Spirit of the Child Award Community Breakfast 

Join over 400 community and business leaders for ASCC’s Annual Awards Breakfast. This signature event recognizes one Arizona’s leading children advocates and helps raise support for our innovative programs and services. Guests of our Awards Breakfast experience the impact being made on kids in Arizona through early childhood education and beyond.

Great news! We are now a Charitable Tax Credit Organization! This means that anyone that pays Arizona state taxes can now redirect their taxes to early childhood education by donating to ASCC. The 2019 amounts are up to $800 credit for joint filers and up to $400 for single filers. 

Can't make it to the breakfast but would still like to support ASCC?
Donate at the link below.

Spirit of the Child Honoree 

Sarah Krahenbuhl

Executive Director, Phoenix Suns Charities
Vice President, Social Responsibility

As Executive Director of Phoenix Suns Charities, Sarah Krahenbuhl works to support Arizona organizations in the areas of education, health & human services, and sports & recreation. Sarah also serves as the Vice President, Social Responsibility, overseeing all Phoenix Suns community outreach initiatives.

Currently, Sarah serves on the First Things First Phoenix North Regional Council, Board of National Ambassadors for Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE), Board of Directors of Southwest Human Development, Kadima Foundation Board of Directors, Grand Canyon University Sports Business Advisory Board and is a board director for the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park. In addition, Sarah is the past Board of Directors Chairwoman for Valley Leadership, the oldest and largest leadership development organization in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. For her philanthropic contributions, Sarah was given the 2011 Crohn’s and Colitis Woman of Distinction Award and was named one of the Phoenix Business Journal’s 2012 “Forty Under 40,” a prestigious award that honors top young leaders in the Valley.  

About Us
The Association for Supportive Child Care (ASCC) was founded in 1976 as non-profit organization dedicated to shaping the future of Arizona by seeing every child reach their full potential. In their early years, kids naturally radiate positive energy when they’re happy, engaged and thriving. We seek to maximize that vibrancy and help it carry through childhood into adulthood by offering resources that ensure communities, partners and families can maximize early childhood experiences.

Mission
We champion children everywhere by providing resources and support to anyone who impactschildren, helping every kid achieve the brightest outlook possible.

Why Support Early Childhood Education?
For every $1 invested in early childhood, there is a $16 return

• Increased high school graduation
• Increased college matriculation
• Increased economic development and personal income
• Decreased special education/remediation
• Decreased dependence on social welfare
• Decreased crime-related costs
• Decrease incarceration rates

“America's continuing efforts to improve education anddevelop a world-class workforce will be hampered withouta commitment to early childhood education."
The Business Roundtable