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Highlight
A Business that Understands the Power of Prevention: Block Fitness Collective Supports Prevent Child Abuse Arizona through Memberships
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Driven by a sense of purpose for providing a safe community for everyone, gym owner Joseph Hawthorne opened Block Fitness in Oro Valley, Arizona. Block Fitness promotes a culture where everyone is safe to be truly themselves and receive support in a judgement-free environment.
Block Fitness understands that “
true change to support healthy lives is
prevention
” so every month, they donate $9.82 of every membership to Prevent Child Abuse Arizona.
Block Fitness is promoting health and resilience both for their clients and for families across Arizona. Thank you, Block Fitness, for your focus on preventing child abuse and working to create safe communities for Arizona’s children.
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Impact Story
Triple P Transforms Behavior by Strengthening the Parent-Child Bond
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John and Annette made the life-changing decision to adopt a sibling pair of boys.
As they journeyed through the process of becoming certified and took all necessary steps to bring them home, their hearts were full of joy and their expectations for success were high. But when the children arrived, they began displaying intensely aggressive behaviors- behaviors characteristic of trauma. John and Annette were heartbroken that they felt ill-equipped to parent their children.
Desperate for help, they reached out to their caseworker who recommended Triple P, the Positive Parenting Program. By the second session of this training, John and Annette began reporting improvement in their adopted sons’ behavior. By the sixth session, because of the strengthened bond between the children and their parents that Triple P worked to build, the boys’ formerly disruptive behaviors were non-existent.
Success stories like this one are made possible because of investments in the work of prevention. We are grateful to the Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family; the Steele Foundation; the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust; and to donors for making Triple P possible in Arizona.
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Today in Prevention
Free Online Courses on Adverse Childhood Experiences
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The Arizona Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Consortium has released online learning modules for those who wish to learn more about ACEs. These free online modules include seven courses that provide in-depth information about ACEs and how to work with your community to address substance abuse, which is both a cause and effect of ACEs.
Check out these courses, and join a growing community of people making a commitment to bring awareness about ACEs and substance abuse to their communities!
The creation of these online modules was funded through a grant from the Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family.
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Coconino County Needs Assessment
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The Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth (CCC&Y) completed and released a needs assessment connecting research around Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and protective factors. The data was collected in Coconino County and provides a unique roadmap to using trauma-informed and ACEs knowledge as a prevention plan. This county-wide research is specific to Coconino County, but its findings have wider, applicable implications.
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Fundraising
April 15
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is Tax Day, Take Advantage of the Arizona Tax Credit Donation
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Have you filed your taxes yet? As the deadline approaches, we encourage you to take advantage of the Arizona tax credit and donate a portion of your taxes to the
Yavapai Family Advocacy Center. By donating to a qualified non-profit, you can redirect your tax liability to a cause that is important to you. Tax credit donations are due by Tax Day: April 15, 2020. For single filers the maximum is $400 and $800 for joint filers. Donate today! The link below will bring you to the Prescott Sunrise Lions page who accepts tax credit donations on our behalf.
To learn more about the Yavapai Family Advocacy Center and how they support victims of interpersonal family violence visit yfac.org.
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Director's Corner
Smart People, Big Ideas
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When I was little, I wasn’t sure what conferences were, but I knew they were important because my dad would go to them all the time.
From how my dad described them, I understood that conferences were where smart people went to walk through fancy hallways in nice clothes and say hi to each other and talk about big ideas.
Connecting to others, I’ve found, is my favorite part of conferences. Everything happens through connection.
That’s why we made this year’s conference theme “Connection: The Power of Relationships.” We’ll have a stellar lineup of workshop and keynote presenters to inspire our big ideas (including Prevent Child Abuse America CEO Dr. Melissa Merrick, and Dr. Robert Sege, researcher on Positive Childhood Experiences).
Registration opens on April 1. I look forward to walking down the fancy hallways in my nice clothes and saying hi to you.
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Join Prevent Child Abuse Arizona for the 2020 Prescott Valley Pinwheel Party and Grandparents Raising Grandkids Expo. This FREE family event is on April 18, 2020 from 11 a.m - 2 p.m at the Prescott Valley Civic Center Lawn. For more details visit our Facebook event page below.
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On April 23, 2020, the Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth will present the 2020 Annual Prevention Conference and Luncheon - "Finding My Strength; Hope in Connection" at the High Country Conference Center from 8 a.m - 5 p.m. For more information, click on the button below.
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As a 501(c)3 organization, Prevent Child Abuse Arizona is eligible to receive bequests. Please contact Rebekah Prieto at rebekah@pcaaz.org if you would like to discuss including
Prevent Child Abuse Arizona in your legacy.
Tax ID #86-0832901
Prevent Child Abuse Arizona can only accept donations from individuals, businesses, and foundations located in the State of Arizona.
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Prevent Child Abuse Arizona is shifting the public conversation about child maltreatment so that prevention is the priority. The organization provides research-based prevention services, education and training to help promote strong families and safe, healthy children. For more information, visit pcaaz.org.
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