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THE PRIMAVERA FOUNDATION INC

AZ · EIN 860733182 · $12.0M rev · operational · www.primavera.org
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The Primavera Foundation operates STAR Village, a safe sleep space providing harm-reduction and trauma-informed shelter for women experiencing homelessness in Tucson, Arizona. The organization offers supportive services including meals, hygiene items, and essential supplies to promote safety, dignity, and healing. It relies on community donations, volunteer support, and partnerships to sustain its services.

activities · 16

what they do

direct service · 14
  • Conducting mobile outreach to unhoused individuals Street-Based Outreach and Engagement
    Launched a Mobile Outreach program in early 2024 to engage unhoused individuals in Pima County.
  • Developing and operating family shelters Emergency Shelter Services
    Developed the Family Pathways Shelter Program in 2017 using a scattered shelter site model to improve stabilization outcomes for families and children.
  • Launched a Mobile Outreach program in early 2024 to engage unhoused individuals in Pima County.
  • Operating Family Pathways Shelter Program Emergency Shelter Services
    Developed and operates the Family Pathways Shelter Program, using a scattered shelter site model to improve stabilization outcomes for families and children.
  • Operating Family Pathways Shelter Program Emergency Shelter Services
    Developed and operates the Family Pathways Shelter Program using a scattered shelter site model to improve stabilization outcomes for families and children.
  • Operating Men's Shelter Emergency Shelter Services
    Operates the Primavera Men's Shelter, providing overnight shelter for up to 80 men each night, 365 days per year, and serves monthly meals through a volunteer team.
  • Operating Primavera Resource Center
    Operates a Resource Center that serves approximately 8,000 individuals annually with 34,000 total service interactions, and provides mail services to approximately 2,500 individuals experiencing homelessness.
  • Operating STAR Village Safe Sleep Space Emergency Shelter Services
    Launched STAR Village, a safe sleep space for women experiencing homelessness, using a harm-reduction and trauma-informed approach, and provides prepared meals for up to 30 residents.
  • Operating a Resource Center
    Operates a Resource Center that serves approximately 8,000 individuals annually with 34,000 total service interactions, and provides mail services to approximately 2,500 individuals experiencing homelessness.
  • Operating emergency shelters for men Emergency Shelter Services
    Operates the Primavera Men's Shelter, providing shelter for up to 80 men each night, 365 days per year, and serves meals monthly through a volunteer meal team.
  • Providing Affordable and Supportive Housing Permanent and Transitional Housing Support
    Subsidizes, rehabilitates, and constructs safe and affordable housing, including emergency, temporary, and permanent units, and has renovated properties into supportive housing for people with mental illness.
  • Providing Affordable and Supportive Housing Permanent and Transitional Housing Support
    Subsidizes, rehabilitates, and constructs safe and affordable housing, including emergency, temporary, and permanent units, and renovated Pueblo Court into supportive housing for people with mental illness.
  • Subsidizes, rehabilitates, and constructs safe and affordable housing, including emergency, temporary, and permanent units, and renovated Pueblo Court into supportive housing for people with mental illness.
  • Providing safe sleep spaces for women experiencing homelessness Emergency Shelter Services
    Launched STAR Village, a safe sleep space for women experiencing homelessness, using a harm-reduction and trauma-informed approach, and provides prepared meals for up to 30 residents.
capacity building · 2
  • Facilitating staff training programs Nursing Workforce Development
    Facilitated staff training programs to improve community service delivery, specifically for outpatient clinics.
  • Staff Training Programs Nursing Workforce Development
    Facilitated staff training programs to improve community service delivery, specifically for outpatient clinics.
strategies · 26

how they think

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named programs · 2

what they call their work

Meal Donation Program
Community-supported program providing breakfast and dinner meals to up to 30 residents at STAR Village through volunteer-coordinated drop-offs of prepared or shelf-stable food
STAR Village
A safe sleep space designed as a harm-reduction, trauma-informed refuge for women experiencing homelessness, providing shelter, meals, and supportive services
relationships · 13

who they work with

  • AJ O’Reilly Partner — Contact person for volunteer coordination and meal services at STAR Village
  • Arizona State University Partner — Leadership team members hold degrees from and have collaborated with Arizona State University, including through internships and academic programs.
  • El Rio Mobile Outreach Partner — Provides medical care at the Resource Center on a monthly basis.
  • Fleming & Curti, PLC Partner — Elizabeth Noble Rollings Friman, board treasurer, is a principal at Fleming & Curti, PLC.
  • James E. Rogers College of Law Partner — Andy Silverman, emeritus board member, is Professor Emeritus at James E. Rogers College of Law, The University of Arizona.
  • Mesch Clark Rothschild Partner — Patrick J. Lopez, board secretary, is a shareholder at Mesch Clark Rothschild.
  • Sophia Smith-Gatto Partner — Contact person for donations and donation-related questions for STAR Village
  • Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness Partner — Collaborates on coordinated entry for homeless services and housing referrals.
  • Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness Partner — Provides in-person access point for coordinated entry through TPCH.
  • University of Arizona Partner — Andrew Rouse, board president, is affiliated with the University of Arizona as Director of the Translational Bioimaging Resource.
  • University of Arizona Partner — Leadership team members have affiliations and collaborations with the University of Arizona, including academic training and internship programs.
  • University of Arizona School of Journalism Partner — Nancy Sharkey, co-vice president, is Professor Emerita at the University of Arizona School of Journalism.
  • neighborhoods Partner — Partners with neighborhoods through comprehensive community development