Seeds of Hope is a non-profit charity that promotes opportunities to improve lives through relationships and community development. We help those in need with food and clothing and have been one of the primary social service providers in the Casa Grande area since 1993.
We appreciate the generous support of our community and the partnerships we have formed with local businesses, organizations, churches and agencies, that provide volunteers and other resources to help us fulfill our mission. While our partnerships are crucial to our cause, our true strength relies on our volunteers. We could not do what we do without the volunteers that lift up our entire community.
Serving Casa Grande
Annually
- 9,780 meals served and food bags given to the homeless and jobless.
- 2166 Senior adult visits to the MACC
- 35 Students participating in MACC Afterschool activities from 11 different CGESD Schools
- Various different community groups utilizing the MACC to provide services to the community
- 10 Peer leaders trained in leadership, modeling pro-social behavior to the next generation
Staff
education and serving others. Bob’s leadership philosophy represents a balance of CEO,
steward, scholar, consensus builder, father, and decisive agent of change. His
experience in not-for-profit leadership demonstrates success in organizational
development, innovative programming, and comprehensive strategic and financial
planning.
vision and commitment to EI Leadership captures the 21st Century's need for individuals
to be at the forefront of intelligent innovation and human relationships.
Grande Union High School and is honored to be back to serve the community that
influenced and impacted him in countless ways.
Terrified to go into the foster system, she left Casa Grande and stayed with relatives who had
substance abuse issues and encountered all that goes along with such abuse.
She entered an abusive relationship and gave birth to 2 children at 17 and 19 years old.
She left that relationship 3 months pregnant with a boy and moved to Mesa where she
was in a rollover accident with her 2 babies. Her premature son was ejected from the
car.
nose. She knelt and hugged Toni. Toni felt a hand on her shoulder and was handed her
son. As she was just thanking God that she had them both, she was looking at the
person’s boots. Shiney black boots with beige khaki pants. It was years later that she
realized there was no way a person could have been in the field and kept those boots
from being dusty. She knew it was God!
partner and father of their 5 kids (including her first 2). She returned to Casa Grande
raising her family, registered her kids in the after-school program and became a
volunteer at Seeds of Hope. After 9 years as a volunteer, she was hired as the Hot Lunch
Coordinator for 2 years. Toni then became the MACC Coordinator and helped build the
Senior Program officially becoming a full-time employee.
knowledge of Seeds of Hope. “I am who I am today because of Seeds of Hope. This was
home where I felt consistency and love. I am an example of no matter where you come
from, you can break generational curses and live for God.”
Merope Ozdener grew up on the east coast of Scotland. After 2 years as Catering
Officer for Canterbury Cathedral in England, she emigrated in 1970 to Toronto, Canada
where she resided for 23 years working at a teaching hospital before moving to Virginia
in 1993.
She was a stay-at-home Mom caring for her special needs daughter. Upon return to the
work force, she served as Activities Coordinator with a national retirement home
corporation. She finished her career working at the National Headquarters of the
Salvation Army as an administrative assistant to the National Commander. When she
retired in 2015, her family spent the next 3 years traveling full time in an RV throughout
the US and Canada before making Casa Grande her home.
Alicia is from Ventura, California, married, with 3 adult sons. As an Air Force spouse, she
and her husband, David, traveled extensively.
In 2021, they moved to Toltec, Arizona. Alicia ultimately discovered Fountains of Living
Water Church where she became a volunteer for Seeds of Hope Hot Lunch. She became
the Hot Lunch Site Coordinator in January of 2023.
Karla has been a part of Seeds of Hope for 15 years. She began as a student in 4 th grade.
She worked her way through the program and was eventually chosen as a Peer Leader
to impart her training and wisdom to the next generation of students. As an adult, Karla
was hired as an Assistant Coordinator and now holds the position of MACC Coordinator.
She describes herself as “blessed” to be raised in the Seeds of Home MACC and now
serve Pinal County families.
Karla is a proud mom with 2 wonderful children.
