Avnet Cares awarded its latest round of community grants last month, with nine grants being awarded across four states. Avnet reviews grants on a quarterly basis and accepts grants that focus on one of four areas: STEM, DEI, Environment and Communities in Crisis. Grants awarded in the last round include:
Arizona Interscholastic Association: Funding will support the 2024 AIA Robotics State Championship, a two-day event with 75 teams competing.
Best Buddies AZ: Support for their jobs program for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, one of which has been matched with employment at Avnet.
ICAN: Positive Programs for Youth: Funds will support their free afterschool STEM programs for youth from under-resourced communities in Chandler and Mesa, AZ.
Junior Achievement of Arizona: Support for the JA STEM Summit that impacts over 500 middle school youth from Title 1 schools.
SARSEF: Funding will support the direct service delivery of all outreach STEM programs for PreK-8 students and teachers, reaching 20,000 individuals annually throughout AZ.
Tech Sassy Girlz: Supporting STEM programs for girls grades 6-12 in Orlando, FL.
JerseySTEM: Funds will support their “My STEM Club” program, helping to bridge gender and socioeconomic gaps by providing innovative, hands-on STEM education to underserved girls in historically underrepresented communities throughout New Jersey.
Kids in Tech: Support for their After School Tech Clubs, which provide STEM-focused after-school programming for children from ages 8 to 14 in the Boston area.
Science Club for Girls: Funds will support STEM programs for girls grades K-12 from under-resourced communities in the Boston area.
To learn more about Avnet Cares’ grants program, click here.