Program areas at Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation
Education (elevateedaz): elevateedaz prepares individuals for college and career through stronger alignment between education, business, and the community. Elevateedaz transforms education through the following objectives: increase the number of students completing high-wage, high-demand career pathways through stronger pathway articulation and career awareness activities. Increase attainment of industry-recognized credentials and early postsecondary credit by removing barriers to dual enrollment and incentivizing students and teachers for improved outcomes. Provide more students with work-based learning experiences by applying academics through internships and job shadows and empower educators to reimagine classroom learning through educator externships where teachers learn skill sets from the industry.
Wellness atoz: wellness atoz is a community health initiative of the Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation aimed at making the Greater Phoenix region known as a destination for healthy talent and a healthy community. Wellness atoz complements existing wellness programs, highlighting best practices and offering free tools to enhance your wellness program. By encouraging companies to eatwell, playwell, livewell and workwell, wellness atoz helps companies invest in their most important resource - their employees.
Workforce development: in an effort to promote prosperity, gpcf focuses on workforce development. Gpcf serves as a link between industry and education, assisting companies in addressing growing workforce needs and providing people access to quality career opportunities. Gpcf convenes five employer-led workforce collaboratives in the areas of construction, cybersecurity, health care, advanced manufacturing, and it to build more robust talent pipelines. In total, the workforce collaboratives engage with over 200 Arizona employers, emphasizing enhanced career awareness, improved educational alignment, and new opportunities for workplace learning. During the past year, gpcf launched connect to work az to increase economic mobility through career opportunities. Through our jobs-first workforce approach, we collaborate with employers to identify hiring needs and develop career pathways. Then, we connect qualified unemployed and underemployed candidates directly to hiring managers, impacting economic mobility in Phoenix's historically underserved communities.