Education
CPLC Parenting Arizona seeking Parent Resource Coordinator for Kinsey and Leupp Elementary School
CPLC Parenting Arizona seeking Parent Resource Coordinator for Kinsey and Leupp Elementary School.
Submit an application to www.CPLC.org/join/careers.php
For more information, call 928-773-9133.
100 Events in this year’s Festival of Science!
Ten days of events, including in-person guided walks, workshops and demonstrations, along with live-streamed virtual talks and lectures, will showcase science innovation and discovery happening right here in our own backyard!
NACA Scholarship due August 15, 2021
For the first time, NACA has established the NACA Scholarship. This scholarship is intended to benefit 3 College students at $1000 each who are pursuing degrees related to Public Health or Behavioral Health fields.
NAU recruiting expectant and young parents for research project
NAU is conducting a research study and we are seeking expectant and young parents between the ages of 15 to 22 to join our study. If parents join, they will receive $50 in gift cards.
This study aims to learn about young parents’ mental health and resilience, including gathering feedback from parents about services, programs, and/or classes that they utilize. Findings from this study will inform knowledge about young parents’ resilience and will enhance the ways that programs and services support young parents and their families.
First Things First — Standard registration begins for Early Childhood Summit 2021
You can now register at the standard rate for the virtual First Things FirstEarly Childhood Summit 2021 presented on Tuesday, August 17, 2021.
The full-day virtual Summit offers breakout sessions covering a variety of early childhood topics, including child development, health, literacy and more. You’ll also hear from three exciting featured speakers: Dr. John Medina, Sharon Dayand Doreen Oliver.
All Summit attendees can also access recordings of all sessions up to 60 days after the event.
The standard registration rate of $45 closes on August 8, so register today!
Children’s Action Alliance — Pandemic’s impact on routine child vaccination puts Arizonans of all ages at risk
Arizona has long had some of the most lenient childhood vaccination policies in the nation. Parents of children enrolled in school or child care can refuse to immunize their children by submitting a medical, religious, or personal belief exemption. The use of these exemptionshas skyrocketed over the past few years. Unsurprisingly, our schools are rapidly losing herd immunity to diseases that pose a serious risk to children, older adults, immune-compromised individuals, and pregnant people and their newborns.
The newly approved budget passed by Governor Ducey and the Legislature further compromises our ability to protect those with vulnerable immune systems. Tucked in the budget is a blanket prohibition on “COVID-19 vaccine passports.” It also prohibits schools from requiring the COVID-19 or HPV vaccines, and adds layers of red tape that must be completed by the Arizona Department of Health Services before any new vaccine can be required for school attendance.
A new report by researchers at Georgetown’s Center for Children and Families sheds light on a growing crisis, one fueled by inequity in our health care systems.
Arizona’s Children Association seeking parent educator for the First Things First Coconino region
Arizona’s Children Association is seeking a parent educator for the First Things First Coconino region.
Do you want to positively impact the lives of children and their families? Do you want to be part of ensuring that every Arizona family has the resources and support needed to be safe, strong, and resilient? We are seeking a Parent Educator to join the team! As a Parent Educator you will have the opportunity to utilize evidence-informed and evidence-based program models to teach healthy parenting techniques to caregivers, expecting parents and families with children 0-5.
Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence (AzCASE) — School’s Out, Make It Count Conference Registration is OPEN
Access to high-quality afterschool programs keeps our kids safe and engaged in their learning – giving working parents peace of mind. That is why a majority of adults say that #AfterschoolWorks.
Tell Congress to increase #21stCCLC to help meet unmet demand for programs nationwide: 3to6.co/congress
Children’s Action Alliance — Arizona’s legislators missed a unique opportunity this legislative session
Arizona’s legislators had a unique opportunity this legislative session. The pandemic did not result in state revenues falling to the $1 billion deficit that was expected. Instead, analysts projected there was more than $1 billion in ongoing, unobligated revenues plus nearly $3 billion in one-time cash. These funds could have been used to invest in Arizona’s future. From public schools to health care to state highways, many opportunities exist to make improvements that would have long-lasting impacts on our state. Instead, the legislature squandered this opportunity and passed record-breaking tax cuts that reduce revenue so much the tax cuts cannot be fully phased in until after fiscal year 2024.
United Way of Northern Arizona — 2 New Reports Show How Far We Need to Go
A pair of recently released reports illustrate how far our region and state have to go to provide better outcomes for our children and youth – and how the pandemic has complicated those efforts.
According to the 2021 Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Arizona was slowly making improvements in multiple areas for children. The state is consistently in the bottom 25% for overall rankings, but had shown gains in 2019 in both the economic well-being of children and with more elementary and middle school students meeting math and reading proficiency levels.
And then COVID hit.
