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I AM YOU 360™

Who We Are…

I AM YOU 360™ is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

I Am You 360 is an award-winning, forward-thinking, progressive, innovative, led by an African American woman is leading in diversity and inclusion Desiree Cook’s lived experience inspired her to revolutionize a movement called “I Am Somebody”.

The State of Arizona is home to 20,000 undersesrved youth. They are saying “I AM Somebody”.

They are not a barcode or a file in a cabinet. They must be unmuted. Their voices must be heard. They must be treated with dignity and the respect they deserve, to feel dignified and not be judged by their circumstance. Through self-awareness, self-development, and the development of life skills, this is possible. The “I Am Somebody”  movement is holding the privileged community, City, and State accountable for encouraging investment now or paying the ultimate price later. 

I Am You 360 chooses to pay NOW. “I Am You 360,” provides an array of holistic services and programs in the following ways: We believe in empowering the whole person by providing personalized and customized hygiene according to age, gender, and ethnicity, a 10-week self-development curriculum, life development, safe housing, and homeownership.

It is our desire, our passion to remove the band-aid and empower our most vulnerable youth. Sow them back into the fabric of our community by building their self-worth, self-esteem, and self-love. We can break the cycle and create generational change in the following ways: Personalization and Customization to fit the unique needs of those we serve. 

Because “I Am You 360” believes in the empowerment of the whole person, we offer the “I Am You 360” homeownership program for homeless young adults ages 18-22, particularly those who have aged out of foster care. 

“Plant seeds of hope and watching our youth grow and become fruitful”

Join the “I Am You 360” movement!

There are over 20,000 most vulnerable youth (Semi-Annual Child Welfare Reporting Period July 1, 2020- December 31, 2020) I Am You 360 has served over 4,000 youth and families with our programs and services within Pima County, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Tohona Odham Tribe, and Maricopa County. 

I Am You 360 believes in empowering the whole person through a blend of holistic, unique programs and services to disrupt the school to prison pipeline syndrome, direct and long term impact, reduce judicial involvement, break generational cycles and create generational change. We all win. 

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Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 9-12 PM (Except holidays, Spring and Fall Break)

Honors and Awards

Mercy Care 2023 Rise Award Advocacy
2022 NAACP Tucson Economic Sustainability Game Changer Award
2022 Greater Women Greater World Centennial Award by. Lambda Alpha Sigma Tucson
2022 Grant Awardee Helene Henrikson Fund
2022 ARPA (AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT) AWARDEE
2022 100 Plus Women
2022 100 Plus Teens
2022 Fast Pitch
2021 Recognized by The Tucson (AZ) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated

2021 Community Foundation for Southern Arizona African American Legacy Fund

2020 Awarded funding from the Arizona COVID-19 Community Response Fund, a component fund of the Arizona Community Foundation.

2019 $10,000 grant received from the African American Legacy Fund.

2019 Better Business Bureau Torch Award (Nonprofit Category Ethics, Honesty, and Integrity)

2019 Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Community Service Award

2016 Eta Epsilon Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Sorority Incorporated Community Service Award for Leadership and Dedication of Service to the Tucson Community

2016 Vantage West Credit Union Non-Profit of the Year