Monthly Newsletter | March 2025

State Legislators Tour Key Campus

The AZ Legislative session is in full swing, which means Keys to Change advocacy season is in full swing, too.

Because we have a ground-floor view of the systems, and how they work (and don't), we use our voice to advocate for systems change at every level.

We're grateful for the elected officials who showed up last week to tour the programs and facilities at Key Campus!

Did your rep make it out for the tour? Check here.

Do you want to contact your reps to remind them that ending and preventing homelessness is a priority? Click here.

Do you want to tour Key Campus? Sign up here.

Surprise! Project Connect was a major hit

Project Connect Photo Gallery

Thanks to a truly collaborative outreach effort from Keys to Change, Community Bridges, and the City of Surprise, 80 of our neighbors currently experiencing or at risk of homelessness received real-time services and hands-on support at the February 2025 Project Connect event in Surprise, AZ.

At each event, we ask guests to rate their experience. The average overall rating from 80 exit surveys was 4.8 out of 5. We're encouraged, but not surprised!

"When people come to Project Connect, I want them to feel seen," says repeat volunteer Roxanna from Invitation Homes. "Everybody's somebody, and everyone is important."

Project Connect truly is a day for human connection - a time for staff, guests, and volunteers to focus on our commonalities, and to show up as humans, first and foremost.

It's also a day for real-time service connections - here are some of the successes from the February event!

Three guests ended their homelessness.
A guest reconnected with their clinic to celebrate one year sober.
Two pet companions received vaccinations from Chance Shelter.
One guest had their license restored on-site with the MVD after several years without a license.

Thank you to everyone who made Project Connect Surprise such a successful and meaningful event!

Keys to Change staff on stage in front of a live studio audience at STN - Social Television Network

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Front-line Staff Recognized on Latest STN Episode

Season 3, Ep. 6 is out now.

Enjoy a very special episode of the McQuaid Mission and join the leaders in the room at STN in celebrating the incredible hard work and compassion of Keys to Change staff - 20 years into the mission.

The McQuaid Mission begins at minute 56:00.

Pretty in Pink

Did you know? Color coding breaks down barriers.

How, you might ask? It's all about accessibility!

These bold colors, chosen in partnership with a research team from ASU, will make the buildings at Key Campus instantly recognizable, easy to describe, and more visibly accessible across languages, literacy levels, and degrees of cognition and eyesight.

The colors are also shown to boost moods and inspire optimism. In short, we're creating an environment where more things feel possible. Follow along for construction updates: Keys to Change on Facebook

Pictured here: the CASS Single Adult Shelter, which provides an incredible 600 emergency shelter beds and case management for Key Campus clients.

In the Absence of a Superhero

ICYMI: CEO Amy Schwabenlender's latest blog post is a frank exploration of the potential long-term effects of near-term instability, and the power of saying "yes I can" even if you don't know how.

Read the Blog

Help End Homelessness with the AZ Dollar-for-dollar Tax Credit

Campus co-founder Mike McQuaid touched so many lives with his unwavering commitment to compassionate care and advocacy for our unhoused neighbors - through his time, talent, and treasure.

Learn more about Mike's legacy here

We invite you all to Be Like Mike!

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