Donors
& Supporting Community Partners
Thank you to the following donors who continue to support the Arizona Character Education Foundation:
- Arizona Public Service
- Bashas’
- Camelback Community Bank
- East Valley Tribune
- Eddie Basha
- Golden State Foods
- Graphics 2
- Lodestar Foundation
- Mountain Telecommunications
- Linda and Bill Pope
- Robson Foundation
- Salt River Project
- Scottsdale Tribune
- Shamrock Foods
- YMCA
After School Programs
- Arizona Interscholastic Association
- Girl Scouts
- City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation
- City of Scottsdale Parks and Recreation
- Boys Clubs/Girls Clubs
- 4-H
- Dozens of other Nonprofit Agencies
Incarcerated and At-Risk Youth
- Governor’s Division For Children *
- Arizona Juvenile Justice Commission *
- County Detention Facilities
- Administrative Office of the Courts *
- Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections
- Tumbleweed
- Dozens of other Nonprofit Agencies
Parents
- Governor’s Division for Drug Policy *
- Arizona Parents Commission *
- HUGS Program through Arizona Department of Education
Other Partners
- Governor’s Division for Children – Early Childhood Programs *
- Governor’s Division for the Prevention of Family Violence *
- Governor’s Division of Volunteerism *
- Arizona Department of Health Services *
*These agencies are funders of The Arizona Character Education Blue Ribbon Task Force, Department of Education
Parents are the number one educator of character, but school teachers and faculty are in the perfect position to reinforce good values and character during the school day. Teaching character improves decision making and behavior, which in turn improves the ethical quality of society.