CAC Partners with Child and Family Resources to Support Teen Moms

As you may have seen through Fox 10 or the link to the article we posted on Facebook, Clean Air Cab has partnered with Child and Family Resources to help teen moms achieve success in the work force. 

Many teen mothers struggle to finish high school with the added responsibilities of a child at home. This can make it difficult for them to seek long-term employment to support themselves and their child. Even transportation to interviews or to purchase professional clothing can be a massive hurdle. 

This is where Clean Air Cab comes in. We have launched a "Drive to Success" program to give young women free rides to job interviews and to purchase clothing. Child and Family resources provides resources to assist young mothers in receiving their GED, like tutoring and child care, as well as assistance in finding employment and doing interviews. 

Clean Air Cab is known for its commitment to education through our partnership with ASU, but our commitment to family may be less well known. CAC knows that families are integral to our community, so in our efforts to support our local community, we strive to show our support for families as well, especially mothers. In fact, it's not uncommon to see a child or two around the office! Two of our managers had babies around the same time and took them to work daily while they were young. So those running CAC understand first hand the struggles that come with balancing a career and family and the importance of keeping family close. That's why this partnership hits so close to home for us and is so vital to our goals as a business. We know that if we are supporting the mothers in our community, we are supporting the children in our community and helping to raise future leaders, scientists, teachers, doctors, managers, athletes... in essence, we are supporting a brighter future for everyone!

You can read the original article through Fox 10 Phoenix here.  

Celebrate Spring Break Locally!

For those of us in education, whether we be students, faculty, or parents of students, it is Spring Break in AZ! And even if you don't get the week off, it's hard not to feel the Spring Break fever. So let's celebrate Spring Break and do something fun this week!

For many of us, a beach trip is not in the cards. Fortunately, we have a lot of awesome fun things to do right in the Valley! So, in honor of Spring Break, I'm going to list a few fun ideas close to home that everyone can enjoy!

Phoenix Art Museum- If you are looking for a relaxing, cultured experience, the Phoenix Art Museum is a must see. And, with free admission on Wednesdays, it's an inexpensive option too!

Tempe Town Lake- if you are craving a day at the beach, but can't escape to CA, Tempe Town Lake is the next best thing! With spacious lawns for tanning and picnicking, paddle boats, and restaurants and shopping in the nearby Mill Ave district, you have plenty of options to have the quintessential Spring Break beach day away from the beach.

Girls' day out- get some girlfriends together and splurge on a facial or mani-pedi and a little shopping in one of the great shopping centers in the valley. Scottsdale Fashion Square, the Mill Ave district, Fiesta Mall, Chandler Fashion Center, and Superstition Springs Mall are just a few of the great shopping centers around the valley. Pamper yourself, have a fancy lunch, and do a little shopping!

The Great Outdoors- Arizona has some of the best weather of the year in early Mrch, so if you enjoy the great outdoors, now is the best time to soak up the sun! Go hiking on one of our many gorgeous trails, many of which are practically IN the city, so no long drives required. If you have a day or two to spare, drive up to northern AZ and go camping on some of our beautiful campgrounds.

Kids' fun in the sun- For good family fun on hot days, head to a pool! Sunsplash in Mesa has some great water slides and wave pools. Local junior highs often allow people to swim in their pools for a very low price as well. Just be sure to keep an eye on the kids around water so everyone has a safe and fun time!

Check out your city's website for local events coming up to get more great local Spring Break ideas!

And don't forget to make your Spring Break extra relaxing by letting Clean Air Cab take you out on all your local Spring Break adventures! We recently added a text message notification system so, after you book your trip, you can get a text message letting you know when your driver is on their way and who they are.

Comment below or on our Facebook page to let us know what your local spring break plans are and what you think of our new text message system!

   

Education is Important!

I started working at Clean Air Cab the summer after my freshman year of college. I'm graduating from Arizona State University the end of this semester and I'm still at Clean Air Cab. In the nearly 3 years I've been there, I've had something like 4 positions. I sometimes joke I could run the company if I needed to! 

I bring this up because I want to talk about Clean Air Cab's involvement in education. Many of you have seen our awesome ASU cabs driving around, but did you know we donate money to ASU to provide a yearly scholarship for a student in need?

I brought up my own story to illustrate how deeply Clean Air Cab is committed to supporting education. I started there as a call taker with hardly any experience. I started 6 months after opening, so the company was even smaller then. I quickly came to know the managers and owner. They were always willing to work around my crazy school schedule so I could support myself. As I continued there, I was given the opportunity to move up and work in the office. I worked full time as an office admin for a summer and was allowed to work part time handling the accounts when I went back to school. They saw potential in me and let me have the opportunity to learn a whole new skill set and push myself in a professional setting that would otherwise have been unavailable to me. 

Steve, the owner of CAC, and the managers there don't just throw money at causes to look good, they really care! And they show that in more ways than the wraps on our cabs. 

"Clean Air Cab is excited about making this donation to Arizona State University," said Steve Lopez, the company's founder. "Our business is built on sustainability, entrepreneurship and innovation, and we're proud to support the next generation of innovative young leaders as they learn and put forward their own solutions to our greatest 

challenges."

Many of my friends and other college students have had the opportunity to work for Clean Air despite inexperience and odd schedules. So, when you take a Clean Air Cab, know that you aren't just supporting the scholarship we donate to, but you are supporting the college students who work there too! By supporting Clean Air Cab, you are supporting our investment into a better future.

For more information on our involvement with ASU, go to our website, or simply click here.

**I should note, there are a lot of amazing people who work at Clean Air Cab that aren't college students, but I wanted to focus on our involvement in education this week. I'll talk about some of the other types of people we support at another time.