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CCC&Y Spotlight — Coalition planning for busy Spring outreach season

COCONINO COUNTY — As the snow melts and the weather warms up, a variety of organizations are busy planning and presenting a number of health, welfare and education fairs throughout Northern Arizona.

The Coalition opened its outreach season on March 28 by staffing the Family Health Fair at Star School in Leupp. The event, presented by Star School and the Winslow Indian Health Care Center, featured a number of information tables for parents staffed by representatives from the Coconino County Health & Human Services, Coconino County Parks & Recreation, Native Americans for Community Action (NACA), North Country HealthCare, the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension — Coconino County and the Winslow Indian Health Care Center and Youth Wellness.

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Community Updates for April 2, 2024

Action Requested

• Coconino County seeking Healthy Families Family Support Specialist
• Registration opens April 15 for Child Abuse Prevention Conference in Phoenix
• Prevent Child Abuse Arizona — Tell Congress to Expand the Child Tax Credit
• Registration now open for Native Americans for Community Action’s (NACA) Sacred Prayer Run on June 1, 2024
• Arizona Education Association — Wondering what’s going on with Title 1 funding in Arizona?
• Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP) seeks input on pilot web-based text messaging system for families
• CCC&Y partners participate in Arizona Gives Day on April 2, 2024
• CCC&Y Update — Register now for 2024 Summer Camps. See our listing
• Send email for vendor booth registration for 3rd annual ‘Spring into Health’ Page Health & Welfare Fair on April 5, 6
• Exhibitor registration has opened for 2024 Community STEM Celebration on April 27 at Fort Tuthill

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Informed Updates for April 2, 2024

Latest news from our Partners

• Flagstaff Youth Riders (FLYRS) newsletter — Spring Season Delayed One Week, AZ Gives Day, FLYRS Summer camps
• Coconino County Parks & Recreation 2024 Season Program Catalog is available online now
• Prevent Child Abuse Arizona — What We Mean by Prevention
• one.n.ten April Program Calendar
• Native Americans for Community Action (NACA) March-April Newsletter
• Foresight Learning Center celebrates “The Week of the Young Child” April 8-12, 2024

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CCC&Y partners participate in Arizona Gives Day on April 2, 2024

CCC&Y member partners have an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of individuals and programs throughout Northern Arizona by taking part in the annual Arizona Gives Day on April 2, 2024.

Arizona Gives Day is an annual giving movement uniting nonprofits, big and small, new and established, with all missions and backgrounds, to celebrate and increase philanthropy in Arizona through online giving, said AZ Impact for Good, which runs the program. The event helps raise awareness about the critical role Arizona nonprofits play in our community and inspires people to give generously, creating a thriving and stronger Arizona for all.

Coalition partners currently taking part on Arizona Gives Day include: 

• Education Forward Arizona
• Flagstaff Youth Riders (FLYRS)
• Tynkertopia
• United Way of Northern Arizona

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CCC&Y Spotlight — Join us for our next Prevention Council meeting on April 4 to share your story

Please join CCC&Y for its next Prevention Council Zoom meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 4. Our meetings provide our coalition partners with the opportunity to share the latest news about their projects that support children, youth and their families in Northern Arizona.

The CCC&Y Prevention Council has its roots in our long history of child abuse prevention, our most recent work with substance misuse prevention and our overall commitment to understanding the protective factors, resiliency research and assets our community needs to thrive.

Some examples include:

• Planning for previous Child Abuse Prevention Conferences
• Engaging in multiple projects with International Child Welfare expert, Kevin Campbell
• Developing a library of recorded webinars
• Initiating the PAWS community arts and education project

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Community Updates for March 26, 2024

Action Requested

• Registration open for “Mental Health Conference” on May 6-7 in Prescott
• Registration open for Education Forward Arizona’s April 4 Education Power Hour — Poll Data and Questions for Candidates
• CCC&Y partners urged to participate in Arizona Gives Day on April 2, 2024
• CCC&Y Update — Register now for 2024 Summer Camps. See our listing
• Submit a nomination for Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence “Out-of-School Time Awards of Excellence”
• Send email for vendor booth registration for 3rd annual ‘Spring into Health’ Page Health & Welfare Fair on April 5, 6
• Exhibitor registration has opened for 2024 Community STEM Celebration on April 27 at Fort Tuthill

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Informed Updates for March 26, 2024

Latest news from our Partners

• Victim Witness Services for Northern Arizona presents “Threads of Resilience”
• Foresight Learning Center celebrates “The Week of the Young Child” April 8-12, 2024
• First Things First — Celebrating an FTF leader, community forums and more
• Arizona Early Intervention Program Newsletter March Edition
• Charlie Health offers referrals option for Free Family Support Groups

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CCC&Y Spotlight — Coalition compiles listing of Health and Welfare Resource Meetings in region

A variety of virtual health and welfare resource networking meetings are held each month in Coconino County. The meetings offer health professionals and representatives from a variety of governmental and non-profit organizations the opportunity to share information on upcoming programs and events that benefit the educational, health and welfare needs of children, youth and families throughout the region.

The following is a listing of some of those meetings. Please send any updates to frank@coconinokids.org

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