Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth — Coalition joins partners at grand opening of Peaks Youth Center in Flagstaff

Aug. 5, 2026 Update

CCC&Y Spotlight

Coalition joins partners at grand opening of Peaks Youth Center in Flagstaff

By the Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth

FLAGSTAFF — It was a packed meeting room when local non-profit leaders, elected officials, youth and other community supporters joined officials from the Coconino County Health and Human Services (CCHHS) for welcoming remarks video clip 1, 2, 3,) and the official ribbon cutting ceremony of the CCHHS Peaks Youth Center on Thursday, July 30, 2026.

The Peaks Youth Center, at 2625 N. King St., Flagstaff, is part of the renovation of the remodeled CCHHS Southern Region Office. Visitors to the front lobby will see a creative children’s play space featuring a hand-painted mural celebrating the unique diversity of Coconino County.

The Center is the result of work that began more than 6 years ago as pandemic-related disruptions and anxieties, social media pressures and increasing stressors for young people showed the need for essential support services, county officials stated in a media release.

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Education Spotlight

Coalition compiles growing listing of back to school events

By the Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth

COCONINO COUNTY — From Flagstaff to Fredonia, Leupp, Tuba City and other locations, school officials throughout Coconino County continue to prepare for a variety of back to school events in the region.

The following is a listing compiled by the Coalition of some of the back-to-school activities that have been announced in Coconino County.

Please check with individual organizations to confirm times, dates, other information. Please visit the links below to see if registration is still available. Registration deadlines may have already passed for some programs.

If your organization would like to be added to this listing, please send an email to frank@coconinokids.org

(INFORMATION UPDATED Aug. 4, 2026)

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• Please see our monthly events calendars

• Aug. 8 — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Flagstaff to hold 49th annual Dave McKay Memorial half-marathon
• Aug. 10 — City of Flagstaff — Indigenous Code Talkers Celebration to be held at Flagstaff Elks Lodge
• Aug. 13 — Kids Day presented by Chinle Diné Youth
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