Partner Coalition
& Directory
At Champions for Kids, we believe that supporting a child’s educational success shouldn’t be a solo battle. We have curated a high-level network of disability organizations, professionals, and dedicated individuals to ensure every Arizona student has access to the accommodations and support they need to thrive.
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Bridging Our Gaps
Our Non Profit locates resources that are available to help those disabled. Whether it is a 504/IEP question or a need for resources and referrals- we got you! We are here to serve anyone who needs our services.
Parent Support
AZA United
The mission of Arizona Autism United is to help as many families as possible with individualized supports. Our vision is to be a model of excellence for autism organizations by providing comprehensive services across the lifespan, with facilities throughout the state of Arizona.
Parent Support
Gentry Foundation
The Gentry Foundation has been dedicated to increasing awareness of the importance of early diagnosis and early intervention for children with autism.
Parent Support
4 Kids Advocacy
At 4 Kids Advocacy LLC, we are dedicated to empowering families and advocating for the unique educational needs of children with disabilities. Specializing in special education advocacy, we work closely with students, families, and school systems to ensure that every child receives the tailored support and services they are entitled to under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Education Forward Arizona
Aligning Arizona’s education, workforce, and economic goals to ensure that every Arizona learner has access to quality pathways that lead to degrees, certifications, and high-wage, high-growth sustainable careers.
Education & Training
All In Education
Latino students and families are vital to Arizona’s future, yet they have often been excluded from the spaces where education decisions are made. ALL In Education works to change that reality by focusing on Latino leadership development that elevates community voices and prepares more people to lead.
Legal & Advocacy
Honoris Group
HONORIS Group, a team of experienced Healthcare Consultants, was created to address the growing need for business support and assistance within healthcare organizations, inclusive of Behavioral Health, Medical, and Home and Community Based Services (HCBS).
Parent Support
First Place AZ
Residents of First Place–Phoenix proudly prove that people with autism and/or intellectual/developmental disabilities (A/I/DD) can thrive in a home they call their own. See what this connected community can offer you!Funding & Corporate
The Arc of Arizona
The Arc of Arizona advocates for the rights and full community participation of all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Together with our network of members and affiliated chapters, we improve systems of supports and services, connect families, inspire communication and influence public policy.
Legal & Advocacy
FF Advocates (Tucson)
Experience the transformative power of a dedicated advocate. These experts simplify the complexities, helping your child get the support they need.
Education & Training
Raising Voices Coalition
Disability Advocacy for Caregivers, Self-Advocates, and the Providers Who Support Them. Policy should be shaped by the people who live it. We help you raise your voice,
one policy, one family, one person at a time.Legal & Advocacy
Gateway Academy
Arizona’s school for bright students with autism, grades 6–12: twice-exceptional, capable, and ready to go further.
Education & Training
AZ Psychological and Speech Institute
We provide comprehensive educational & neuropsycholoigcal evaluations from a team approach including perspectives from Psychologists, Speech Pathologists, and Occupational Therapists.Education & Training
Phoenix Capernium
Where every young person is seen, valued, and invited to the purpose God has for them.
Parent SupportChildren Need Heroes
Your student is struggling and you know that something exists to support your child but you don’t know where to turn or how to communicate with educators. Children Needs Heroes exists to bridge that gap by providing educational advocacy and coaching to parents and guardians.
Parent Support
Grand Canyon University
GCU is seeking future graduates with diverse interests, experiences and perspectives, ready to capture academic opportunities with creativity and enthusiasm
Education & Training
Down Syndrome Network of Arizona
Our mission at DSNetwork is to educate, support and advocate for those in our community touched by Down syndrome. DSNetwork achieves this goal through an open, supportive and collaborative network that connects individuals and families with needed resources and information.
Parent SupportMesa Special Education Alliance
The Alliance is a grassroots effort whose mission is to provide opportunities for parents, teachers and administrators to engage in respectful and transparent conversations. We proactively engage in discussion with our Governing Board to raise awareness on issues facing our larger community.
Legal & Advocacy
GiGi’s Playhouse
GiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix provides free programs that are educational and therapeutic in nature to individuals with Down syndrome from birth through adulthood, their families and the community. All ages are welcome from pre-natal to adults.
Therapy & ClinicalKirsch Goodwin and Kirsch Law Office
After years as civil and commercial litigation attorneys, sisters Lori Kirsch-Goodwin & Hope Kirsch opened their law firm back in 2006 to serve students (pre-K, K-12 and higher education) and their families throughout Arizona. Lori is the parent of an adult on the spectrum while Hope was a special education teacher and school administrator.
Legal & Advocacy
AZ Aspire
AZ Aspire Academy is an Assist Enterprises School and Partner Campus of Ascent Academy. We provide a nurturing, compassionate, one-to-one education environment where our staff members give continual attention to each student’s learning style and unique needs.
Education & Training
Bridging Our Gap Family Advocacy
Serve and support you through your child’s education especially with his/her special education services and programming. Being here means you are ready to seek solutions.
Education & Training
APSE
The Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) is the only national membership organization focused exclusively on Employment First to facilitate the full inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace and community.
