The Courage To Shift

04/22/2026

OUR UPDATED LIST IS IN!✔️

Meet these Black women running for elected office across Arizona in 2026.

These are the Black women that made it through their petition stages and got on the ballot! We also already saw a win in the SRP election!

These leaders represent experience, service, and a commitment to their communities. We are proud to uplift and celebrate their leadership.

02/10/2026

🎉 It’s Tax Time! 🎉

While individuals may not look forward to tax season, it’s an exciting time for qualifying charitable organizations, like Dsquared Homes for the Homeless!

The Arizona Charitable Tax Credit is a state-specific, dollar-for-dollar, nonrefundable credit that allows Arizona taxpayers to reduce their state income tax liability by donating to approved Qualifying Charitable Organizations (QCOs).

In simple terms: if you owe Arizona taxes, you can donate those dollars to a qualifying nonprofit instead of sending them to the government. Unlike a deduction, which only reduces taxable income, a tax credit reduces your tax bill by the exact amount you donate.

2025 Tax Year Credit Limits

(For donations made through April 15, 2026)

Qualifying Charitable Organizations (QCOs):

Up to $495 for single/head of household/married filing separately

Up to $987 for married filing jointly

Eligibility: Donations must be made to a charity certified by the Arizona Department of Revenue as a QCO.

Deadline: Donations for the 2025 tax year can be made through April 15, 2026.

👉 To receive the credit for donations to Dsquared Homes for the Homeless, use QCO Code 22292.

Learn more about us at Dsquared4homeless.org.



Dsquared Homes for the Homeless

01/16/2026

It’s almost time!!!!!!

Join me today at 4 in Downtown Chandler to receive the Martin Luther King Spirit of Unity Award in the City Counsel Chambers!

12/18/2025

This sponsorship is an honor, and a testament to how hard the Dsquared Homes for the Homeless team has worked to make an impact in the communuty, despite the majority of the team (not just me)holding down full time jobs!

To be seen and valued by SRP, though we are still a grassroots nonprofit, is a blessing!

Support our mission at Dsquared4homeless.org


Dsquared Homes for the Homeless

12/17/2025

I added these words to my nonprofit brochures five years ago, and they are even more true today!

What’s also true is that while I’ve started a nonprofit that supports the employed S.M.I. Community in an innovative way to prevent homelessness, taken political courses to learn how government works (in hopes of passing a bill to help), and have sat in on meetings for other nonprofits that support the same community, it’s not enough.

As a single person household I can’t attend every meeting while working three jobs. And frankly, I’ve met advocates for the S.M.I. Community who’ve been successful at implementing change (on several levels), and yet, here we are.

Trying to run for office to beg others to prioritize something they aren’t concerned about is starting to seem like a huge waste of time. People have already done this, and there has been no change. There MUST be a better way!

What I do know is that WHO YOU KNOW goes a long way in this world! I haven’t yet met that person who can get me in the rooms where I can share my testimony and create the change I want to see in the world.

My son would have turned 38 tomorrow. I fought as hard as I could for 17 years. It wasn’t enough, I need an army. I hope that army comes in 2026!

11/27/2025

11/18/2025

FREE FOOD FOR ALL
NOVEMBER MOBILE FOOD PANTRY
“THE THANKSGIVING EDITION”
Sat., Nov. 22nd
11 AM to 1 PM
Open to the general public.
No Income Requirements
No ID Required
Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church
1401 E. Jefferson St.
Phx, AZ 85034
This event occurs RAIN OR SHINE

COMIDA GRATIS PARA TODOS
DESPENSA MÓVIL DE
ALIMENTOS DE NOVIEMBRE
“EDICIÓN DE ACCIÓN DE GRACIAS”
Sábado 22 de noviembre
11:00 a 13:00
Abierto al público en general.

Sin requisitos de ingresos
No se requiere identificación
Iglesia Bautista Pilgrim Rest
1401 E. Jefferson St.
Phx, AZ 85034
Este evento se realizará llueva o haga sol