Stanley Black & Decker awarded Phoenix-based ElevateEdAZ an $80,000 grant to boost workforce development in the construction and manufacturing industries.
ElevateEdAz received the grant as part of Stanley Black & Decker’s (NYSE: SWK) Global ImpactChallenge, which awards more than $25 million over five years to nonprofits supporting construction and manufacturing workforce development, according to a company announcement.
ElevateEdAZ was selected from 182 applicants, which were evaluated on the number of people served, sustainable impact, and programs and diversity, among other factors.
“ElevateEdAZ is able to impact students with meaningful opportunities to take part in high-wage, high-demand pathways, work-based learning engagements, internships, and job shadows, while preparing them for local workforce needs,” Todd Sanders, president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation, said in a statement. “This grant from Stanley Black & Decker will provide additional resources to help expand our efforts to additional schools and increase our reach to more students in the greater Phoenix region.”
ElevateEdAZ, launched in 2020 as an education initiative of the Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation, has partnered with more than 100 local businesses to provide internship and career resources to students and teachers within Mesa Public Schools, Phoenix Union High School District, Paradise Valley Unified School District, Deer Valley Unified School District and ASU Preparatory Academy.
