Make A Difference
You can impact the causes that you care about for Arizona children simply by connecting your network, resources, and voice to a local school!
Why Connect to a School?
The reality in Arizona, and across the Nation, is that a disproportionate number of children do not have access to resources they need. Oftentimes, a child’s only resource is their school, where they connect to education, structure, food/nutrition, clothing, transportation, belonging and adult/mentor support. Connect to a school to make a difference!
What is at risk for our 1.1 million, K-12 students?
Target Your Resources
Strategically target key needs at a school to leverage your resources for greater impact
Support Children
Know that you are directly impacting a local school to increase opportunities for children
Build Connections
Connect with other leaders who care and are working for positive change in your community
Maximize Your Impact
Your support is maximized year over year as multiple grades and generations attend and graduate
Target YOUR Support!
Because there is a school in EVERY neighborhood, targeted school support can impact outcomes for children in every neighborhood of Arizona. School Connect rallies community stakeholders around local schools from business, nonprofit, faith-based, and community/civic groups to leverage the assets of the community. By working together, we can change the future of Arizona!
- Increased Academic Achievement
- More Digital Equity
- Support for Homeless Students
- Parent Engagement
- Student Leadership & Mentoring
- Equity and Inclusion Awareness
- Teacher Retention & Support
- Arts Education & STEM Opportunities
- Wraparound Services for Families
- Mental Health Support for Children
- Reduced Childhood Trauma
- Increased Food Security
Join a program, event, or campaign to impact the things you care about!
High School Students Pay It Forward
High School Students come from all over the country and bring supplies to pack over 6,000 backpacks with school supplies for K-8 students in AZ through a partnership with School Connect. Together, they write cards of encouragement for the kids who will receive these backpacks filled with supplies and share their lessons on leadership!
Why McCarthy Building Companies Partners with School Connect
Bryan Kuster from McCarthy shares about the impact they are able to make for the education community through their partnership with School Connect. Watch to find out what they are doing and why they sponsor School Connect CAFEs.
Love Our Schools Day
Become a Part of Love Our Schools Day 2026
Are you a local school with a project? Love Our Schools Day is a project-based volunteer day when the community can roll up their sleeves at a local school and make a difference where it is needed most whether it is planting a garden, painting a classroom, or fixing up a playground. Complete the interest form to get involved!
Classroom to Career Workshop
You’re invited to the Classroom to Career Workshop on September 9th!
Join education and industry leaders for an experience where partnerships form, ideas flow, businesses tap into future growth and students are connected from the classroom to cutting edge career pathways!
What makes a child feel safe at school?
#BullyingPreventionMonth
Tag an educator to let them know they could win $2,500 to support their classroom!
‼️ Applications close TODAY for the Fiesta Sports Foundation`s Wishes for Teachers Program ‼️
👀 Apply at the link in our bio
What kind of projects do people do for Love Our Schools Day?
See what Shea Duryea of School Connect shares about how teams approach it and get their communities involved.
👀 👉 Want to be part of all the fun this fall?
Learn more at LoveOurSchoolsDay.com
One week left to apply! Five hundred Arizona public and charter school educators will be randomly selected to receive a $2,500 wish for their students and school communities!
Whether your wish would bring new books into students’ hands, make room for STEM exploration, create a more welcoming classroom, support the arts, or provide another resource your school needs—this is an opportunity to bring it to life.
We know educators carry so much. This program is a powerful reminder that it takes a village to help every student thrive—and that our educators deserve to be celebrated and supported.
Applications are open through September 30 at 10:00 p.m.
Eligible applicants include full-time Arizona public and charter K–12 school employees, including teachers, nurses, counselors, coaches, and more.
Thank you, Fiesta Bowl Charities and the Fiesta Sports Foundation, for investing so generously in the people who show up for Arizona students every day. (Link in comments)
Love Our Schools Day season is right around the corner (October through November)! If you`re part of a school or volunteer at one, this is the time to share your dream projects and invite your community to get involved!
In this short video, Shea Duryea talks more about how to do that.
Want to join in the fun? Learn more at LoveOurSchoolsDay.com!
