Our $20M in investments impacted nearly 78,000 students and 6,000 educators across Arizona and Florida in 2023 🎉 Learn more in our 2023 Annual Report and how data is driving our progress: https://ow.ly/JLhO50RbPYE #WeBelieveHelios
Helios Education Foundation
Philanthropic Fundraising Services
Phoenix, Arizona 6,035 followers
Every individual in Arizona & Florida has the opportunity to attend & is prepared to succeed in postsecondary education.
About us
Helios Education Foundation exists to support postsecondary attainment for all students, with a focus on low-income and underrepresented communities in Arizona and Florida. Since inception, and driven by our core beliefs of community, equity, investment, and partnership, we have invested more than $350 million in initiatives to improve third-grade reading, increase college enrollment, and boost postsecondary attainment in both states. To learn more about our work, visit helios.org and sign up to receive education-related news and information from Arizona and Florida.
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https://www.helios.org
External link for Helios Education Foundation
- Industry
- Philanthropic Fundraising Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2004
- Specialties
- Education Reform, Early Childhood Education, College and Career Readiness, and Postsecondary Education
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4747 N 32nd St
Phoenix, Arizona 85018, US
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101 E Kennedy Blvd
Suite 2050
Tampa, Florida 33602, US
Employees at Helios Education Foundation
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Join us in congratulating Helios Founding Board Member and IO.INC President, Ioanna M.! IO.INC marks its 20-year anniversary with being named a 2024 Top 10 Economic Consulting Services Provider by Business Management Review 🎉 #WeBelieveHelios Read more about IO.INC's impact: https://lnkd.in/gqk37tgH
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Congratulations to our SVP of Public Policy Janice Palmer on being recognized as an Arizona Capitol Times 2024 Women Achievers of Arizona! 🎉 Janice has dedicated her time at Helios to working alongside educators and lawmakers, ensuring every child receives a quality education. #WeBelieveHelios Learn more: https://lnkd.in/geEWv8A5
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As Hurricane #Milton approaches and preparations are underway, our Tampa office will close at 12 p.m. today and remained closed through this week. We continue to closely monitor the weather's impact and hope everyone stays safe. Be prepared for any weather-related emergency in Florida. Visit The Weather Channel for live updates: https://lnkd.in/gDMQcn6X
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SVP Vince Yanez and AZ Director Grace Smith Kaus recently attended the 2024 AZ HSI Summit where they had the chance to to learn about evidenced-based practices supporting Latino students and network with local and national HSIs. #HispanicHeritageMonth #latinostudentsuccess #azeducation #WeBelieveHelios
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We're thrilled to see that there are currently 1,000+ Latino students in Maricopa Community Colleges' HSI EXCELlence program, receiving much-needed support that includes peer mentoring, academic services, and financial aid. #HispanicHeritageMonth #WeBelieveHelios
The HSI EXCELlence program offers opportunities for Latino students to have additional resources at six Maricopa Community Colleges. Visit https://lnkd.in/gDJyynet to learn more about this program, made possible by support from the Helios Education Foundation.
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Our Tampa office has reopened. Our thoughts are with those who experienced the worst impacts from the storm. #Helene
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"We want people to know that chronic absence is something that can be reduced when we work together, and when we reduce chronic absence, we're going to see that acceleration in student outcomes." Learn more about the Arizona Chronic Absence Task Force's new recommendations from Read On Arizona Director Lori Masseur 🏫 #AttendanceAwarenessMonth
Chronic absences are way up in AZ schools. Here's how that might be stopped
azcentral.com
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As a proud funder of the Arizona Chronic Absence Task Force, we support Read On Arizona's efforts to reduce chronic absence to pre-pandemic levels by 2030. Together, we’re committed to helping students stay in school 🏫#BackToSchoolBackOnTrack Check out the task force's new recommendations ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gBSDgs9E
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As Hurricane Helene approaches and preparations are underway, our Tampa office is closed. We continue to closely monitor the weather's impact and hope everyone stays safe. Be prepared for any weather-related emergency in Florida. Visit The Weather Channel for live updates: https://lnkd.in/gyQYpXRh
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