News and Media Coverage

• Nonprofit asks Arizona prison inmates what makes a thriving family, Carissa Planalp, AZFamily.com/CBS 5, May 1, 2019.
• Inmates of Perryville Prison talk early intervention for at-risk kids, Carissa Planalp, AZFamily.com/CBS 5, May 1, 2019.
• Prescott Community Town Hall on “Strong Families Thriving Children,” Prescott Chamber of Commerce, August 26, 2019.
• Quad-City Events: Sept. 5-7, The Daily Courier, September 3, 2019.
• Residents asked for input to statewide report: Creating strong families and thriving children, The Daily Courier, September 3, 2019.
• Arizona Town Hall tackles how to build, encourage strong, Nanci Hutson, Chino Valley Review, September 8, 2019.
• How do we build strong families in Arizona?, Mike O’Neil, The Think Tank with Mike O’Neil, KTAR News 92.3 FM, September 27, 2019.
• Building Strong Families in Arizona - The Think Tank 9/22/19, Erica Quintana, Courtney Sullivan and Darlene Newsom, The Think Tank with Mike O’Neil, KTAR News 92.3 FM, September 29, 2019.
• Making a Statement About Building Strong Families, Ray Newton, Quad Cities Business News, October 2019.
• Register now for Strong Families Thriving Children town hall, White Mountain Independent, October 4, 2019.
• Strong Families, Healthy Children Topic of Town Hall, Ray Newton, Prescott Living Magazine, October 7, 2019.
• Town hall to focus on ‘strong families, thriving children’ in Mohave County, Michael Zogg, Today’s News-Herald, October 13, 2019.
• Daily Almanac, Arizona Daily Sun, October 23, 2019.
• Building stronger families and thriving children, KYMA News Team, October 25, 2019.
• Strong Families – Thriving Children, Randy Hoeft, Yuma Sun, October 26, 2019.
• Town hall gathers youth, community members for strong families, Kaitlin Olson, Arizona Daily Sun, October 27, 2019.
• Strong families, thriving children: Arizona Town Hall dives in to subject, Sarah Dixon, Today’s News-Herald, November 2, 2019.
• The Vitalyst Health Foundation Broadsheet – November 2019, Vitalyst Health Foundation, November 2019.
• ASU experts help drive Arizona Town Hall project on helping families thrive, Mary Beth Faller, Arizona Impact ASU Now, November 12, 2019
• Arizona Town Hall To Discuss Impact Of Incarceration On Families, Jimmy Jenkins, FRONTERAS, KJZZ 91.5, November 14, 2019.
• Local Opinion: Trauma, choice and understanding at Arizona Town Halls, Mike Letcher, Arizona Daily Star, November 18, 2019.
• Student brings her story of adversity to Arizona Town Hall, Ana Perez, The Arizona Republic, November 29, 2019.
  
• Arizona Town Hall report shows Arizona child poverty above national average, Lacey Lyons, Downtown Devil, December 3, 2019.

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112th Statewide Town Hall Meal Programs

Thursday Dinner: Welcome, Orientation and Working Dinner

Friday Breakfast: Panel Presentation on Strong Families are Connected Families
Moderator: Olivia Elder, Families and Incarceration Associate, FWD.us

• Rebecca Gau, Arizona Director, Stand for Children
• Quinton Moore, Minister-In-Training, Greater Impact Church Phoenix
• Jeff Taylor, Chairman of the Board, Salvation Army of Phoenix

Friday Lunch: Panel Presentation on Arizona Resources and Opportunities
Moderator: Suzanne Pfister, CEO, Vitalyst Health Foundation

• Maria Cristina Fuentes, Director, Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family
• Maurice “Mo” Portley, Senior Director, Judicial Engagement Team, Casey Foundation; Ret. Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals
• Jami Snyder, Director, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)

Friday Dinner: Panel Presentation on Inspiration for Action
Moderator: Elizabeth McNamee, Chair, Community Town Halls Committee, Arizona Town Hall

• Evelyn Casuga, Senior Advisor, Community Relations, Central Arizona College; Director, Community & Economic Prosperity, Center for the Future of Arizona
• Kathy Kitagawa, Volunteer, Tucson Committee Chair, Arizona Town Hall
• Shelley Mellon, President/CEO, R.L. Jones Insurance and Motor Vehicle Services
• Courtney Sullivan, Executive Director of the Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence (AzCASE)

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