Don’t Miss the Fall Meeting and Golden Goose Fashion Show! Nancy McCluskey-Moore The SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) fall kick-off general meeting, which features the popular Golden Goose Fashion Show, will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 20, in the MountainView clubhouse ballroom. This is a great opportunity to learn about the wide variety…
R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly Scammers don’t need to be smart—they just need to be good at manipulating emotions. Whether it’s fear, greed, loneliness, or even compassion, fraudsters are experts at pressing the right emotional buttons to override logic and rush victims into poor decisions. Older adults are often prime targets. These scams are…
R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released its 2024 Annual Report. This report sheds light on the alarming rise of scams and highlights their devastating financial impact. The IC3 recorded over 850,000 complaints, with reported losses soaring to $16.6 billion. This is a staggering 33% increase from 2023.…
SBCO Scholarship Student Brooke Kelley Is Breaking Barriers Kathie Marshall You typically don’t see a plethora of females in construction careers, but the times they are a-changin’. According to a 2023 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), women currently make up around 10.8 % of the construction workforce in the United States, although…
SBCO Needs Volunteers to Help Local Students Succeed Nancy McCluskey-Moore SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) was founded in 1997 to meet the needs of children living in the 11 current and former mining communities in the “Copper Corridor,” stretching 100 miles north of Catalina, Ariz. SBCO’s mission of providing children with opportunities to succeed is realized…
Thanksgiving Baskets Brighten the Holiday for Local Families Mona Sullivan SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) now has two teams working on providing Thanksgiving baskets to local families. The SaddleBrooke Ranch team delivered 40 baskets to San Manuel High School and had 18 volunteers assisting with their program. Ranch volunteers included Co-chairs Anthony Signorelli and Tim Bowen,…
Make a Difference by Donating to SBCO Nancy McCluskey-Moore For more than 26 years, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBO) has been providing young people in local communities with opportunities to succeed through programs that provide food, clothing, enrichment grants, and scholarships. We serve youngsters living in the Copper Corridor, mining towns stretching across more than 100…
SBCO Enrichment Grant Funds 5 Cs Education Nancy McCluskey-Moore School children in Arizona are taught the “5 Cs”—the five things that were once the main drivers of the state’s economy. While today the economic impact of cotton, cattle, citrus, copper, and climate has changed somewhat, the 5 Cs still remain an important tool for helping…
R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), observed annually in June, highlights the critical issue of elder abuse and the importance of safeguarding the dignity and rights of older adults. As global demographics shift toward an aging population, addressing and preventing elder abuse becomes increasingly urgent. One of the most…
R.O.S.E., Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly In today’s digital age, data breaches are becoming increasingly common, leaving consumers vulnerable to identity theft. In one of the largest, most recent breaches, AT&T exposed 73 million passwords. While the vast majority were former customers (before 2019), it’s estimated that over 7-1/2 million were current customers. While there’s…