The People and Organizations We Support
4AZ
GI's own Tyler McDowell-Blanken started a passion project to support Arizonan Black educators and their voices. Black educators make up 4% of Arizona's teacher workforce. Join Tyler as he welcomes guests to discuss their path toward education, the realities of the profession, and finding community.
Black Wildflowers Fund
The Black Wildflowers mission statement: We aim to remove barriers for Black educators who want to pursue leadership pathways and design innovative schools—without compromising their freedom, power, identity, or financial security. We are creating a liberatory education movement that invests in the limitless potential of Black children and Black leaders through our grant programs and robust community of practice.
NAMI
From the NAMI website: NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.