Child Welfare
Nominations now open for the Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth’s 2020 Caring for Children Awards
Do you know someone in Coconino County who makes a difference in the lives of children?
Nominations are now open for the 2020 Caring for Children Awards, recognizing outstanding individuals from throughout Coconino County who work to make this a better place for our youngest community members.
Completed nominations are due by Tuesday, Feb. 11. Click here or on image at right to download a PDF of nomination form.
Jan. 28 — Screening of ‘California’s Forgotten Children’ to be held at Christ’s Church of Flagstaff
To coincide with January as “Human Trafficking Awareness Month!” a “California’s Forgotten Children” will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 at Christ’s Church of Flagstaff, 3475 Soliere Ave., Flagstaff.
Feb. 18, 25, March 3, 10 — Arizona’s Children Association to present a ‘Free Parenting Workshop First Five Years’
Arizona’s Children Association Family Education & Support Services will present a “Free Parenting Workshop — First Five Years” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 18, 25, March 3, 10 at Williams Elementary/Middle School, 601 N. 7th St., Williams.
This 4-session series will help you nurture your child with “just right” combination of freedom and positive discipline.
April 23, 2020 — CCC&Y to present Annual Prevention Conference — ‘Finding My Strength; Hope in Connection’
The Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth will present its Annual Prevention Conference with the theme “Finding My Strength; Hope in Connection” on April 23, 2020 in Flagstaff.
Join us for developing personal missions in our work, being agents of change, equity & voice in our community, and hope through the scientific healing power of the heart.
2020 Health and Welfare Resource Networking meetings in Coconino County
A variety of health and welfare resource networking meetings are held each month in Coconino County. The meetings are presented in local restaurants, libraries, health care agencies and other locations where health professionals and representatives from a variety of governmental and non-profit organizations share information on upcoming programs and events that benefit the health and welfare of children, youth, parents and seniors throughout the region.
The following is a listing of some of those meetings. Please send any updates to frank@coconinokids.org
Connections Spotlight: CCC&Y Conference, Awards, Policy Initiatives
We have undergone so much growth and change recently- from mission and vision to structure- and are still in a growth process- but I don’t want to forget these important reminders on our major annual events.
First Things First — Kindness, Mister Rogers and Tummy Time
Most parents want their child to be kind and caring. But are babies born to be kind, or do kindness and empathy need to be learned?
Expect More Arizona — Excellence Tour
The Expect More Excellence Tour Spotlights what schools and communities in Arizona are doing today to make progress toward an excellent education for every student, and celebrates the kind of excellence we expect and believe must be available to all students. It is important to identify the programs and initiatives we know are working so they can be celebrated and potentially replicated. Check out these Excellence Tour stories from December.
Jan. 10 — Arizona’s Children Association presents ‘Foster Care & Adoption Tax Tip Zoom Seminar’
Arizona’s Children Association will present “Foster Care & Adoption Tax Tip Zoom Seminar,” presented by Lin Leclair, EA, from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 at Arizona’s Children Association, 1055 Ruth St., Suite 3, Prescott.
Jan. 10-11 — Big Brothers Big Sisters Yavapai will present its Mentoring Symposium 2020 in Prescott
Register Today for the Power of Mentoring Symposium at azbigs.org
We have all experienced mentoring in some form, at some point, in our lives. The Power of Mentoring Symposium, hosted by Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters, in partnership with APS, offers seminars Jan. 11 at the Prescott Resort on mentoring for all ages and situations: Education, counseling, nonprofits, workplace, trauma-informed, faith-based and more.