Parent Support
SCORE
SCORE’s mission is to foster vibrant small business communities through mentoring and education. We aim to give every person the support they need to thrive as a small business owner.
Education & Training
Child Family Support Services
We provide behavioral health services to help children, youth, and young adults thrive in their homes and communities.
Parent Support5 Center Focus
Empowering First Responders to be confident and equipped to effectively recognize and treat a patient on the Autism Spectrum.
Education & Training
Sonoran UCEDD
Expanding possibilities and enhancing independence through education, research and service
Education & Training
IEP Defenders
If your child’s evaluation, IEP, services, placement, or school response does not seem to match their needs, you may have options.
Legal & Advocacy
Arizona State University
At Arizona State University, we take a different approach. History shows that evolution is essential—for individuals, society, and industry—and we’re embracing that change.
Education & Training
Northern Arizona University
NAU started as a teachers’ college in 1899, and our mission to make education accessible, meaningful, and life-changing still drives everything we do. Whether in the classroom, online, or out in the world, NAU students are supported, challenged, and inspired to find their path and shape their future.
Education & Training
Inclusion Solutions
We will work with you to create excellence in teaching and learning while realizing the fullness of your school’s mission.
Education & Training
Transitioning Adults Plus
It is important to have not only your dreams but also belief that you can make a difference in the outcome. You may be thinking, this time my dream is too hard. I just cannot get from here to there. I am here to encourage you to think differently. Every step we take in life looks like an insurmountable task, initially. Whether you consider a baby trying to walk, or a person trying to land on the moon, there is always an element of doubt.
Therapy & Clinical
Arizona 1.27
Serving children and families impacted by foster care across Arizona by building communities of support that bring hope, stability, and lasting change.
Parent SupportPeoria Diamond Club
The Peoria Diamond Club is dedicated to supporting community programs that educate, enrich, and improve the lives of children throughout Peoria and the West Valley.
Funding & CorporateArizona Community Foundation
We work to strengthen communities across Arizona by connecting donors with nonprofits and initiatives that address the state’s most pressing needs.
Funding & CorporateHelios Foundation
Helios Foundation works to increase postsecondary educational attainment for students in Arizona and Florida, with an emphasis on low-income and historically underrepresented communities.
Funding & CorporateExecutive Council Charities
ECC is dedicated to improving the lives of Arizona youth by funding programs and nonprofit organizations that help young people overcome adversity.
Funding & CorporateAZ Cardinals Foundation
We are dedicated to strengthening organizations that serve Arizona’s special needs community.
Funding & CorporateEducating All Learners Alliance
We work to ensure students with disabilities and learning differences have equitable access to effective education and support.
Funding & Corporate
James E. Rogers College of Law
The James E. Rogers College of Law advances justice and strengthens communities through legal scholarship, advocacy, clinics, and public service.
Legal & Advocacy
Encircle Families
Encircle Families helps parents and caregivers of children with disabilities so their whole family can thrive.
Education & Training
Care 4 the Caregivers
We empower caregivers to strengthen their families and create a brighter future for themselves and their children.
Education & Training
Disability Rights Arizona
Our mission is to protect the legal rights of children and adults with a wide range of disabilities.
Legal & Advocacy
Autism Society of Greater Phoenix
Our mission is to create connections, empowering everyone in the Autism community with the resources needed to live fully.
Education & Training
SARRC
Through evidence-based services, education, research, and community programs, SARRC helps people with autism build independence and participate meaningfully in inclusive communities.
Therapy & Clinical
NavigatED AZ
We exist so all families will have access to educational pathways that work for them. You have a choice.
Parent Support
Shine Advocacy Group
Offers special education advocacy & meeting support, parent education/training & coaching to the community touched by disability in Phoenix.
Parent Support
Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
ADDPC works to increase inclusion and participation for Arizonans with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Education & Training
Parent Support Arizona
With school, therapies, and mental health services to manage, it can feel like being lost at sea. Let Parent Support Arizona help.
Parent Support
Center for the Rights of Abused Children
Every child deserves a safe home.
We are the pro bono lawyers and advocates who rescue them and rewrite the rules of protection.Legal & Advocacy
Will You Join Us?
We are actively expanding our network of support. We invite mission-aligned organizations and independent specialists to join our movement so we can collectively scale our impact and improve the trajectories of thousands of students across Arizona.
Still Unsure Who to Contact?
Navigating a directory can be overwhelming when you’re trying to resolve an immediate school crisis. If you need assistance determining which organization or specialist is the right fit for your student’s situation, our team can provide a tailored recommendation.
About Champions for Kids: Expert-Led, Student-First
Champions for Kids was founded in mid-2025 by a passionate coalition of parents, special education attorneys, family support specialists, and disability related organizations, committed to transforming Arizona’s education landscape for students with disabilities.
Champions for Kids believes that by demystifying special education and replacing outdated stereotypes with data and real student stories we can begin the work of raising expectations and ultimately outcomes.
We advance this mission in partnership with our coalition of Champions – the special education experts, professionals, family members, and parents across the state, working together toward shared goals. Join us!