The Guardian Credit Union Foundation

10/08/2025

✨Congratulations, Audrey Crawford - Teach for Tomorrow Grant Recipient! ✨

Audrey Crawford, an educator at Montgomery Christian School, is dedicated to creating a welcoming and inclusive learning environment for her students. Her project will introduce diverse books, learning games, puzzles, and outdoor educational materials designed to spark curiosity and promote literacy, numeracy, creativity, and hands-on exploration. By fostering an engaging and supportive classroom, Ms. Crawford is helping her students feel inspired and empowered to grow both academically and socially. We are eager to see this project in the works! Thank you for all that you do to empower our youth!

10/06/2025

✨Congratulations, Nia Pagniacci - Teach for Tomorrow Grant Recipient✨

Nia Pagniacci, an educator at Dalraida Elementary School, is making a powerful impact through her project, “Calm, Connect, and Thrive.” We loved visiting with her and her team to celebrate this inspiring initiative, which supports K–6 students facing emotional, behavioral, and social challenges. With the help of this grant, Ms. P will create a sensory and social-emotional learning station equipped with calming tools, emotional regulation aids, and SEL resources to help students self-regulate, refocus, and thrive in the classroom. We are eager to see this project in the works! Thank you for all that you do to empower our youth!

08/27/2025

🌟 Congratulations to Mrs. Monica Chandler! 🌟 She received a $1000 Teach for Tomorrow Grant from Guardian Credit Union! 🎉 This grant will help purchase upgraded digital camera equipment for the Squadron Network 📸 ✈️

08/26/2025

08/12/2025

Congratulations to the Summer 2025 Teach for Tomorrow Grant Recipients! 🎉🥳 Thank you all for applying, sharing about your special projects, and participating in social media voting.

We are looking forward to visiting your schools to express our appreciation. We are eager to see the outcome of your future projects and celebrate your hard work! Let's congratulate our recipients in the comments below!

08/08/2025

Voting for your favorite teacher ends today! Make sure to cast your votes for your favorite projects by liking and sharing their videos. The videos with the most combined likes and shares will receive an $1,000 grant. 🗳️

08/06/2025

VOTE for your favorite teacher by LIKING and SHARING this post from now until August 8! The videos with the most likes and shares will receive a $1,000 Teach for Tomorrow Grant! ✅💬🔁

Educator: Nia Pagniacci
School: Dalraida Elementary

Details: This project addresses the growing need for individualized support among K–6 students facing emotional, behavioral, and social challenges that impact their ability to succeed in the classroom. The Calm, Connect & Thrive initiative will establish a structured, in-class sensory and social-emotional learning (SEL) station equipped with calming tools, emotional regulation aids, and SEL literature to help students self-regulate, refocus, and re-engage with learning. This initiative will promote inclusion, reduce behavioral disruptions, and foster a safer, more supportive environment for all learners.

08/06/2025

VOTE for your favorite teacher by LIKING and SHARING this post from now until August 8! The videos with the most likes and shares will receive a $1,000 Teach for Tomorrow Grant! ✅💬🔁

Educator: William Scrimpshire
School: Prattville High School

Details: This project will help cover expenses for Prattville High School’s JROTC drill team, including uniform alterations, competition fees, transportation, and meals. A portion of the funds will support their planned trip to the 2026 Air Force JROTC Drill Nationals at Wright State University in Dayton, OH. Drill team participation instills discipline, leadership, and confidence in cadets while giving them the opportunity to showcase their hard work and skills on a national stage.

08/06/2025

VOTE for your favorite teacher by LIKING and SHARING this post from now until August 8! The videos with the most likes and shares will receive a $1,000 Teach for Tomorrow Grant! ✅💬🔁

Educator: Grace Harvey
School: Thelma Smiley Morris Elementary School

Details: This project aims to make reading more engaging by expanding the classroom library, introducing stronger vocabulary, and helping each student start a personal library at home with five books. Through interactive activities like Flashlight Fridays, Book Buddy reading, Bingo for Books, and journaling, students will build comprehension, fluency, and a love for reading. Family engagement will be encouraged through take-home reading activities and at-home libraries, creating a strong connection between school and home literacy development.

08/06/2025

VOTE for your favorite teacher by LIKING and SHARING this post from now until August 8! The videos with the most likes and shares will receive a $1,000 Teach for Tomorrow Grant! ✅💬🔁

Educator: Patrice Williams
School: Davis Elementary

Details: Lit Leaders - Empowering Leaders Through Purposeful Practice
Lit Leaders is a peer-led literacy program that accelerates reading growth for struggling students while building leadership in high-performing mentors. Through structured, research-based sessions focused on fluency, comprehension, and positive reinforcement, Lit Leaders support younger peers in grades 2–6. Guided by teachers and supported by progress tracking and family engagement, the program fosters academic growth, confidence, and a stronger school-wide literacy culture.

08/06/2025

VOTE for your favorite teacher by LIKING and SHARING this post from now until August 8! The videos with the most likes and shares will receive a $1,000 Teach for Tomorrow Grant! ✅💬🔁

Educator: Jammie Phillips
School: Lowndes County Career Tech Center

Details: “My Future, My Plan” is a student-led, project-based learning unit designed to equip over 50 high school students in Lowndes County with real-world skills, postsecondary awareness, and professional confidence. Through career research, action planning, and engagement with local leaders, students will gain clarity about their futures, from college, careers, military service, or entrepreneurship. This grant will support technology, mental health spaces, and field experiences that help close opportunity gaps and empower students to take charge of their paths forward.

08/06/2025

VOTE for your favorite teacher by LIKING and SHARING this post from now until August 8! The videos with the most likes and shares will receive a $1,000 Teach for Tomorrow Grant! ✅💬🔁

Educator: Letitia Porterfield
School: Southlawn Middle School

Details: This project will fund the purchase of sensory toys and life skills essentials to support my students with Autism. Textured sensory items like beanbags, sand, and fidget toys provide a calming space when students are stimming, helping them regulate and refocus. Life skills materials, including basic kitchen items and simple food supplies, will be used in our Community-Based Instruction (CBI) Unit to teach students how to cook and build independence.