Coconino Coaltion for Children & Youth — CCC&Y partners with Building Community to increase prevention initiatives

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Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Connections Spotlight

CCC&Y partners with Building Community to increase prevention initiatives

CCC&Y is excited to partner with Building Community. Leadership expansion is an important pillar of Self-Healing communities. It is our intent to increase voice, connection and partnership throughout the county through this very targeted service. We have engaged Rene to help increase our reach for prevention initiatives, support our child abuse and substance abuse prevention strategies across the county and to assist with increasing our NEAR-informed (neuroscience, epigenetics, ACES and Resiliency) capacity — Virginia Watahomigie, executive director, Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth

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Registration deadline approaching for the 2020 Annual CCC&Y Prevention Conference: “Finding My Strength; Hope In Connection” on April 23

Arizona Education Association — March 7 Legislative Update

STEM Saturdays — The Great Global Cleanup

LAUNCH Flagstaff — Monthly Update: 3 steps forward

NACA LIFE Program, Wings of America issues Call to Artists for T-Shirt design for 2020 Community Run/Walk

First Things First — Making everyday moments count

NACA has openings for Mental Health Specialist and Program Data Specialist

March Classes and Clubs at Tynkertopia

March 11 — FUSD and AZ Attorney General’s Office to host internet safety presentation

March 11-13 — NACA to present 2020 Northern Arizona Indigenous Youth Suicide Prevention Conference — ‘Enriching the Journey”

March 25 — Bilingual information: Want to play and learn with the kids in your care?

March 25 — Next Tuba City Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) meeting to be held at Tuba City Public Library

April 2, 3 — Youth Thrive protective and promotive factors to be held in Flagstaff

April 3 — DEA360 Northern Arizona to present ‘Opioid Summit 2020’

April 4 — Power of Choice Youth Summit to be held at Cliff Castle Casino & Resort

April 18 — Free Community 2 Mile Walk and 5K Run

April 18 — Indigenous Running Mentorship Training to be held in Flagstaff

Through April 19 — Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement Program for Powwow Youth 10-18 years in Flagstaff

2020 Health and Welfare Resource Networking meetings in Coconino County

Local Education Spotlight

2020 Viola Award Finalist for Excellence in STEAM — David Krassner & Shawn Skabelund: Ancient Waters. See more local education news here

The 12th Annual Viola Awards debuted two new awards in the categories of placemaking and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) Saturday evening. The ceremony, held at the High Country Conference Center, also honored individuals and organizations in the arts, music, teaching, theater and innovation.

Chris Luginbuhl claimed the win for STEAM for the NightVisions exhibition while Lowell Observatory’s Giovale Open Deck Observatory earned the award for Excellence in Placemaking. …

Excellence in Education went to Shayne Smith, the Flagstaff High School director of theater arts and bands.

Arizona Legislative Education Spotlight

#LegislativeLegit: Bill would raise special ed funding. See more education legislative news here

People attending the House Education meeting March 2 voiced their support for legislation, including Senate Bill 1 060 that would raise special education funding.

Here’s what Vicki Alger, who was there to support SB 1061, said to AZEdNews. Alger is president and CEO of Vicki Murray & Associates LLC in Scottsdale, a research fellow at Independent Institute, and author of the book Failure: The Federal “Misedukation” of America’s Children.

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State education news

Schools have taken on a much larger role – and we need to fund them appropriately. See more state education news here