Be a Champion
to Children

Volunteer, network, and join community projects at your local school.

 Why join our village?

Not every child has a champion. Help us connect a network of community leaders to every local school, so that every child has support to reach their potential!

What is School Connect?

Connecting Schools to Community…because it takes a village to help every child reach their potential!

The Sunnyslope Story

Sunnyslope leaders come together to build their community and support Mountain View Elementary School!

2021 Hope Builders Award

Scottsdale Bible Church joined forces with School Connect and the City of Phoenix to tackle the digital divide. Together we provided 7,960 computers to Arizona school children!

2021 School Connect Awards

Join School Connect as we honor champions of education who have built trust, modeled resilience, and cultivated leadership in their schools and communities.

School Connect Summit 2019

Watch School Connect and cross-sector leaders from all over Arizona as we share our vision for the future. Together we can build the world our children deserve.

your
impact

$1.3 million dollars of volunteer service to school communities

12,484 computers donated

“You can be 5 and change the world, you can be 16 and change the world, 20 – any age you can change the world.”

4th Grade Student
Mountain View School

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Teacher retention in one K-8 school increased from 35% to 93%

Increased kindergarten reading scores 39% in K-8 AZ school

10,000 teacher care packages donated in 2020

Increased scores in math for students in one AZ elementary school: 20% of 4th graders, 19% of 5th graders, and 47% of 6th graders

Join Our Village

Doing this alone is impossible; it takes all of us working together to make a difference.

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The Future Is Bright

We asked these kids about their hopes and dreams. Their vibrant answers remind us that the future is in good hands when we empower children to become the leaders they were born to be. Help us build a village of support around every school so that EVERY CHILD is connected to their full potential!

"Whether we are working with Tracey and her team to overcome the digital divide in the community, handing out laptops, textbooks, digital hot spots, school supplies, or simply giving a hot cup of coffee to a teacher on a Monday morning to make their week a little bit easier, we feel truly blessed to be able to help."

Bryan Kuster

"When you engage with School Connect, you engage with an entire community. It’s business partnerships, it’s families, it’s schools - it’s everybody coming together to make life better for our students."

Nedda Shafir

"To see their faces when we showed up to help distribute lunches and different things, is priceless! Find it in your heart – I know it’s already there. Let’s go and serve those schools, let’s go and partner, let’s go and make sure our kids are taken care of."

Jerome Parker

"I think there are a lot of people who want to help out in public schools, they just simply don’t know how. And so, School Connect has the framework and the model to be able to do that and bring people together."

Dr. Cort Monroe

"It’s a tremendous asset to Arizona and to Arizona school districts, and it’s a service that has been needed for a very long time…because all of these groups are working toward the same goals but working parallel instead of in collaboration. So, it’s a tremendous organization that is bringing us all together and accomplishing great things."

Natalie Orne

Our mission is possible because of our amazing sponsors!

In partnership with the Arizona Education and Business Coalition, Grand Canyon University, and the Fiesta Sports Foundation, you're invited to join us at the Classroom to Career Workshop on Wednesday, September 10th!

During this interactive event, educators and industry leaders will come together to connect, find ways to elevate learning, and develop workplace pipelines. 

Will we see you there?! 

Reserve your spot at schoolconnectaz.org/classroom-to-career

#ClassroomtoCareer #STEM #Arizona #Education #WorkplaceDevelopment
It's time to sign up to be part of the 2025 season of Love Our Schools Day, coming up this fall!

If you've been a part of this day in the past, you know that Love Our Schools Day is more than a day of service—it's a catalyst for building relationships and creating lasting partnerships between schools and their surrounding communities. 

Whether the project is planting a sensory garden for special needs students, painting a mural to inspire young readers, refreshing a library with new technology, or simply writing heartfelt notes to teachers and staff, every project is an opportunity to connect, serve, and celebrate what’s possible for our students.

When we serve side by side—educators, parents, business leaders, faith groups, nonprofits, and neighbors—we’re not just improving facilities...

We’re building a village of support around every child!

Sign up now to take part! 

👉 schoolconnectaz.org/love-our-schools

While we can't guarantee we'll be able to match every school and every partner that wants to take part in Love Our Schools Day, signing up early definitely increases your chances that we can be the best matchmaker! 

#LoveOurSchoolsDay #Arizona #Education #Volunteer
If you're interested in being part of the 2025 season of Love Our Schools Day, it's time to let us know! 

Express your interest in a school project by June 7th to give our team the best chance to find you an ideal partner. 

You can risk it and sign up after June 7th, BUT you decrease your chances of getting paired up for a project, and we'd hate to see that happen! 

So, even if you're not sure what you can commit to yet, our team is happy to guide you through the process and help you find a great match. 

Go to schoolconnectaz.org/love-our-schools-day to learn more!

#LoveOurSchoolsDay #Arizona #Education #Volunteer