Members from Meteor Crater Education Alliance in Flagstaff offer a demonstration to youth at the annual “Celebration of Youth” event at the Flagstaff Mall on April 11, 2025. Photos by Frank X. Moraga ©2025. SEE MORE PHOTOS BELOW
By the Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth
COCONINO COUNTY — With a variety of children and youth entertainers performing on the main stage at Center Court, representatives from various community health and welfare organizations— including CCC&Y — shared information with parents at the annual “Celebration of Youth” event on April 11, 2025 at the Flagstaff Mall.
Presented by the Flagstaff Mall, the event featured a number of information tables for parents staffed by representatives from the Arizona Dept. of Economic Security — Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP), Boys & Girls Club of Flagstaff, CHIEC-ECO.Alitas. Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth, Elevated Soft Play, Flagstaff Unified School District Foundation, FIT4MOM Flagstaff, the Foster Alliance, Lived Black Experience in Flagstaff, Meteor Crater Education Alliance in Flagstaff, the Museum of Northern Arizona, Rosewood Music in Flagstaff and the United Way of Northern Arizona.
The entertainment included performers from the All That Dance, Ballet Folklorico de Colores de Flagstaff, Flagstaff Arts & Leadership Academy, Kids Next Door, and TheatriKids
See more photos below from the “Celebration of Youth Day” event.
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Up next for the Coalition’s outreach effort will be the 4th annual Spring into Health Page Health & Wellness Fair to be held at Page Public Library on April 25 and 26 at the Page Public Library.
The event features dental screening, including sealants, x-rays and cleaning, early childhood resources, prizes and giveaways. Presented by BlueCross BlueShield — Health Choice; Child Care Resources & Referral, First Things First, Flagstaff Dentistry 4 Kids, Northland-Rural Therapy Associates — Az Early Intervention Program Provider. Other organizations schedule to attend both days include Arizona Dept. of Economic Security — Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP), Chicano Por La CAUSA (CPLC), Page NACOG Head Start, Page Unified School District Preschool and Child Find.
Those agencies attending Friday only include Arizona PBS, AZ Early Childhood Workforce Registry, Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth, Coconino County Health and Human Services, Raising Special Kids, Native American Disability Law Center.
See more photos from the “Celebration of Youth” event.
Children and their families gather for a performances of the KiDS Next Door from Mesa.
Members from Meteor Crater Education Alliance in Flagstaff show the physics behind static electricity.
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Kinder Camp registration still available at the United Way of Northern Arizona.
Cameron Jameson of Rosewood Music in Flagstaff prepares to perform at the Celebration of Youth event at the Flagstaff Mall.
The Easter Bunny makes an early appearance at the Flagstaff Mall.