Highlights
- Southwest Gas Foundation opened its 60th Anniversary Month of Giving June 6 with a Phoenix care-kit packing event.
- More than 100 employee volunteers assembled 2,000 personal care kits for unhoused individuals alongside CASS.
- A $60,000 Foundation donation will fund a total of 6,000 kits distributed across Arizona, Nevada, and California in June.
- CASS will distribute the kits through its three Phoenix-area shelters throughout the month.
The Southwest Gas Foundation opened its 60th Anniversary Month of Giving on June 6 with more than 100 employee volunteers and family members assembling 2,000 personal care kits alongside Central Arizona Shelter Services in Phoenix.
Volunteers packed kits containing personal hygiene and summer heat relief essentials, including hand and body wipes, shampoo, deodorant, toothbrushes, shaving cream, and cooling towels. CASS will distribute the kits to unhoused individuals across its three Phoenix-area shelters.
The Phoenix event is the first of six volunteer projects scheduled across Arizona, Nevada, and California throughout June. Backed by a $60,000 Foundation donation, employees across Southwest Gas' service territory will assemble a total of 6,000 care kits through the month, according to a PR Newswire release confirming the campaign.
Brad Harris, Arizona Regional Vice President for Southwest Gas, said the event reflects the Foundation's legacy since its founding, calling it a matter of "working alongside nonprofit organizations like CASS and providing support, dignity, and hope to our neighbors in need."
Nathan Smith, Chief Executive Officer of CASS, said the care kits "will provide resources and comfort to individuals experiencing homelessness while demonstrating that our community cares about their well-being and success."
The partnership also supports The Haven Senior Shelter, described in the release as a first-of-its-kind facility serving vulnerable seniors experiencing homelessness in the Valley. Five additional volunteer events are scheduled to complete the 6,000-kit goal before June 30.
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- phoenixchamber.com retrieved 09/06/2026 22:36
- PR Newswire retrieved 09/06/2026 22:36
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