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FTF Colorado River Indian Tribes Region honored with Eddie Basha Award for Leadership and Service

  • Colorado River Indian Tribes

The region’s council was lauded for implementing a Summer Transition to Kindergarten program for children on the Colorado River Indian Reservation.
boy with his parents and AZ Town Hall logo

Communities to engage in dialogue about state of families and children in community town halls…

  • AZ communities

The 2019 Arizona Town Hall sessions will engage communities on Strong Families Thriving Children. The first kicks off at the FTF Early Childhood Summit.
Male teacher and students looking at a globe.

High-quality early education outcomes extend to second generation

  • early learning

An update to the well-known Perry Preschool study focuses on a new benefit: better outcomes for the original study participants’ children.
Sheilah Nicholas

Keeping ancestral languages alive and relevant today

  • language literacy and culture

Language expert says maintaining Native American languages in early childhood helps to preserve culture and identity.
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallegos

Four new Phoenix-area family resource centers make resources more accessible

  • family resource centers

FTF and the City of Phoenix have partnered to open four new family resource centers dedicated to providing services to families with young children.
parents with baby in a park

Making sure young children are counted in the 2020 census

  • early childhood

U.S. Census officials are asking early childhood supporters to help ensure all infants, toddlers and preschoolers are counted.
Walter Gilliam

Taking a look at early childhood expulsion

  • early childhood

The long-term implications of expulsion and suspension for early elementary school students show that they are at a greater risk of being expelled again.
toddler with red shirt and blue glasses

Starting Arizona’s young children on the path to healthy vision

  • health & nutrition

The Eyes On Learning campaign advises parents to get their child’s first vision screening as early as age 1 and at least once more between ages 3-5.

Arizona foundation features story on inception of Arizona Parent Kit

  • AZ communities

The Piper Trust features the origins of the Arizona Parent Kit in its year-long celebration of 20 years of partnering with the community.

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