AmeriCorps provides grants to public and nonprofit organizations who sponsor and participate in service programs across the country. Grants help these groups recruit, train and place AmeriCorps members where they can help communities meet needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment.

The Arizona Parents Commission funds programs and initiatives dedicated to enhancing parental involvement and increasing education about the serious risks and public health problems caused by substance abuse.

Promotes proper handling of child abuse cases, particularly cases of child abuse and exploitation, to limit additional trauma to the child.

Provides funds for the creation of programs that support the core requirements of the JJDP Act. Targets areas that are considered significant challenges to the juvenile justice system and focuses on reducing risks and enhancing protective factors to prevent youth from entering the juvenile justice system.

Provides states and local units of government with funds to encourage the development of juvenile justice policies and procedures, and programs that promote juvenile accountability for criminal behavior.

Coordinates battered immigrant women teams with domestic violence victim service programs to educate and train professionals about the dangers present for immigrants in Arizona. This grant is an effort to raise community awareness about immigrant victimization and to prevent violence.

Funds Programs for youth that prevent: violence in and around schools and the illegal use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, and that foster a safe and drug free learning environment that supports academic achievement.

The Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program (Supervised Visitation Program) provides an opportunity for communities to support the supervised visitation and safe exchange of children in situations involving domestic violence, dating violence, child abuse, sexual assault, or stalking.

Provides training and technical assistance for before and after school child care providers.

Provides systematic and sustained focus on permanent systems change within our criminal justice system, while simultaneously developing a comprehensive network of domestic violence and sexual assault victim service advocates and programs throughout Arizona communities.