Partners

Focal Haus is a global digital and web design agency actively partaking in humanitarian causes and provides pro-bono web design and development services to several non-profit organizations every year while donating more than 20% of its income. Focal Haus is both the partner and technology sponsor of Connect Me, and several other non-profits and foundations such as The Ayadee Foundation, CALMED, etc.

Hamtramck Public Schools (HPS) is a public school district based in the city of Hamtramck, Michigan (USA) in Greater Detroit.

The district has the Schools of Choice program, which allows non-district students to enroll in district schools.

Minds Matter connects driven and determined students from low-income families with the people, preparation, and possibilities to succeed in college, create their futures, and change the world.

We are connecting with Minds Matter students who want to be tutors in Connect Me, and spreading each other’s cause.

Dweebs Global provides free mentorship to everyone in need from career strategy to mental health. Their mentorship team is a robust community, driven by kindness and the pressing desire to make the world a brighter place. Similar to Connect Me, they are especially determined to improve education opportunities for disadvantaged populations.

The Crescent Academy offers instruction from Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade, with instruction around the 4-core academic areas of English/Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Connect Me serves as a tutoring provider for Crescent Academy, helping students build positive academic skills and a bright future.

The President’s Volunteer Service Award is an opportunity to honor the most outstanding volunteers and recognize the impact they make. Connect Me has partnered with PVSA as a certifying organization, and will offer qualified volunteers the opportunity to apply for and receive the PVSA Award.

The Parents of African American Students in Novi (PAASN), founded in 2006, promotes a diverse academic environment to ensure all students are successful. PAASN is a charter member in the Oakland County African American Parent Network (OCAAPN). Connect Me will be serving the families of the PAASN and OCAAPN by providing free online tutoring and giving prospective volunteers the opportunity to develop their skills as a team member.

Oakman Elementary School, a member of the Dearborn Public School system, serves K-5 students in Dearborn, Michigan. Connect Me is partnering with Oakman Elementary to provide free, individualized tutoring and mentoring to several dozen students a couple times a week to prepare them for a successful future.

Alex started making YouTube videos in 2011, where he and his friends made video game let’s plays of games like Minecraft and Call of Duty. In 2018, Alex received his Computer Science Degree from NC State and started his personal channel to explore making new kinds of videos. He posted product reviews, data videos, coding tutorials and vlogs. A few months later, he developed a niche helping beginner programmers learn Java, one where he struggled with himself as a student. Alex has been posting Java tutorials for 3 years, bringing beginners together and starting a community of over 250,000 subscribers. He has now shifted focus on his channel to a new passion of his called Tricking.