AZCAAR Highlights
AzCAAC Advisory Council
2021 African American Conference on Disabilities
2021 African American Conference on Disabilities
AzCAAC (Arizona Center for African American Children), AZCAAR's flagship program, was formed to specifically focus on the needs of African American Children in Arizona in the areas of Child Welfare, Education, Health Care, and Juvenile Justice.
2021 African American Conference on Disabilities
2021 African American Conference on Disabilities
2021 African American Conference on Disabilities
Feb 2021, AZCAAR co-hosted the conference in its 1st ever virtual format and held a workshop titled - Trauma: The Effects of the Pandemic on African Americans Families.
2021 AZCAAR Appears on Phoenix ABC 15 News
2021 African American Conference on Disabilities
Dec 2020 - AZCAAR Receives $10,000 Wendy's Grant
Dec 2020 - AZCAAR Receives $10,000 Wendy's Grant
Dec 2020 - AZCAAR Receives $10,000 Wendy's Grant
Dec 2020 - AZCAAR Receives $10,000 Wendy's Grant
AZCAAR President, Connie Robinson, accepts a $10,000 grant from Wendy's to fund our work to improve the lives of African American children in Arizona.
2020 African American Conference on Disabilities
Dec 2020 - AZCAAR Receives $10,000 Wendy's Grant
2020 African American Conference on Disabilities
Feb 2020, AZCAAR co-hosted the conference and held a workshop to find collaborative approaches to find solutions to drastically improve the lives of African Americans in the AZ foster care system.
2019 - BooksNBarberShops
Dec 2020 - AZCAAR Receives $10,000 Wendy's Grant
2020 African American Conference on Disabilities
BooksNBarberShops, part of our literacy program, encourages parents to read to their children while waiting for their hair cut and the children are allowed to take the book home.
2019 - Kitabu, Our Community-based Literacy Program
National Children of Incarcerated Parents Conference
2019 - Kitabu, Our Community-based Literacy Program
Joan Higginbotham, former NASA Astronaut, spoke to M.O. Bush Elementary students about the importance of reading, science and self-esteem. She told the students, “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
2019 African American Conference on Disabilities
National Children of Incarcerated Parents Conference
2019 - Kitabu, Our Community-based Literacy Program
Feb 2019 - AZCAAR co-hosted the African American Conference on Disabilities, with AZ Center for Disability Law and Ability360. AZCAAR held 4 workshops relating to historical trauma and its impact on African American Children.
National Children of Incarcerated Parents Conference
National Children of Incarcerated Parents Conference
National Children of Incarcerated Parents Conference
April 2018 - AzCAAC, AZCAAR's child well-being advisory council, held a session on The Injustices of Criminal Justices at the conference hosted by ASU's Center for Child Well-Being.
2018 African American Conference on Disabilities
2018 African American Conference on Disabilities
National Children of Incarcerated Parents Conference
Feb 2018 - AZCAAR co-sponsors the African American Conference on Disabilities, with AZ Center for Disability Law and Ability360. The conference is the largest of its kind in the nation and involved 24 workshops on a variety of disability related topics.
AZCAAC Advisory Council 2nd Qtr Mtg 2018
2018 African American Conference on Disabilities
AZCAAC Advisory Council 2nd Qtr Mtg 2018
George Khalaf, Governor's Council on Child Safety and Empowerment, discusses the latest developments in the subcommittee on African American Children and Families.
Az Cheetahs Youth Track Club Given Grant
2018 African American Conference on Disabilities
AZCAAC Advisory Council 2nd Qtr Mtg 2018
Feb 2015 - AZCAAR gives the AZ Cheetah Youth Track club a $500 dollar grant to continue their youth sports and mentoring program. Click on the photo to view the video.