What: Benโs Bells promote kindness and community involvement. Each week a person who makes Tucson better is โbelled.โ
Last weekโs recipient: Tom Litwicki.
Nominated by: City Councilman Richard Fimbres.
Why: For his work as CEO of Old Pueblo Community Services and his continued support of the Tucson Homeless Work Program. Through Litwickiโs leadership, Old Pueblo Community Services has become one of the most innovate nonprofits focusing on issues of homelessness and prison re-entry, Fimbres wrote in his nomination letter. โTom has been diligent in his work to treat everyone with dignity in their efforts to reintegrate into society. OPCS takes from Tom a kind demeanor to meet people where they are in order to address their needs,โ Fimbres wrote. Litwicki has been a supporter of the homeless work program, which offers homeless residents daily work and access to social services. With Litwickiโs help, the program has been expanded to include homeless women, Fimbres wrote.
More info and to nominate someone: Go to bensbells.org/BellingForm to submit a name. Go to bensbells.org or call 622-1379 for more information.
