Redirect Your Taxes to Help Keep Our PS Students in School!

Help Keep Teens in School!

The deadline to file your taxes is RIGHT around the corner, and if you haven't filed yet, you still have time to help keep these students in school, at ZERO cost to you. It's really easy.  

You can control where your taxes go. Instead of paying your taxes, you can simply redirect them to go to an organization that creates scholarships for our students, called a Student Tuition Organization (STO.) Many parents can't afford tuition to keep some students in our schools. You really can help make a difference.

Who you're helping

Jadon

Jadon loves music and dancing. You might know that he goes by M.J. at times. Jadon is very active in multiple sports through AZ Special Olympics. His new school, PS Academy, is his new home, a high school environment, and he loves it! Please help Jadon stay in his new school. By redirecting your state tax dollars, it will help him out greatly by keeping him at PS Academy.

Jett

Our family moved cross country so that Jett could attend PS Academy and the impact was immediate. His confidence grew and he is now thriving in school! He has been President of the Student Council, obtained his AZ Driver's License and has a job as a barista at a coffee house in Gilbert. We appreciate anyone who can redirect their AZ taxes to a Student Tuition Organization on his behalf. 

Dominic

Dominic loves his brother, sister, niece & nephew, and as you can see, is a die-hard Cubs fan! Not to mention, in his spare time, he loves to bake! He's a very talented young man with many exciting hobbies. We want to see him thrive in the best environment, and you can help make that possible! Please consider redirecting your tax dollars to help keep Dominic at PS Academy.

Kent

Kent is 15 years old and attends 10th grade at PS Academy Arizona. He is always happy, easy to get along with, and has an endearing personality. He is very social and is excited to go to school every day. At the end of 8th grade, he received the Award of Excellence for “most likely to greet you in the morning with a smile.” Please consider redirecting your Arizona state taxes to help keep Kent at PS Academy where he is thriving.

Courtney

The only way that we are able to send Courtney to PS Academy (a private school for students with autism or other exceptionalities) is by utilizing the Student Tuition Organization (STO) Program for funding. Courtney has struggled in public school her whole life but is now thriving at Pieceful Solutions. She really likes all of the teachers and kids. She especially loves the cooking class. Please consider redirecting your tax dollars so that Courtney can continue to thrive in school! 

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The Facts

• 1 in 68 births results in ASD (autism spectrum disorder)

• 3.5 million Americans live with an autism spectrum disorder

• The cost of caring for an autistic person over his or her lifetime is $2.3 million, or approximately $60,000 per person per year

• You can help parents pay for tuition by redirecting your taxes - meaning $0 cost to you - but you must take advantage of this BEFORE 12/31/17!

"I had no idea that a special-needs private school was going to cost $27,000/year once Davis hit kindergarten age. I was blown away by the expense. Not that it wasn’t worth it, but the tuition didn’t even cover everything. It only paid for him to be at the school where they did ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) therapy and one speech therapy session a week, which is wonderful, but it’s not enough...

...So on top of that, we still had to go out and find everything else our teen needed: a speech therapist, an occupational therapist, etc. It was just insurmountable. A lot of my friends [with autistic teenagers] were mortgaging their houses and taking out these big crazy loans."

If you haven’t been directly impacted by ASD, it’s difficult to truly imagine the kind of financial and emotional burden these families deal with on a daily basis. But you can help.

At absolutely zero cost to you, you can help relieve families of these financial stresses by redirecting your taxes.

Benefits

• You help students with autism & other exceptionalities stay in school.

• You can deduct one dollar for every dollar donated, from both your state AND federal taxes (up to $2,177 filing jointly or $1,089 as an individual.)

• You know where your taxes are going. To students who need your help.

• It only takes a few minutes, but you change someone's life.

But, you need to act now! Deductions from your federal taxes are only possible if you donate by the end of the year! Visit the Arizona Tuition Connection website linked below to start the 10 minute process. 

Help keep our special teens at PS Academy. We don’t make a single penny from this campaign. We just want families to be able to afford tuition, so their kids can get the best-suited attention, education, care, and structure they deserve.

FYI: All of the funds you donate go to an STO - a Student Tuition Organization. One of our STO partners is called Arizona Tuition Connection. They provide scholarships to Pieceful Solutions students to help families pay for tuition. You'll be issued a receipt immediately after donation which you can use as a tax write-off from both state and federal taxes.