November 2017

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Healthy Families/Healthy Youth

CONNECTING SOUTHERN ARIZONA

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“Successful Job Fair ” Arizona@Work

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Santa Cruz Parent Love Celebrates Abilities

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People that “echo” Jenny Hill

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Border Eco Magazine Our goal is to continue reporting on the great people, organizations, and services in our community. We want to change public’s perception on our border town. Border Eco is focused on the positive people, organizations, and services within our community that makes our bordertown unique.

Santa Cruz County is a beautiful community with lots of history and cultural background.

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We are grateful for the continued support.

We want to thank our customers for their support. Our mission is to change public perception of our border town.

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“It is never too late to bring in change, that you want to see around you. Let this year be the forefront for introducing new ideas and new concepts to make the world a better and safer place for all of us.”

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The Governor’s Office of Youth Faith and Family in conjunction with the Santa Cruz County School Superintendent, Alfredo I. Velásquez, sponsored five Healthy Families/ Healthy Youth events which were held in the county throughout the month of September.

All seventh graders in the county were invited to participate along with a parent(s) and/ or guardian.

Events were held at Wade Carpenter Middle School, Desert Shadows Middle School, Calabasas School, Coatimundi Middle School and at Little Red School. The event at Little Red included students from Elgin and Patagonia.

Ms. Nikki LazarusGreen, representing the Governor’s Office, was also in attendance at one of the events. Local outreach agencies were available and provided information, materials and brochures. Agencies participating included Circles of Peace, Community Health Associates, Arizona Youth Partnership, Wellness Connections, Zero OS3 Movement, and Mariposa Community Health Center.

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The goal of the program is to prevent drug abuse and addiction through education and training. Middle school and county staff received training in July. The program consists of separate parent and youth sessions plus joint sessions where families are encouraged to develop family plans. Ultimately, families open up lines of communication in hopes that such discussion leads to substantive dialogue regarding drug and alcohol use.

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The events were wellattended across the county. Students and parents received valuable information including dinner and t-shirts along with incentives promoting drug- free messages.

Representatives from ASU administered surveys in hopes of collecting data that will provide feedback and support for the program.

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For further information regarding the Healthy Families/ Healthy Youth program, please contact Teresa Sprigg, Program Director at the Santa Cruz County School Superintendent’s Office at 375-7952.

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Arizona@Work Hosted A Successful Job Fair Arizona@Work hosted their 4th Annual Santa Cruz Job Fair and Community Expo at the Nogales High School Ray Molera Gymnasium on Wednesday, October 11th from 9:00 a.m.2:00 p.m. This annual event helps dislocated workers, and new career job seekers connect with local employers in Santa Cruz County.

This year a total of 786 people participated in the job fair with more than 109 employers were in attendance.

The job fair included variety of sectors from healthcare, education, non-profit, government, retail, transportation, and manufacturing industries.

“We were very happy with the outcome. It was a very successful event.

Our goal is to meet the needs of community,� said Mauricio Chavez, WIOA Director. The event is held during the month of October to help employers find the workforce they need for their peak season. Santa Cruz County has the second highest unemployment rate in the state. This was an opportunity for potential employees to meet with employers and learn a bit more about the local businesses in the area.

Santa Cruz County has a high unemployment rate of 7.2% in comparison to the national unemployment rate.

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This is a big challenge for our local government. Our local government is responsible for bringing in new businesses to the area. The Arizona@ Work in Santa Cruz County currently works in collaboration with the Santa Cruz County.

The Arizona@Work not only hosts this annual event but also provides an array of services to the community. For more information on how the Arizona@Work can help you contact them at: (520) 375-7670 or visit the office at: 610 N. Morley Avenue, Nogales, AZ.

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Parent Love Connection Celebrates Abilities

The Santa Cruz Parent Love Connection celebrated during the month of October with a walk to spread awareness on down syndrome awareness.

During the month of October the Parent Love Connection celebrates people with Down syndrome by making people aware of their capabilities and their accomplishments. “Our celebration is not about celebrating disabilities, it's about celebrating their abilities,� said Maria Scholnick, Program Director.

According to the National Down Syndrome Society Down syndrome is the most commonly occurring chromosomal condition.

One in every 691 babies in the United States are born with Down syndrome. Down syndrome affects people of all races and economic levels. Today, individuals with Down syndrome are active participants in the educational, vocational, social and recreational aspects of our communities. Each year more teens and adults with Down syndrome are graduating from high school, going to college, finding meaningful employment and living independently.

On Sunday October 15th, the Santa Cruz Parent Love Connection hosted their first walk in Santa Cruz County on behalf of people living with Down syndrome.

Families, friends, and community members gathered that morning at Teyechea Park in Nogales Arizona to demonstrate their support.

The walk started with a stroll around city hall and part of Grand Avenue. The walk ended at the park where multiple blue and yellow balloons were released to the sky. Blue and yellow colors represent Down Syndrome Awareness.

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The celebration concluded with the SCVUSD #35 Superintendent David Verdugo addressing the public about the importance of education for all children and why inclusion is key to success for children with special needs. Several community leaders like Dr. Melissa Lunderville, Special Director from SCVUSD #35 and Steve Freeman President of the Southern Arizona Network for Down Syndrome were among the attendees to show their support.

