Tucson Spotlight has added an education section to its bilingual resource hub, connecting residents with local school programs and education organizations.

The education map joins the hub’s basic needs, immigration and civic participation sections. Each one lists trusted local organizations so residents can find help and ways to get involved close to home. The hub is available in English and Spanish at tucsonspotlight.org/hub.

The hub grew out of Tucson Spotlight’s Information Ecosystem Assessment, a seven-month listening project in which more than 560 Pima County residents shared what they struggle to find and what they want from local news. Education was among the issues residents raised most often.

To celebrate the launch of all 10 sections of our hub, Tucson Spotlight will host a free volunteer fair and donation drive from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Luna y Sol, 137 W. 29th St. Local nonprofits, advocacy groups and civic organizations will set up tables so residents can learn about services, sign up to volunteer and meet people working in their neighborhoods.

Tucson Spotlight staff will be on hand to show people around the hub and hear what else they would like to see in the newsroom’s coverage.

Everyone who attends gets $1 off their order at Luna y Sol, and there will be raffles and giveaways throughout the morning. Details on what the donation drive is collecting and which organizations it will benefit will be announced soon. A few tabling spots are still open. Organizations interested in joining can email caitlin@tucsonspotlight.org.

Residents who check out the hub and take the short survey by Dec. 1 will be entered to win one of several gift cards to local businesses.

Tucson Spotlight is a community-based newsroom that provides paid opportunities for students and rising journalists in Southern Arizona. Please consider supporting our work with a tax-deductible donation.