The first 2,000 days of a child’s life between birth and kindergarten are critical to development and their chances of lifelong health and well-being.
We are Arizona’s largest nonprofit dedicated to early childhood development serving 135,000 children and their families each year.
Our more than 900 caring and highly-qualified staff provide 40 early childhood programs and services to children, families and professionals in Arizona.
Every year, thousands of books are donated to children in low-income households through Southwest Human Development’s Grow A Reader campaign.
When you purchase books for donation from our online shopping cart, you’re helping to get books into the hands of children who need them the most.
Thanks to a generous partnership with our friends at Humana, they’re going to match a book for every book you donate through our online cart below! That means your 2 books become 4, 5 books become 10, or 10 books becomes 20!
DONATE BOOKS ONLINE TODAY!
Grow A Reader donations qualify for Arizona’s dollar-for-dollar tax credit. Learn more about it here.
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Our early childhood professionals are available to answer any questions you may have about young children ages 0-5 in the areas of child development, feeding, sleep, behavior and more.
Southwest Human Development offers more than 40 programs that support Arizona children and families with a special focus on ages 0-5.
Supporting children’s early relationships and promoting healthy development.
Helping children enter school ready to learn through high-quality early childhood education programs.
Providing comprehensive support, evaluation and intervention that best fits each child’s unique needs.
Offering families and caregivers support, counseling and resources critical to a child’s well-being.
“I see a difference between them and others not in the program. They’re learning basic skills like being the line leader or the door holder. Other kids don’t know their letters and numbers.”
With your support we can do even more