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Arizona Smile Designers is a dental office at 350 S Willard St in Cottonwood. The practice's own site names several dentists working there and lists family dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, dental implants, root canals, periodontics, scaling and root planing, gum grafting, cleanings, veneers, whitening, and clear aligner treatment. Pages on a first visit, common dental problems, emergency information, and financials and insurance are also posted. Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, weekends closed. Call (928) 634-8610. It serves Clarkdale, Camp Verde, and Sedona too.

BV's Italian Kitchen is at 301 AZ-89A in Cottonwood. Its own site has a menu, a drinks list, an events page, online table reservations, party bookings, and catering for birthdays, holidays, corporate events, and weddings. One gap matters: the only hours listed here are three days marked closed, with nothing recorded for the rest of the week, so we cannot tell you when the kitchen is actually open. Book a table on the site or call (928) 277-8467 before you go. Email goes to dan4peace@aol.com.

Bright Futures Child Care is a licensed child care center at 19 East Beech Street in Cottonwood. The AZ DHS license is a Child Care Center license, number CDC-11892. The center can care for up to 59 children. It is in YAVAPAI county. To learn what ages it takes, what the hours are, and whether there is room right now, call (928) 649-1330. Many parents like to visit first, meet the teachers, and see the play space before they sign up. Ask about the cost per week and what meals or snacks are given during the day.

American Legion Post #25 meets at 480 S Calvary Way in Cottonwood. Its own site lists post officers, an auxiliary, a SAL unit, and a riders group, along with flag information and a banquet hall available for use. A calendar carries the general meeting and weekly bingo on Thursday evenings, and a monthly newsletter is posted with back issues available from the webmaster. No opening hours are posted listed here, so the calendar on the post site is the thing to check. Call (928) 634-3004 or email webmaster@alpost25az.org.

Meals are the heart of this organization, which this page still list under its older association name while its own site now presents it as The Station on 6th. The address is 500 E. Cherry Street in Cottonwood. The site says the name changed but the work did not: Meals on Wheels deliveries continue, and dining on site, activities, and health and wellness programming are offered for older adults. Volunteers and drivers are recruited through the site, and donations qualify for a state tax credit. Call (928) 634-5450. It serves Clarkdale, Camp Verde, and Sedona too.

Angie's House provides housing, not real estate sales. Its own site describes sober living recovery homes and transitional housing for people affected by addiction, mental illness, and homelessness, and says it runs 11 homes in the Cottonwood area. Of those, 4 are alcohol and drug free houses, 2 for men and 2 for women, 6 are transitional homes where residents live independently, and one is a homeless shelter. Employment assistance is mentioned. this page list an address of 892 S Tigres Trail and a phone of (928) 301-2169.

Catholic Charities Community Services runs an office at 736 N. Main St. in Cottonwood. The phone number is (928) 634-4254. Call to ask what programs run here, who qualifies, and whether you need an appointment, since what a local office offers is not always the same as what the statewide organization lists. The site catholiccharitiesaz.org has general information and other locations. Bring identification and any paperwork about your situation when you go, because that usually speeds things up. If this office cannot help with a particular need, staff can often point you to another agency in the area that can.

Friends of the Verde River is a nonprofit with an office at 115 South Main Street #A in Cottonwood. The work centers on the river that runs through this part of the state. The phone number is (928) 641-6013, and verderiver.org carries current information. Call or write to ask about volunteer days, events and how to take part. Programs at a nonprofit shift with funding and the season, so check before planning around one. Anyone curious about cleanups or planting days can start with a phone call. Ask what a work day involves and what to bring, since outdoor work usually means boots, gloves and water.