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
  • 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

“Anyone who is thinking about the School Connect Model, you’re going to realize that you will better utilize your own resources, you’re going to better utilize the resources of the community, and you are going to come up with ideas and solutions that you never thought of before…I would strongly recommend this.”

Dr. Joe Roselle ~ Laveen School District

“We teamed up with School Connect to do the teacher boxes which we distributed to a few different campuses throughout the Valley and even some up in Northern Arizona. And some of the feedback on those was out of this world! It’s the smallest of things that make the biggest of differences.”

John Dowd ~ CORE Construction

“I was kinda shocked that in Maricopa County there is an estimated 650,000 people with food scarcity. One of the best ways to distribute food to areas that probably were in higher need than other areas of the Valley, was to do it through the school lunch system.”

Michael McMahon ~ Urban Farming Education

Join a program, event, or campaign to impact the things you care about!

Connect at a CAFÉ

Connect with school leadership to learn how you can make a difference! Join A CAFE!

Become a Champion

School Connect connects, trains, and coaches leaders like YOU to become school champions for the children in your community!

Love Our Schools

Join a project for Love Our Schools Day to strategically impact the greatest goals of the school!

Parent Connect 

Connect with other parents! Hear from experts on topics that you are living every single day!

Sponsor a School 

Sponsor a school to make a direct impact where it is needed most!

School Connect Awards

Help us honor champions of education both inside and outside the classroom!

Love Our Teachers

Teacher Retention has a major impact on student outcomes. Let’s show teachers some love!

Support a Project

Help fund a needed school project planned by the school and community!

School Connect Summit

Network with top leaders across the state to form strategic partnerships that change outcomes for kids!

Training & Coaching

Find training and coaching to help you reach your goals in ways that fit for your community!

Love Our Teachers

Teacher Retention has a major impact on student outcomes. Let’s show teachers some love!

Training & Coaching

Find training and coaching to help you reach your goals in ways that fit for your community!

Annual Impact Report 2022

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.

Join Our Village

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

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News & Events

Champions of Education Awards 2025

The School Connect Champions of Education Awards event honors those who lead with heart and help us to build a brighter future for Arizona youth. Every year School Connect presents awards in 15 categories, including individuals ranging from kindergarten all the way to CEO! Join us to honor their legacy!

Want to make a difference? You might be just one connection away...

Just ask these 21 incredible girls! When Brooke Mandelbaum, a high schooler with a big heart, dreamed of giving back and helping girls feel beautiful, all she needed was a pathway.

That’s where School Connect came in—connecting Brooke with counselor Adriana Toles at Alhambra High School. 

Together, they made prom dreams come true for 21 young women from Alhambra and Cesar Chavez High Schools who had a chance to pick out their own dresses, received perfume and tickets, and created memories they’ll never forget.

This is the power of connection—reminding every student that they matter, inside and out. 

Here’s to sparking more joy, one connection at a time! 

#SchoolConnect #PromDreams #PowerOfConnection #EveryChildMatters
You're invited to join us at the Classroom to Career Workshop on September 10th!

As Dr. Carol Lippert shared, during this interactive event, educators and industry leaders will come together to connect, explore ways to enhance learning, and develop effective workplace pipelines. 

Will we see you there?! 

👉 Grab your spot here: https://schoolconnectaz.org/classroom-to-career

Thank you to our partners: Grand Canyon University, Arizona Business & Education Coalition, Victory Schools AZ, and Fiesta Sports Foundation for making this event possible!

#ClassroomtoCareer #STEM #Arizona #Education