Our mission is to protect children, empower youth and strengthen families. We serve more than 40,000 children & families throughout the state each year. Arizona’s Children Association was originally founded in 1912, as Arizona Children's Home Association, to care for homeless, neglected and dependent children. For 100 years the agency has stayed true to its mission of Protecting Children, Empowering Youth and Strengthening Families, serving more than 42,000 children and their families in all 15 counties in the state each year. We are presently the oldest and largest statewide nonprofit child welfare and behavioral health agency in Arizona.