Concho
Lead Agency
Concho Can!
Contact Person
Linda Jones
conchoconnection@frontiernet.net
CFAA Team
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeastern Arizona
- Concho Elementary School,
- Concho Valley Lions Club,
- Concho Fire Dept. & Women's Auxiliary,
- Arizona Game & Fish, Apache County Youth Council,
- Arizona Youth Partnership,
- Old Concho Community Assistance Center,
- Apache County Board of Supervisors,
- Little Colorado Behavioral Health Centers,
- Apache County Adult & Juvenile Probation Departments,
- Apache County Health Department,
- Parenting Arizona,
- NACOG Community Action Board,
- Salt River Project,
- University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
Stage of Development
Implementation-year 4
Community concern(s)/issue(s) addressed through the CFAA initiative
- Fragmented community
- Paucity of resources
- No infrastructure
- No neutral gathering place
- Lack of economic opportunities
- Limited services for all ages, but especially an issue for youth and seniors
Key strategies used to address issue(s)
- Established a multigenerational community center
- Provided communications infrastructure via public computer lab, internet access, monthly newsletter, fax and copy services
- Organized community wide multigenerational events
- Hosted informational presentations
- Provided and coordinated volunteering opportunities
- Set up programs for skill development, education, and health education
- Established a youth after school program
- Provided entrepreneurial opportunities (e.g. Farmers Mkt.)
- Hosted and served as a site for special events
- Informational webinars for the public and nonprofit community
- Family/Community events
- Intergenerational environmental projects
- A financial base and plan to sustain the project
What do you hope will be different as a result of your CFAA work?
- Greater community cohesion
- A more informed populace
- Increased community pride
- Strengthened positive community reputation and image
- More cooperation among individuals and groups
- Increased awareness and availability of resources in the community for all ages, especially youth and seniors