Events

Looking for a webinar that you might have missed seeing live? Find all of our recorded webinars here.

 

Please note: Registration is required to view any recorded webinar.

 

 

 

 

Be a part of making your community a better place for everyone! Become a Community Coach today through our proven successful mentoring program. Volunteer coaches help build and strengthen our communities while giving formerly incarcerated individuals the opportunity
>> for community support
>> to create hope for their future
>> to restore and rebuild their lives

Receive free training to learn needed skills for working one-on-one in helping provide referrals, emotional support and resources for former inmates. No experience, prior qualifications or education is needed.
All that is needed is the desire to help!

Now a virtual event scheduled for every third Saturday of the month!

• Saturday, March 20, 2021 |  10:00 am to 2:30 pm
• Saturday, April 17, 2021  |  10:00 am to 2:30 pm
• Saturday, May 15, 2021  |  10:00 am to 2:30 pm

To register for any date click here, or contact info@YavapaiReentryProject.org or (928) 708-0100.
*Please note: This training is for Yavapai County residents only.
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View the agenda now and register today for this free online event!

Join us Saturday, March 27th at 10:00 am
Mortimer Farms | 12907 St. Rte. 169, Dewey

 

 

 

 

• Hot chocolate
• Children’s activities
• No registration required
• Free family event

Contact MATFORCE for more information: info@matforceaz.org or (928) 708-0100
*This is an outdoor event in accordance with the CDC guidelines for large events. MASK UP AZ
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Do you have a loved one who is incarcerated? Incarceration affects the incarcerated individual and their loved ones after release.

Learn about:

• Difficulties people experience transitioning from prison into the community
• The different thinking and processing skills between someone who is incarcerated and someone who is not
• Identify differences in prison culture and daily life
• Increase awareness about generational trauma
• Keys to successful reintegration
• How to communicate with returning individuals
• How we, as a community, can help individuals return home successfully

Now a virtual event!
Wednesday, April 28, 2021  |  5:30 pm to 7:00 pm  |  Register Here
Wednesday, June 16, 2021  |  5:30 pm to 7:00 pm  |  Register Here

Questions? Contact info@YavapaiReentryProject.org or (928) 708-0100

MATFORCE, Kids at Hope, and Arizona State University’s Center for the Advanced Study and Practice of Hope have teamed up to bring HOPE to our communities.

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For the past three decades science has examined the dynamics of HOPE to better understand its elements and why some people seem to have a lot of hope; others a little; and why so many lack hope particularly when we know for a scientific fact that people with hope do better in life that those without it.

The topic of Hope is indeed a subject that can change the trajectory of people’s lives and provide an optimistic and empowering view of their communities. Offering Hope as a topic for a Town Hall Meeting is important to the well being of all. This Town Hall will include a presentation about the science and culture that creates Hope along with a discussion by participants who will share how hope can be used as a strategy not just a loose set of emotions.

Participants will be encouraged to participate in a robust question and answer segment as well.

Register now for this free virtual event!
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MATFORCE partners with multiple organizations to offer FREE parenting education classes across the county.

Parenting the Love and Logic Way 

A 6-week class on how to reduce the stress of parenting and raise respectful, responsible children.

Click here to view a calendar of FREE parenting classes and workshops.

 

See calendar for dates and locations.
 

For the health and safety of all participants, the Drug & Alcohol Impact Panels will be held virtually unless otherwise noted. View more information and the current schedule of classes here.

Check out these free kinship support groups designed to build perseverance in the midst of commotion.

Grandparent Support Group
Rich Young has facilitated numerous support groups in his thirty years of work in the Human Services field. He and his wife are raising their six-year-old granddaughter, whom they have cared for since she was five months old. Following a three-and-a-half-year journey dealing with DCS, the courts and the biological parents, they adopted Sebellah in May of 2018. Their goal is to use their own journey to help other grandparents raising their grandchildren.

This free, virtual support group is a safe place to share experiences, connect with other grandparents raising grandchildren and find helpful resources for your lifechanging endeavor.

When: Virtual groups meet every 2nd Tuesday. The next meeting is March 9, 2021 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm using Zoom.
Join today! Go to MountairyGrands.com/support_group.html and select the contact form at the bottom of the page.

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Kinship Connections
Kinship families are relationships between individuals who are thought of as having family ties. Examples include grandparents raising grandchildren, aunts and uncles caring for nieces or nephews or foster families.

This support group is hosted virtually by Jennifer Pratt, a grandmother raising two grandchildren. Please join us for discussions that help us to take care of ourselves while caring for others. Meetings will include a check-in, discussion topics, resources and addressing cu rrent barriers.

When: Monthly groups will start on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am using Google Meets.
Join today! Call or text Jennifer at (928) 273-3388 or email her at aliveinnature@gmail.com.

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