Igniting School-Community Partnerships Across Arizona

Together, we ensure every student in every school is actively supported by their community. Join our village!

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It takes all of us working together to make a difference for our kids.

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Thank you Annual Partners for your support of Arizona youth!

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School project planning is underway for Love Our Schools Day 2026. Sign up now!

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School Connect CAFE

School Connect CAFE

Join a round table conversation with a school principal to learn how you or your organization can work directly with a local school community!

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Training & Coaching

Training & Coaching

School Connect’s unique training and coaching programs help you expand your network and increase your influence!

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Love Our Schools Day

Love Our Schools Day

Love Our Schools Day is a project-based volunteer opportunity for you to make a difference at a local school – whether it is planting a garden, painting a classroom, or fixing up a playground!

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Change Starts With Us

Every child should have the connections and resources to thrive, but often children are disconnected and face life’s challenges alone. Together, we can be a village of support—connecting children to a brighter future.

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65,000 annual volunteer hours

$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

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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!

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“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

Something inspiring is on the horizon for February 2027 🔥

The School Connect Summit 2027 is coming to Grand Canyon University, with a theme that invites all of us to consider what we’re helping the next generation carry forward...

“Passing the Splendid Torch"

Every day, educators see what students need. Families bring valuable perspectives. Businesses, nonprofits, and community leaders have ideas, resources, and expertise to share. But we don’t always know one another—or know how to connect.

The Summit brings these people together to turn shared care into shared action. To build relationships, explore partnerships, and create opportunities that help Arizona students thrive—with students’ voices at the table, too.

🔥 Stay tuned for the February 2027 date, event details, and ticket announcements! 🔥

Want to help make these connections possible?

Contact Jerry Withers at jerry@schoolconnectaz.org to learn about sponsorship opportunities!

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Something inspiring is on the horizon for February 2027 🔥 The School Connect Summit 2027 is coming to Grand Canyon University, with a theme that invites all of us to consider what we’re helping the next generation carry forward... “Passing the Splendid Torch" Every day, educators see what students need. Families bring valuable perspectives. Businesses, nonprofits, and community leaders have ideas, resources, and expertise to share. But we don’t always know one another—or know how to connect. The Summit brings these people together to turn shared care into shared action. To build relationships, explore partnerships, and create opportunities that help Arizona students thrive—with students’ voices at the table, too. 🔥 Stay tuned for the February 2027 date, event details, and ticket announcements! 🔥 Want to help make these connections possible? Contact Jerry Withers at jerry@schoolconnectaz.org to learn about sponsorship opportunities!

The most successful Love Our Schools Day Projects have one thing in common...

They build teams including surrounding neighbors, families, students, business leaders, local faith communities, and anyone who cares about helping every child reach their potential!

In this video, Shea Duryea talks about what makes a great team.

Want to be part of a team for Love Our Schools Day?

👉 Learn more and sign up at LoveOurSchoolsDay.com

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The most successful Love Our Schools Day Projects have one thing in common... They build teams including surrounding neighbors, families, students, business leaders, local faith communities, and anyone who cares about helping every child reach their potential! In this video, Shea Duryea talks about what makes a great team. Want to be part of a team for Love Our Schools Day? 👉 Learn more and sign up at LoveOurSchoolsDay.com