The Ajo SAPE (Substance Abuse Prevention & Education) is hosting the Ajo Copper Boxing Club. This FREE program takes place every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 5-6 pm at the Arizona Youth Partnerhip, SAPE office at 400 Vanada Ave in Ajo. Ajo teens participate in Ajo Copper Boxing Club The SAPE Coalition is made up of members who represent a wide range of community sectors including: business, media, law enforcement,…

Arizona Youth Partnership, with funding through the STOP Coalition, hosted National Night Out at The Bullion Plaza in Miami, AZ on August 6th, 2019. Over 150+ community members from the Copper Corridor area attended. Attendees were able to interact with the Gila County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit, Miami Police Department, Globe Fire, and other local first responders. Air Evac 7 treated the crowd to an excellent landing of the helicopter,…

The Starting Out Right Scholars (SOR Scholars)  program recently awarded two scholarships for the Fall 2019 semester. Anissa Barragan, of Globe, Arizona was awarded $1500.00 to continue her pre-requisite studies on the path to a nursing degree.  Anissa successfully completed the Starting Out Right teen pregnancy support program while pregnant with her daughter, and continued to attend classes while pregnant and while nursing her baby.   In support of Anissa, her…

The Starting Out Right curriculum has recently received the designation of a Promising Practice by the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs. (AMCHP) Starting Out Right The Promising Practice designation, the third step on the path to the Best Practice designation, is only awarded to a program that has already met the criteria to receive the Cutting Edge and Emerging Practice designations, but is now being evaluated and has…