Photo courtesy of Cox Charities

Cox Charities β€” Cox employees selected 15 local nonprofits to receive grant distributions from Cox Charities totaling $85,000.

The recipients included: Arizona Red Cross in Arizona: Southern Arizona Chapter; Arizona Burn Foundation; Arizona Science Center; Arts Integration Solutions; Be Kind People Project; Beads of Courage, Inc.; Junior Achievement of Arizona β€” Southern District; Literacy Connects; Live the Solution (Earn to Learn); Make Way for Books; Southern Arizona Children’s Advocacy Center; Special Olympics Arizona; Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association; and Youth on Their Own.

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