2055 South Power Road, Mesa, Arizona 85209
About Us
Emma's Eats
Located inside Jose's Closet service center, Emma's Eats provides food for the families of foster, kinship, and adopted children.
There are 15,000-20,000 children/youth in foster care in Arizona every year. We support the families that support these vulnerable young people. Foster children may arrive at a new home with nothing but the clothes on their backs. This can be traumatic to the children, and presents a challenge to foster families, who need to quickly acquire the items these children and youth need.
We work with local groceries stores and food rescue organizations to supply our shelves, refrigerators, and freezers.
We provide support to the entire family, not just the child in foster care. We feel the best way to support the children who need our help is by supporting the needs of the whole family.
At risk children may be in the foster care system, placed with relatives (kinship care), or adopted (frequently by their foster families). Emma's Eats is available to all foster, kinship, & adoptive families who care for these special children.
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Our Board
Tonya doty
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Board Treasurer
Tonya became a part of the foster care community in 2009 when she met a little special needs boy she wanted to adopt. After becoming a foster parent, she went on to adopt him and 4 more special needs children. Tonya and Wendy's blended family consists of 10 adopted children from Arizona's foster care system and 3 biological
Board Treasurer
Tonya became a part of the foster care community in 2009 when she met a little special needs boy she wanted to adopt. After becoming a foster parent, she went on to adopt him and 4 more special needs children. Tonya and Wendy's blended family consists of 10 adopted children from Arizona's foster care system and 3 biological children. Their daughter, Emma, passed away in 2019.
Tonya is also a licensed pediatric Occupational Therapist and has taken care of many foster children during her career. She is passionate about helping them overcome the enormous challenges they face and to thrive in their foster care environment.
Tonya is the Board of Trustees Chair for her church, Song of Life, UMC, and a member of their leadership board and building committee. She is also co-founder and board member of Emma's Eats, a non-profit food bank serving the foster/adoptive/kinship community, honoring her daughter, Emma, who passed away at the age of 9.
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Board Director
Founder
Foster parent to Jose
Jose came into Wendy's care at the age of 9 and sadly passed away in 2007, at the tender age of 10. His last request of Wendy was to make sure he wasn't forgotten. She chose this brilliant and necessary organization to be his legacy!
What literally started in a closet in her home, then grew to fil
Board Director
Founder
Foster parent to Jose
Jose came into Wendy's care at the age of 9 and sadly passed away in 2007, at the tender age of 10. His last request of Wendy was to make sure he wasn't forgotten. She chose this brilliant and necessary organization to be his legacy!
What literally started in a closet in her home, then grew to fill the garage, then a storage unit, then TWO storage units, then into 2 consecutive empty elementary schools in Apache Junction, and finally....this year, into its current space of 10,000 sq ft!!! Needless to say, Jose's legacy is going strong and thousands of children have been helped over the years because of this beautiful child!
Wendy and her family have worked tirelessly to support the foster/adoptive/kinship families of Arizona by providing much needed items to help children and families thrive.
Wendy is also founder and director of Emma's Eats, a non-profit food bank serving the foster/adoptive/kinship community, honoring her daughter, Emma, who passed away at the age of 9.
Wendy and Tonya's blended family consists of 10 adopted children from the foster care system and 3 biological children. Their daughter, Emma, passed away in 2019.
Stephani Munro
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Stephani Munro
Board Secretary
Stephanie and her husband, Elliot, have been friends with Wendy since Jose was her foster son. In fact, Elliot was Jose's Youth Pastor during that time. Jose passed away from the same type of leukemia that Elliot had as a child. Their bond was beautiful and Elliot and Steph feel blessed that Jose was their friend.
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Board Secretary
Stephanie and her husband, Elliot, have been friends with Wendy since Jose was her foster son. In fact, Elliot was Jose's Youth Pastor during that time. Jose passed away from the same type of leukemia that Elliot had as a child. Their bond was beautiful and Elliot and Steph feel blessed that Jose was their friend.
The Munro's have four children, often more, based on current foster care placements. Steph is a counselor and Elliot works in alternative online education. If you are interested in counseling services from Steph, please visit https://www.psychologytoday.com/.../stephanie.../1005134
Mike Campbell
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Stephani Munro
Board Chair
Anita Garrett
Anita Garrett
Anita Garrett
Board Chair
Jody Topping
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Anita Garrett
Board Chair