The SCPLC would like to express their appreciation to all the families who came to support this inaugural walk.

The SCPLC is a support and advocacy system established in 2010 to support families raising children with special needs. SCPLC is affiliated with the NDSS and Southern Arizona Network for Down syndrome.

SCPLC is funded in big part by SANDS. For more information about SCPLC call (520) 470-5833 you can also find them on Facebook.

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People that "echo" Jenny Hill This month’s pick for people that echo is prominent community leader Jenny Hill who has for several years now advocated for families and children with autism.

She was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona where her father served in the Air Force. She later married and moved to Nogales where she raised her two sons Tom and Wally.

Jenny Hill founded the organization Angel’s Purse after her son Wally was diagnosed with autism.

Her son has been her inspiration to find resources and interventions that can help families with children diagnosed with autism.

Mrs. Hill has been an active community member as she served on the Board of the Hilltop Gallery for 17 years.

Her non-profit organization has helped many families with autistic children in Santa Cruz County and across the border, all the way to Hermosillo Sonora, Mexico.

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Mrs. Hill helps many families without receiving any monetary compensation. Her goal is to help autistic children lead healthy productive lives.

She is dedicated to sharing her expertise to those who are willing to learn. My leadership style is to teach by example. I enjoy working hands on with parents helping them learn about the benefits of sensory learning. Sensory learning has proved to be effective in helping children with autism improve perception, their understanding and ability to learn.

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“With the appropriate tools, services, supports, training and information, children on the autism spectrum can grow, learn and flourish. Wally my son is living proof they can succeed,” said Jenny Hill.

Angel’s Purse Angel’s Purse is a nonprofit organization in Santa Cruz County serving families and children with autism. The organization was founded in 1998 by the program director Jenny Culver Hill. Mrs. Hill started the organization when her son was diagnosed with autism. She felt at that point not enough information, services or options were available to families with autistic children. Autism is the fastest-growing developmental disability, (CDC, 2008).

Jenny describes her journey at first was very challenging as doctors would tell her they could not do much to help her son. As a result, her desire for answers to help her son began.

This led Mrs. Hill to find a variety of methods that would help her son Wally thrive. “My son became my teacher.

More than 3.5 million Americans live with an autism spectrum disorder, (Buescher et al., 2014).

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The mission of Angel’s Purse is to provide practical assistance to families of children within the autistic spectrum. Angel’s Purse helps families with nutritional supplements, provides translations of information into Spanish, lends out books and videos from conferences to parents.

“Learning his needs are what led me to share the answers we found. Thank God for the brave souls who are finding answers about the causes and treatments that are available to us as parents of children within the autistic spectrum,” said Jenny Hill Program Director.

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The prevalence of autism in the United States is estimated at 1 in 68 births, (CDC, 2014). Angel’s Purse provides family with technical assistance through a twelve day intervention that “rewires the hard drive of the brain” called Sensory Learning. It is a combination of motion, light and sound therapy that helps improve perception, understanding, and gives autistic children the ability to learn.

For information on the variety of services they offer to residents of Santa Cruz County please visit their website at: www. autismangelspurse.com or contact Jenny Hill program director at: (520) 604-6009

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Domestic Violence Awareness Candle Light 2017 On Monday, October 2nd at 5:30 p.m. the Santa Cruz County Complex by the office of the Santa Cruz County Attorney’s Office and Victims Services Division hosted their Annual Domestic Violence Official Proclamation March of Peace & Candlelight Vigil in memory of victims of domestic violence who lost their lives, and honor survivors. The goal is to bring community awareness. Approximately 250 people were in attendance for this event.

According to the CDC (2010), “804,048 women & 453,689 men in Arizona will experience domestic violence in their lifetime.

These statistics remind us of the prevalence of domestic violence and the need to support victims and families. There are long-term effects associated to repeated exposure to domestic violence. Those long-term effects include physical, and emotional problems.

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The event was well attended by several community leaders and community members.

The event opened with a warm welcome to attendees for their continued support and participation by Chip Dolores, Victim Advocate. It followed with an opening statement by the Santa Cruz County Attorney George Silva with a reminder to attendees of the of the importance of reporting domestic violence. Kimberly Gonzalez followed with a brief speech on the significance of the purple ribbon.

“Silence is not a solution to solving domestic violence.We have to be a voice for the victims and survivors of domestic violence,” said Mr. Silva. Each of the guest speakers had an opportunity to address the public on the domino effect domestic violence has on the family and community.

Domestic violence is not only a family problem, but a community problem.

The Official Proclamation was done by Rudy Molera, Santa Cruz County Chairman Board of Supervisors and Nidia Solorzano, Victim Advocate did the proclamation in Spanish. It followed with the ribbon cutting inauguration of domestic violence awareness month with a memorial balloon release initiating the Candlelight Vigil and March for Peace walk through Mariposa road.

For more information on this event or to report abuse please contact the Santa Cruz County Attorney’s Office at: (520) 375-7780.

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