Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth — CCC&Y thankful to friends, community partners and organizations dedicated to helping children and youth in Coconino County

Nov. 23, 2022 Update

Connections Spotlight

CCC&Y thankful to friends, community partners and organizations dedicated to helping children and youth in Coconino County

By Frank X. Moraga • Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth

As we prepare to celebrate the upcoming holiday weekend, there are many reasons for us to be thankful here at the Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth. At the top of that list are the many friends, community partners and organizations who have supported us over the past year in our mission to “… ignite collective action that creates better lives for children and families.”

Our recent 50th anniversary celebrationemphasized the love and support this organization has received over the years as we seek to support the children and youth throughout Coconino County in the face of a variety of economic, health and social pressures facing local families.

For the more than a half-dozen years I have been with the Coalition, I’m thankful for the joy of being with a non-profit organization where each day I get to work in concert with people from all walks of life who are dedicated to serving children and families in the region. They include talented volunteer board members and executive directors and representatives from a variety of organizations who share their time and information during a number of monthly video remote, conference calls and in-person resource meetings, community health and information fairs and back-to-school events.

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Northern Arizona University to offer free tuition for members of state-recognized tribes. See more local, state and national education news here

By Abigail Kessler • Arizona Daily Sun

Northern Arizona University (NAU) announced during a Native American Heritage Month reception on Nov. 14 it will be providing full tuition to members of Arizona’s 22 federally recognized tribes starting next fall.

The announcement comes as an expansion to the university’s Access2Excellence Initiative(A2E) announced in April. A2E allows Arizona residents in households earning less than $65,000 annually to receive free tuition at NAU — aslo beginning in for the fall 2023 semester.

All students who are members of recognized Arizona tribes will now qualify for free tuition regardless of income level or state of residence.

“In taking this step, we’re looking to plant the seeds for the future and ensure that all members of Arizona’s 22 tribes, regardless of their income levels or where they live, will know that NAU is an affordable and exceptional place to entrust their educational futures,” said NAU President José Luis Cruz Rivera.