Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth — City of Flagstaff employees gain valuable System Change information to help them become more resilient at work, home

April 9, 2025 Update

CCC&Y Spotlight

City of Flagstaff employees gain valuable System Change information to help them become more resilient at work, home

By the Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth

COCONINO COUNTY — From dealing with day-to-day tasks and public service requirements, to assessing and meeting community needs such as building permits, parks and recreation programs, library services, to addressing housing, fire and police response, to responding to and working to prevent emergency including wildfires and floods, City of Flagstaff employees often face a wide range of community stressors and traumatic events each day.

Each individual has their own stress and trauma that they may be dealing with on top of the complex work they are tasked with. To support the City of Flagstaff employees, CCC&Y Executive Director Virginia Watahomigie recently presented “Trauma in the Workplace” as a live workshop.

“The research is clear that what happens to us impacts our behavior and interactions with others. When we are in a trauma-responsive environment we not only understand this, we make simple changes that can improve outcomes and relationships as opposed to creating further stress or trauma,” Watahomigie said. “Organizations and systems who are on the frontlines of our community’s deepest needs are supported when they understand the behaviors they and others are experiencing.”

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Education Spotlight

Community celebrates return of Flagstaff Early Childhood Fair on April 5

By the Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth

FLAGSTAFF — Dozens of families celebrated the return of the Flagstaff Early Childhood Fair on Saturday, April 5 at Killip Elementary School in Flagstaff.

The 10th annual version featured children’s activities, resources for parents and providers, a teacher supply swap, dental screenings and other information. Previous early childhood fairs were held at Flagstaff High School.

Presented by Coconino County Health and Human Services’ AZ Health Zone, the event was sponsored by the Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth, Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD), Killip Elementary School and Mountain Line.

Organizations staffing the event included the Arizona Dept. of Economic Security, Arizona PBS — Arizona State University, Boys & Girls Club of Flagstaff, Girl Scouts — Arizona Cactus-Pines Council, Chicano Por La CAUSA (CPLC), Coconino County — Women, Infants and Children (WIC), the Guidance Center, Kaibab Behavioral Services, North County HealthCare, NACOG Head Start, Northland-Rural Therapy Associates — Az Early Intervention Program Provider, Raising Special Kids, Red Rock State Park Junior Ranger and Tynkertopia.

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Community Updates

Action Requested

2025 Summer Camps registration continuing. See our listing

Arizona Child & Adolescent Survivor Initiative (ACASI) conducting biannual stakeholder survey

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AmigosNAZ — Community recognizes April 2025 as Child Abuse Prevention Month with its Field of Hope Dedication Ceremony

Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP) publishes latest newsletter

Chicano Por La CAUSA (CPLC) publishes latest newsletter

Prevent Child Abuse Arizona publishes April newsletter

Northern Arizona University publishes latest newsletter

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February

• Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library events for the week of April 7, 2025
• April 9 — Week of the Young Child — Work Together Wednesday event — to be held at Navajo Nation Museum, Window Rock
• April 9 — Coconino Community College to hold Transfer Fair at Lone Tree Campus
• April 10 — Annual Page Unified School District Health Fair to be held at Desert View Intermediate School
• April 11 — Flagstaff Mall presenting annual Celebration of Youth
• April 11 — Reservations open for American Indian Disability Summit in Phoenix
• April 12 — Reservations open for 5th annual Indigenous Youth Disability Summit
• April 14 — North Country Healthcare presents Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening event

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