Candelen

At Candelen, connection is at the heart of every partnership, mentorship, learning group, and every community we serve. Through shared experiences, trusted relationships, and meaningful support, we create spaces where caregivers feel encouraged, children feel loved, and families feel they belong.💜

🌟 Meet the incredible team bringing Candelen’s Kith & Kin Program to communities across the Navajo Nation! 🌟

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗧𝘀𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗲, Specialist, and 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝘆, Early Care Educator, are passionate advocates for children, caregivers, and families throughout the Navajo Nation. Together, they support family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) caregivers by delivering early childhood education resources and services through both community-based and home-based models rooted in culture, connection, and care. 💛

Through strong partnerships with schools, chapter houses, and local organizations, Calvina and Paula are helping expand access to critical supports for caregivers and young children across vast rural communities.

Their dedication, teamwork, and commitment to traveling long distances to reach families continue to strengthen relationships, grow awareness of Candelen’s Kith & Kin Program, and create meaningful impact throughout the Navajo Nation.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗮, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁, 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆!

We had a great time presenting at the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼, an annual relationship-building event hosted by Prevent Child Abuse Arizona in partnership with the 𝗔𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆.

Held this year at the Renaissance Glendale Conference Center, the Expo brought together 84 different organizations committed to supporting children and families across Arizona.

It was a wonderful opportunity to connect, collaborate, and share resources with others doing this important work.

A special thank you to our 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻 team members Jorge Sanchez, Sandy Mendoza, Meka Harbert, and Jacqueline Diaz for representing us at this year’s event!