Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth update for Feb. 20 — CAA opinion: Arizona Needs to Break Down Barriers Blocking Support for Kinship Families. See related stories here

Connections Spotlight

All children who live in foster care require financial support so their temporary families can provide them safe care and bring stability to their lives. But children removed from their homes by the Department of Child Safety (DCS) and placed with relatives or family friends – known as kinship families – are often missing the support that comes to licensed foster families.

Our new brief, How a Double Standard of Safety Can Hurt Children in Kinship Foster Care, details how the lack of financial support and barriers to licensing hurt thousands of children.

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Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence update for Feb. 19 — Resilience Documentary Viewing (April 11 in Flagstaff)

School staff suicide prevention training bill would help students and combat crisis

Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council announces grant opportunity to research

Arizona’s response to sexual violence against children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Bills to hire more school counselors support Gov. Ducey’s safe schools plan

Children’s Action Alliance: We Are Hiring an Executive and Development Assistant

Feb. 20, March 20, April 17 and May 22 — Murdoch Center, W.L. Gore & Associates to present Innovation Series Event

Feb. 20, 21 — Early Childhood events to be held in Phoenix

February — Flagstaff Public Library announces upcoming events

February — Williams announces upcoming events

Education Spotlight

NAZ Today ‘Teacher of the Week — Kathy Marron’

For our first Teacher of the Week this year, we profile Kathy Marron, an art teacher at Thomas Elementary. Marron tells us the key to a successful art class lies in the balance between creativity and organization. Her students say Marron’s enthusiasm also plays a big role.

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KORE chairs expand flexible seating options at Sechrist. See more local education news here

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House panel OKs asking Arizona voters to increase sales tax to pay for education. See more state education news here

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New program aims to help teens separate fact from fiction in online news. See more national education news here

CCC&Y Children & Youth Focused Calendar of Events

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February is National Children’s Dental Health Month

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