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CANYON CORRIDOR CONNECTION
Neighborhood Safety Initiative:
GCU entered into a $1 million
partnership with the City of Phoenix to
assist the Phoenix Police Department
in its crime suppression efforts
throughout the Canyon Corridor.
Learning Lounge:
GCU has partnered with the Phoenix
Union School District to develop a
tutoring and mentoring program called
the GCU Learning Lounge. For more
information, please see page 7.
Drowning Prevention Program:
GCU has partnered with the Phoenix
Fire Department to ensure that Car
99 (a proactive support to ensure
residential pool fences meet city
code requirements) would not be cut
from the city’s budget.
Graffiti Free Zone:
GCU has partnered with the City of
Phoenix and contributed $25,000
and student workers to make the
Canyon Corridor a graffiti-free zone.
Serve the City:
Twice a year, GCU floods the Canyon
Corridor with hundreds of student
and employee volunteers who
spruce up the neighborhood through
their outreach efforts.
Canyon Kids:
Every Saturday morning, GCU
students go to Little Canyon Park
to play games, do crafts and share
Bible stories with children ages 5-15
that live in the community.
Serrano Village:
GCU students help residents of this
apartment complex learn English as
a second language and tutor
grade-school children.
Phoenix Rescue Mission:
Every other Wednesday night, GCU
students visit the Changing Lives Center
to lead worship during their chapel
service and run a children’s program.
12 Months of Service:
GCU identifies a different project
every month for employees, students
and alumni to provide assistance to
improve the community.
Fall Festival, Canyon Cares
Christmas and Easter:
Families in the Canyon Corridor
are invited onto campus to receive
children’s gifts, candy and food in
a fun and welcoming atmosphere.
Back-to-School Health and
Safety Fair:
This event features free backpacks,
drawings for laptops, health
screenings and safety training.
COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS
The Community and Grand Canyon University
G
rand Canyon University has a legacy of guiding students and employees to connect with their
community. GCU wishes to continue its mission to help its neighbors thrive and prosper. GCU’s
community involvement includes several large initiatives and projects to assist the community:
ESL Classes:
ESL classes are planned, designed and
implemented especially for our Canyon
Corridor each semester.
Canyon Corridor Connection Magazine:
Our magazine is created and produced
each semester with the Canyon Corridor
communities in mind.
Canyon Corridor Connection Newsletter:
This newsletter highlights the Canyon Corridor
communities and shares information to get
families involved and engaged.
Habitat for Humanity:
GCU is partnering with Habitat for Humanity to
renovate thousands of homes in the Canyon
Corridor area. GCU employees and students will
volunteer their time to perform the repairs while
also raising money for the project.
Other Community Outreach Efforts:
Lopes for Literacy, disaster relief efforts, back-to
school drives, teacher appreciation, the Run
to Fight Children’s Cancer, GCU Salutes Our
Troops, Backpack/Health Fair, Clothing Drive
and the Salvation Army Turkey Drive.