Central AZ Kinship Care Coalition

We are a group of Kinship caregivers committed to community action, and Resource/Service providers who serve kinship families.

Members

  • Janice L. Allen
  • Sarah Jordan
  • Sarah C. Gonzalez
  • Patricia Dominguez
  • bethanie seidell
  • Joseph Aparicio
  • Laurie Melrood
  • Helen M Bradford
  • Sydney Francis
  • Leolani Ah Quin
  • Dora Lopez
  • Jim Yang-Hellewell
  • Bob Luft
  • Laura Stockert
  • Carol Lopinski
  • David A. Besst
  • Tiffany Wulffson
  • David Parra
  • Michele Chesher
  • Lynn Lipinski

Latest Activity

This is really great. I hope that those who attend will post their thoughts here.
September 14
I think what's working well right now is that we have been able to join together with other types of caregivers and organizations to plan the first Arizona Conference on Caregiving to be held November 5, 2009. This will be a great opportunity to sha…
September 3
Stephen Shimshock added a discussion
This is an open invitation to you all to share something about yourself and/or your agency. The question is simple, “what working well?” Share something that you and/or your agency is involved in that you think is working well in meeting your commun…
September 3
Stephen Shimshock added a discussion
Here is a short 3 minute video that talks about crowdsourcing. This is a useful introduction into the concept of crowdsourcing which is the distribution of production tasks to a large group. My dissertation is exploring the question, can you crowdso…
August 14
This is great David! I know since switching to a HSA, I invest a lot more thought into staying healthy, especially through nutrition and excercise. My medical expenses are practically $0 now. I wonder what would happen if we all had financial incent…
July 7
Kimberly Robinson added a blog post
KARE news july-august 09.docI am currently looking for resources for back to school clothing and supplies for kinship families in all areas of Pinal and Gila Counties. Please forward me any information you come across and I will be sure to distribut…
July 7
July 7
Cindie Wolf added 2 discussions
July 1
 

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This site is part of a research project lead by Stephen Shimshock a PhD candidate with the Taos-Tilburg Social Science program. As a member you can choose to participate in the community with or without participating in the research study. You make this choice as you fill out your profile questions. The purpose of the research project is to explore the use of social media tools as a vehicle for building collaborative knowledge and producing participatory evaluation. Please read the Client Consent Letter. If you have any questions simply click the email link here:sshimshock@casey.org

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Stephen Shimshock

What is Working? 2 Replies

This is an open invitation to you all to share something about yourself and/or your agency. The question is simple, “what working well?” Share something that you and/or your agency is involved in tha…

Started by Stephen Shimshock in Discovery - What is Working Well in Our Community?. Last reply by Stephen Shimshock Sep 14.

Stephen Shimshock

Crowdsourcing Evaluation

Here is a short 3 minute video that talks about crowdsourcing. This is a useful introduction into the concept of crowdsourcing which is the distribution of production tasks to a large group. My disse…

Tagged: crowdsourcing

Started by Stephen Shimshock in Strategies - How Do We Work Together? Aug 14.

Cindie Wolf

2009 Meeting Schedule

Here's the schedule!

Tagged: caregivers, kinship

Started by Cindie Wolf in Meeting Minutes and Notes Jul 1.

Cindie Wolf

2009 Meeting Schedule

Here's our meeting schedule for the remainder of the year. Feel free to bring your lunch and join us for our next meeting!

Tagged: caregivers, kinship

Started by Cindie Wolf in Meeting Minutes and Notes Jul 1.

Oralia Gracia-Alinea

Mid-Central KARE Newsletter March 09 3 Replies

Thank you, Kimberly for sending your March newsletter-- we look forward to April's newsletter!

Tagged: 09, March, Newsletter, KARE

Started by Oralia Gracia-Alinea in Newsletters. Last reply by Oralia Gracia-Alinea Jun 6.

Oralia Gracia-Alinea

KARE Newsletter May-June 09

There are several changes to the support groups. Please make a note and feel free to contact the facilitator with any questions. Have a fabulous week! Kimberly Robinson KARE Program Coordinator 4…

Started by Oralia Gracia-Alinea in Newsletters May 8.

Oralia Gracia-Alinea

Come to the Capitol and be a voice for abused children! 1 Reply

Protect Abused Children Day at the State Capitol Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Don’t let legislators put our children in danger with reckless budget cuts! Meet face-to-face with your legislator(s) to voi…

Started by Oralia Gracia-Alinea in Goals - What Do We Want to See in Our Community?. Last reply by Oralia Gracia-Alinea May 1.

Cindie Wolf

Coalition Operational Structure

This is our final Operational Structure for the Coalition

Started by Cindie Wolf in Strategies - How Do We Work Together? Apr 22.

Oralia Gracia-Alinea

Family Resource Center, Mesa

Attached is the new program schedule for classes, workshops, RAP classes, and kinship support group at the Family Resource Center in Mesa.

Tagged: Center, Resource, Family, Parenting, Kinship

Started by Oralia Gracia-Alinea in Resources Apr 20.

Oralia Gracia-Alinea

April 2009 minutes w/ outcomes

Here are the minutes for the April 13th Kinship Coalition Meeting.

Started by Oralia Gracia-Alinea in Meeting Minutes and Notes Apr 18.

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