Relocation to Tubac Arizona

The Tubac Community Center – Originally constructed in 1964 as a neighborhood school, the building now known as the Tubac Community Center first came to life in 1999 from the efforts of community minded residents, prompting a visionary response by the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors.  Today your Center hosts a diverse and dynamic user community that has experienced a 3-fold increase in the past few years.  The Tubac Community Center takes pride in our commitment to serve the residents of Santa Cruz County, and like volunteer-based organizations everywhere, our success comes from our wonderful volunteers who make this all happen.

The mission of The Tubac Historical Society is to support research on the history of Tubac and the Santa Cruz River Valley, preserve that history, and share it with the public.  Now over 50 years old, the THS was conceived in the fall of 1966 by concerned citizens who wanted to save the Old Tubac Schoolhouse, which had been built in 1885. “By organizing THS, its founders not only saved the schoolhouse, which is now located on the grounds of the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park and Museum but also established a viable historical society. THS continues to preserve and promote local and southwest history.  Find The THS at 6 Burruel Street in The Historic Village of Tubac.

The Rotary Club of Tubac meets weekly, Wednesday at 7:30am in Stables Ranch Grille at the Tubac Golf Resort and Spa. They are a service organization helping the local community with scholarships, literacy projects, food bank, child welfare, and also international projects.  Each April they host the Taste of Tubac fundraiser to benefit our local community. 

The Tubac Nature Center (TNC) arrived on the scene in 2019. It is incorporated under Arizona law, and is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization under Federal tax law. Its mission is to provide environmental education and recreation, focused on protecting the nearby Santa Cruz River ecosystem. To carry out this mission TNC has its exhibits and headquarters at the Community Center in Tubac. In addition, it provides activities, such as weekly bird walks and hikes, nature walks, nature science classes for kids, the hawk watch in March, dark sky outings, lectures by experts, and other events that foster education about the natural world. TNC has an all volunteer staff that manages the center and assists in the various activities that help visitors learn about nature and enjoy the Santa Cruz River ecosystem.

The Border Community Alliance (BCA) is a ten-year-old non-profit organization based in Tubac, AZ. Their mission is to bridge the border and create community through education, cultural exchange, and social investment. They focus on accomplishing this pursuit in the borderlands region of Southern Arizona/Sonora, Mexico. They are inspired to share with the public the good news of civil society in the international borderlands region.  They accomplish their mission through sponsoring multi-day and one-day trips to Nogales, Sonora, Kino Bay, Sonora, Oaxaca, and other locales throughout Mexico; by holding Borderlands Forums on a wide variety of borderlands topics; offering their Let’s Speak Spanish! language program; sponsoring their Borderlands Literature & Film Circle events; and hosting Borderlands Ambassador interns for a six-week immersive program each summer.  Find them in La Entrada de Tubac in The Historic Village of Tubac.

Equine Voices Rescue and Sanctuary is a non profit 501(c)3 horse rescue.  All proceeds from Gulliver & Friends Boutique benefit the equines of Equine Voices.  They sell housewares, clothing, jewelry, and more!  Donations and volunteers are welcome!  Find them at 12 Plaza Road in The Historic Village of Tubac.

The Tubac Buddhist Meditation Community provides a safe public space for spiritual practice through meditation and the study of Buddhism. Our goal is to cultivate wisdom and compassion in all aspects of our lives for the benefit of all Beings and the Earth.