We believe that leadership is action.
Valley Leadership (VL) launched Impact Maker as a collaborative space to solve challenges together. As part of Impact Maker, our leaders roll up their sleeves and get to work right away – drawing on the values, skills and perspective gained from their VL experience.
Joined with strategic partners and community champions, they’re able to chart a path toward thoughtful, strategic solutions on the issues that matter most to Arizona.
What’s Happening at Impact Maker
Through Leaders for Literacy, Valley Leadership alumni step into classrooms as substitute teachers, creating time for educators to engage in Science of Reading training. In the process, leaders gain firsthand insight into the realities of Arizona’s schools and the systems shaping literacy outcomes. Read more about the lessons we’ve learned from the front of the classroom.
Valley Leadership and Hustle PHX are launching a partnership to expand opportunity for justice-impacted youth in Arizona. Through entrepreneurship training, mentorship, and Catalyze-based leadership sessions, the 14-week program invests in pathways that reduce barriers and build economic mobility.
In January, Valley Leadership attended the Cardinals Civics Matters Summit. Students and educators interacted for the first time with The Civic Shift, a new statewide effort coordinated with Valley Leadership, PXU City, and the Institute of Citizens and Scholars, designed to help young people discover, navigate, and grow their civic learning beyond the classroom. Read more about the new program and this exciting event.