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Coalition joins partners at 2025 Science in the Park. More events to come

FLAGSTAFF — From geology to rocket science and everything in between, young people had a wide variety of hand-on activities to enjoy and learn from at the 2025 Snook Science in the Park presented on Sept. 20 by the Flagstaff Festival of Science.

More than 50 exhibitor booths crowded Wheeler Park in downtown Flagstaff as children had a wide variety of activities to choose from.

Some of them ranged  from Arizona Science Center, Arizona State Parks and Trails, CCC&Y, Coconino Community College, the Coconino Astronomical Society, Coconino High School’s CocoNuts Robotics, Flagstaff Fire Dept., Flagstaff Model Railroad Club, Momentum Aerial, the Museum of Northern Arizona, Northern Arizona University, Tynkertopia, to the the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Community Updates for Sept. 24, 2025

Action Requested

• Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence announces ticket prices for Oct. 11 School’s Out Make It Count Conference conference increases on Aug. 1
• Arizona Child & Adolescent Survivor Initiative (ACASI) Program seeking feedback in its latest biannual stakeholder survey through Sept. 30
• First Things First announces registration open for ‘How to create your own in-home child care business’ workshop in Page on Oct. 20

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Informed Updates for Sept. 24, 2025

Latest news from our Partners

• Save the Date — Oct. 22 — ‘Voices Unheard: Breaking the Silence” — A community gathering for prevention, strength and healing to be held in Flagstaff
• Arizona School Board Association (ASBA) announces 2026 Political Agenda: Priority Issues
• Coconino County Health and Human Services — You have a shot at protecting yourself from respiratory illness
• Northern Arizona University publishes latest newsletter
Variety of events continuing through Sept. 28 at Flagstaff Festival of Science

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CCC&Y Spotlight — A heavenly setting sparks a successful 2025 CCC&Y Conference

With a setting that gazed toward the stars, the Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth successfully presented its CCC&Y 2025 Conference on Sept. 9, 2025 at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff.

Guest speaker Iyo Affo launched the conference with a morning presentation with her discussion on “Cohere. Connect. Conduct,” combining storytelling, science, spoken word and systems change to promote transformation within organizations and communities.

Affo, a Culturalist and Trauma Specialist, draws on personal experiences, neuroscience and the power of collective healing to talk about how self-healing communities and systems change can be the foundation for lasting transformation.

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Education Spotlight — Youth get all the facts at 2025 FACTS Lights Out Carnival

FLAGSTAFF — Hundreds of children and young people had the chance play outdoor carnival games with their parents receiving a variety of family resource information at the 2025 FACTS Lights On Carnival held Saturday, Sept. 13 at Bushmaster Park.

Some of the community organizations participating in the event include Be SMART Secure Gun Storage, Chicano Por La CAUSA, Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth, Coconino Community College, Flagstaff Unified School District FACTS (Family and Community Teaming for Students, Museum of Northern Arizona,  North Country HealthCare and the United States Tennis Association — Southwest – Northern Arizona.

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Community Updates for Sept. 17, 2025

Action Requested

• Charlie Health offers Suicide Prevention High-Acuity Referral Guide
• Coconino County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) seeking volunteer advocates
• Registration now open for Indigenous Literacy Project 
• Momentum Aerial in Flagstaff announces registration now open for American Youth Circus workshops on Oct 9-11
• Tynkertopia seeks volunteers for its Science in the Park booth on Sept. 20

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Informed Updates for Sept. 17, 2025

Latest news from our Partners

• Coconino County Health and Human Services offers Diaper Assistance
• Flagstaff Festival of Science publishes schedule for Snook’s Science in the Park on Sept. 20
• Hushabye Nursery publishes its latest newsletter
• Northern Arizona University publishes latest newsletter
• Office of Indian Education publishes latest Biweekly Communication
• Tynkertopia to hold September classes
• United Way of Northern Arizona — Annual campaign begins!

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