Advocacy
Register for 2020 Virtual Meet the Candidates!
DON’T FORGET TO TUNE IN!
This year’s Arizona Capitol Times Meet the Candidates will be streamed live on YouTube at 6 p.m. each night from July 13 to July 17. You’ll have the opportunity to hear from the candidates, and interact with them by sending in questions. Don’t forget to register – they’re free to attend!
First Things First — Deadline Extended for Eddie Basha Award
You still have time to nominate your First Things First regional partnership council. First Things First is extending the deadline for submitting a nomination for the Eddie Basha Regional Partnership Council Excellence Award. The extension runs to Friday, June 26.
The award recognizes one regional council for inspiring its local community to come together and promote positive and lasting change in support of young children.
Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence (AzCASE) — The 2020 Conference is Going Virtual on Oct. 17
Safety of our conference attendees is one of our top priorities and an overwhelming number of you said you would feel safer going virtual. The 28th annual School’s Out, Make It Count conference will be virtual this year. Although we will miss seeing everyone in-person, there are some great advantages going online:
All attendees will have the opportunity to attend all the workshops, how you ask? We will have several days of live workshops and all workshops will be available for attendees to view for 2 weeks. That is 50+ workshops!
United Way of Northern Arizona — The ‘Land of Inopportunity’
A recent report from Save the Children further proves how location can profoundly affect a child’s prospects in this country, and why it is vital that we continue to Step Up for Our Youth in northern Arizona.
The report, called “The Land of Inopportunity,” is a part of the nonprofit’s annual evaluation of how children are faring around the globe. This year, however, Save the Children added a powerful tool that allows regions to see how they measure up – an online interactive map ranking U.S. counties by how well they prioritized and protect children.
Join CCC&Y’S Family Connection Weekly Zoom Meeting on Thursdays
The Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth is presenting a weekly Family Connection Zoom Meeting at 3 p.m.
The meeting is open to parents, caregivers, professionals — All individuals in our community.
Now is the time to connect, be supportive and receive support in a safe and caring environment via zoom or by telephone.
This is an open time to connect with others, share joys, vent some concerns, ask for support, or offer others your support.
First Things First — Resources to support young children and their families
A 50% drop in referrals to Arizona’s Early Intervention Program since mid-March has partners looking at alternative ways to do screenings, such as through telehealth, and to reach parents about the importance of identifying disabilities and developmental delays as early as possible.
United Way of Northern Arizona — Racial Equity and Access to Justice
At the United Way of Northern Arizona, we Step Up for Our Youth because we believe in the power and potential they have. Recent events, however, have shown how far we need to go to create a world in which everyone is treated with dignity and respect, enjoys a level playing field, and receives equal justice under the law.
A mix of racism, prejudice and privilege threatens future generations unless it is dealt with now. In this, as in so many things, children will learn from what we choose to do – or the actions we fail to take. To Live United , we need to act on the values we hold dear by helping our youth understand what racism is and how to combat it. In this way, we ensure a better and more equal future for our community and our children.
Expect More Arizona — Tell Your Legislators to Protect Education Funding At Every Level!
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on nearly everything, including state revenues. As such, the state budget is expected to be a highly contested topic in the coming months. Now, more than ever, it’s important for you to contact your state legislators and convey the importance of protecting education funding, at every level.
While Arizona has received much-needed federal relief funds to supplement current state funding in the short term, and may see another stimulus package, those funds must not be used to supplant state education funding. Our entire education system will still not have adequate, sustainable resources to meaningfully and systemically tackle the achievement gap that has been ripped wide open by the pandemic.
Email your state legislators today and make sure they know education is your top priority and ALL of education – early childcare, K-12, and colleges and universities – is in desperate need of additional investments.
The Literacy Center — Racial Injustice — Being Part of the Solution
If you follow The Literacy Center on Facebook, you know that many of our posts are followed by #spreadjoy. In light of current events, finding the joy is becoming increasingly challenging. Covid-19 continues to expand its terrifying reach, systematic racism has once again reared its ugly head, and our children apprehensively wait to see what their future will hold. Where can we find the joy? Where is the positive?
LAUNCH Flagstaff — Achieving equity in education and our society
The mission of LAUNCH Flagstaff is to advance equitable access to world-class education for every child in Flagstaff. By definition, equity is the state of being just and fair and it is the context through which the partners of LAUNCH Flagstaff take their collaborative action. This is easier said than done, because achieving equity often requires the non-equal distribution of resources.
