MORE THAN A BED
Because every child deserves to be valued
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The biggest issues we have are acquiring enough volunteers to run the warehouse effectively, plus 'staff' the annual children's events and expanding our warehouse. The foster crisis is increasing and the needs of the children and their guardians need assistance. We must expand in order to provide what is needed.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
MTaB Marketplace
This is a private Facebook page for foster, kinship & adoptive families to exchange items and information among themselves, helping each other.
MTaB Parents Night Out
MTaB provides a program wherein the caregivers can have a well-deserved night out. We entertain approximately 135 children ranging from infants to age 16 for 5 hours at a local church's youth facility.
MTaB Warehouse
Provide beds, cribs, clothes, shoes, toys and household items at no charge to all qualified foster, kinship and adoptive families and the children in their home. By providing support, our hope is to strengthen the resolve of the foster parents to provide safe and loving homes to these displaced children, provide a smoother transition for the child, and make the child(ren) feel valued.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Qualified Foster Care Organization 2019
External reviews

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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of new programs/program sites
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
MTaB Marketplace
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Events: Parents Night Out, Christmas Event, Golf Fundraiser
Number of families served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Caregivers
Related Program
MTaB Warehouse
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
2020 / 2021 was difficult with all the COVID restrictions
Number of children served in foster care.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
MTaB Warehouse
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of new families each month.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Caregivers, Families
Related Program
MTaB Warehouse
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
2020 / 2021 was difficult for the families to shop due to COVID
Number of counties where families came from to visit the warehouse.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Caregivers, Children and youth
Related Program
MTaB Warehouse
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Pima, Pinal, Maricopa, Santa Cruz, Cochise and Graham Counties were served during this time.
Number of beds (cribs, toddler, twin and bunk) purchased.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
MTaB Warehouse
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Cribs: 67. Toddler Beds: 43. Twin Beds: 241. Bunk Beds: 44.
Number of bags of clothing children received?
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
MTaB Warehouse
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of toys children received.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
MTaB Warehouse
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of carseats given to families.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
MTaB Warehouse
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Boosters: 61 Convertible Car seats: 82 Infant Car seats: 34
Number of undwear or diapers given to familes for their children.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
MTaB Warehouse
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Diaper packs: 1073 Underwear packs: 491
Pairs of shoes given to children.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
MTaB Warehouse
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
2634 pairs of shoes were provided.
Number of volunteers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
MTaB Parents Night Out
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We continuously reach out to the university, churches and civic groups promote volunteerism.
Number of overall donors
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
MTaB Warehouse
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Total dollars received in contributions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
MTaB Warehouse
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
First to make sure that every child has a bed, clean clothing, and self respect. To get the community involved in these children's lives to help them have a chance to be all they can be. To help the foster parents navigate the foster care system and partner with a variety of support agencies. Perhaps with our help more families will consider fostering; perhaps with our help current foster parents will remain in the foster care system. And finally to acquire funding to develop programs for needs not currently met.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our strategy is to reach out to every business, church and organization within the city of Tucson in order to raise awareness of the current foster care crisis. There is much to accomplish, to change and we need to keep talking, keep asking for help.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The entire More Than a Bed team is passionate and committed. As we clear one hurdle we focus on the next and the next and the next. It is important to keep our vision so that we strive to accomplish the next step. We continue to attract new talent and businesses who are interested in helping us pursue our vision.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We started out in September 2014 serving 5 families and offering them clothes out of 2 storage bins. In 2018 we served over 800 families and 2200 children. We put on an annual event called 'Parents Night Out' where we entertain and feed 135 children for five hours while their guardians go on a date night. December we host a Christmas event where the children come to pick out new toys, goodies and talk to Santa. March/April we host our annual Golf Fundraiser that is a celebration of those who support More Than a Bed. In 2017, we moved in to a new 5000 square foot warehouse which allows us to serve our families more effectively and offer a larger selection of clothes, shoes, toys, beds and household items.
My desire is to partner with other organizations so that we can provide an education program. Many of these children are so far behind in education that they feel beaten. We need to provide a means for them to thrive - to develop self esteem - to be successful despite their circumstances.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
Foster, Kinship and Adoptive Families
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
SMS text surveys, Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.),
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals,
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
We changed our hours of operation to be more flexible with other nonprofits that also offer assistance on the weekend. We have allowed children back into the warehouse, something we had to halt as a Covid-19 precaution.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
Our staff, Our board,
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us,
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback,
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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MORE THAN A BED
Board of directorsas of 03/10/2022
Jon Reardon
MHC Healthcare
Term: 2017 -
Esquire Jessica Graves
Law Office of Jessica C. Graves, PLLC
Eli Bunch
Retired
Kelly Meltzer
BeachFleischman
Rachael Baker
ADP
Paul Mueller
GR Financial
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
No data
Disability
No data
Equity strategies
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- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.