diverse group of high school sophmores and juniors by enhancing their leadership skills and providing leadership opportunities on an individual and group level. The program encourages youth to expand their awareness of local issues and community needs; increase their community involvement and volunteer activity; and analyze issues, indentify solutions and develop action plans through issue oriented seminars and interaction with community leaders.