Community is Our Middle Name
Connecting Generosity with Community
Impact in Action is our new storytelling series showcasing how ACF is creating real change across Arizona. It will bring you closer to the people, programs, and strategy behind the work—highlighting ACF’s strategic focus areas through stories that inform, inspire, and connect you to the impact you make possible. Follow along and see why 'community' is our middle name.
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Empowering Educational Excellence
Arizona Has the Talent; Education Can Unlock Opportunity
ACF's education experts share how the foundation is bridging the gap between student potential and real opportunity through early literacy, educator workforce support, and postsecondary pathways.
Know the Numbers: ACF's 2026 Arizona Education Report
ACF's 2026 Arizona Education Report covers early literacy, teacher workforce, and postsecondary attainment with the data ACF's team uses to guide strategic investment.
Building the Foundation: Literacy as a Community Commitment
Arizona Literacy Plan 2030 is uniting educators, communities, and partners to improve early reading outcomes statewide. Through collaborative investment, schools are helping more students build strong literacy skills and succeed by third grade.
A Language Carried Forward
In Northern Arizona, giving often begins with a deep connection to place and the people who call it home. Through her support of Puente de Hózhó, Martha Blue has chosen to invest in Flagstaff’s future while also creating a lasting legacy that will carry forward for generations.
A Pathway to What Comes Next
In Kearny, Arizona, a partnership with Arizona State University is expanding college access for high school students. Through dual enrollment, students earn credits, build confidence, and redefine what’s possible—proving that early access can transform futures.
Learning Beyond the Classroom Walls
At Adobe Mountain School, education becomes a turning point for incarcerated youth. Through innovative partnerships, students gain confidence, build skills, and prepare for successful reentry—proving that access to learning can open the door to a different future.
See Our Impact in Action
Download our most recent annual reports, highlighting stories of impact from all corners of our state.
Hear from ACF staff
What Does Community Mean to You?
To me, community boils down to a group of people just being empathetic and respectful to each other, selflessly embracing both common bonds and differences to build a stronger whole.
Shawn Watt
Education & Scholarships Advisor
Hear from ACF Staff
What Does Community Mean to You?
Community is a sense of belonging and possession. To belong is to possess. The strength and resilience of a community can go a long way in overcoming what may seem impossible alone. When belonging to a community that agrees in honoring said community, that force is unstoppable. There's beauty and elegance in honoring your community.
Victoria Zúñiga
Marketing Coordinator