Allison West Hughes

Every Monday Matters is a non-profit organization on a mission to create a world where everyone knows how much and why they matter. Currently, EMM creates programming to serve three main constituents: Schools: The EMM K-12 education program is a social and emotional learning curriculum that reaches over 2 million students nationwide. The program is free for teachers, educators, students, and families. Companies: The EMM Corporate Engagement program helps companies create cultures where employees connect to how much they matter to themselves, one another, their company, and their community. The program includes keynotes, team-building experiences, workshops, and digital assets. Individuals: Through a weekly newsletter, social media, website, and published books, EMM provides a way for individuals to get involved and transform their lives and the lives of people around them.

Western School of Science and Technology: A Challenge Foundation Academy (Western: CFA) is a blended learning STEM public charter middle and high school serving the Maryvale neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona. Western School of Science and Technology: A Challenge Foundation Academy exists to transform Maryvale by improving low-income west Phoenix students’ opportunities for advancement in the global technological economy by providing needed preparation for the academic rigors of college graduation leading to career success. Western: CFA is literally closing the gap in educational achievement that exists between other students in Maryvale and their higher-income peers. In just its second year, Western: CFA offers a proof point in the Maryvale neighborhood that low-income underserved youth can access the educational skills necessary to be successful in the new economy, be prepared for college persistence and graduation, and become integral parts of Arizona’s new global economy. Western School of Sciecne and Technology: CFA aims to be the first A high school in the Maryvale neighborhood.

Every Monday Matters is a non-profit organization on a mission to create a world where everyone knows how much and why they matter. Currently, EMM creates programming to serve three main constituents: Schools: The EMM K-12 education program is a social and emotional learning curriculum that reaches over 2 million students nationwide. The program is free for teachers, educators, students, and families. Companies: The EMM Corporate Engagement program helps companies create cultures where employees connect to how much they matter to themselves, one another, their company, and their community. The program includes keynotes, team-building experiences, workshops, and digital assets. Individuals: Through a weekly newsletter, social media, website, and published books, EMM provides a way for individuals to get involved and transform their lives and the lives of people around them.

Western School of Science and Technology: A Challenge Foundation Academy (Western: CFA) is a blended learning STEM public charter middle and high school serving the Maryvale neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona. Western School of Science and Technology: A Challenge Foundation Academy exists to transform Maryvale by improving low-income west Phoenix students’ opportunities for advancement in the global technological economy by providing needed preparation for the academic rigors of college graduation leading to career success. Western: CFA is literally closing the gap in educational achievement that exists between other students in Maryvale and their higher-income peers. In just its second year, Western: CFA offers a proof point in the Maryvale neighborhood that low-income underserved youth can access the educational skills necessary to be successful in the new economy, be prepared for college persistence and graduation, and become integral parts of Arizona’s new global economy. Western School of Sciecne and Technology: CFA aims to be the first A high school in the Maryvale neighborhood.