YAC Mission
To cultivate and strengthen supportive community partnerships that encourage and foster the physical and mental wellbeing of youth and families and to prevent substance misuse among youth.
Building Healthy Bodies . Healthy Minds . Healthy Communities





Two schools completed the survey!

We are happy to announce both the Cascade and New Meadows 8th, 9th and 10th grade students took the Planet Youth survey! Cascade had a 70% completion rate with 26/37 students completing the survey. New Meadows had a phenomenal 97% participation rate with 36/37 students completing the survey!!

What's Next?
  • Icelandic Research Team processes data.
  • Continue to build community teams in Cascade and New Meadows.
  • Post-Survey Training for community teams.
Hope for the Journey 2021 Conference
BRINGING HOPE AND HEALING TO FAMILIES

April 23, 7-9pm & April 24, 8:30am-4pm
McCall Church of the Nazarene
223 Hewitt St, McCall

Children impacted by adoption and/or foster care have often experienced early attachment injuries related to loss, abuse, trauma, and/or neglect. There is hope and help, though! This conference provides great information for adoptive parents, foster parents, or anyone working with children who have experienced trauma or difficult life situations. This conference provides strategies that will help you to meet the needs of children and build positive relationships.
What is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day?

The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day was initiated by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in 2010 to address the public safety issue created by unused or expired prescription medications, which are highly susceptible to misuse, abuse, and theft. The DEA’s Take Back Day events provide an opportunity for Americans to safely and securely dispose of unused, expired, and unwanted prescription medications and help prevent drug addiction and overdose deaths in our communities. Learn more at https://takebackday.dea.gov/

Stop By Saturday, April 24th, between 10am-2pm. Valley County Sheriff's Office and The ROC will be at The Donnelly Fire Department (244 West Roseberry Rd) and the McCall Police Department will be at their office location (550 Deinhard Ln). Sharps can only be disposed of at the McCall Police Department.

Monica Forbes is the CEO of Recovery United. Recovery United is a resource for people struggling with opioid and other drug addictions. Monica shares about the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 24 and how you can participate in your local community.

Local Youth Earns Eagle Scout Award!
Brock Heleniak, son of Robert and Amy Heleniak, gathered approximately 50 divers to clean debris from Payette Lake in McCall, Idaho, for his Eagle Scout Project, in September of 2019. With the help of Dive Magic, Brock was able to provide dive gear to volunteers who needed it. He also provided lunch and prizes for the volunteers!
YAC is the Charter Organization for local Boy Scout Troop 246. For more information about Troop 246 contact Tom Crawford, Scoutmaster, at [email protected] or Jill Marolf, Assistant Scoutmaster, at [email protected]
YAC Hires New Program Coordinator
We are so excited to welcome Shannon McKnight to our team! Shannon has lived in Valley County for over 40 years. She is the wife of Valley County Clerk Douglas Miller, and the mother of three kids: Ellie (18), Harrison (14) & Isabella (12). In her free time Shannon enjoys reading, crocheting, and being outdoors.

Shannon has been updating the YAC website content and event calendar. She has also been boosting YAC's FaceBook presence. You can help grow YAC's social media presence by "liking" & "sharing" our posts. https://www.facebook.com/ValleyCountyYAC

Now Open!
106 E Park St., Suite 227
The ROC (Recovery Oriented Community) offers free peer-based recovery support services. The ROC is open Monday-Friday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. They offer a 24 hour crisis hotline and recovery support classes in person and virtually.

We have been working with ECHO Idaho from The University of Idaho to build a new, comprehensive, user friendly resource list for our West Central Mountains website. We hope to have it completed in the next few weeks.

LOOKING TO GET INVOLVED?
ICADD IS COMING!

West Central Mountains Youth Advocacy Coalition (YAC) has three scholarships available for YAC/VCORP members to the Idaho Virtual Conference on Alcohol and
Drug Dependency (ICADD), May 24-25, 2021 with On-Demand Sessions Through
June 8, 2021. Attendees can earn up to 24 CE Hours! This opportunity is
made possible with the Idaho Office of Drug Policy, FY2021 Substance Abuse
Block Grant (SABG) primary prevention.

To be considered for an ICADD scholarship please click on the link.
DONNELLY FARMER'S MARKET
The Market will be held at the City of Donnelly Park on Gestrin Street and immediately South East of the Donnelly Bible Church. The Market will be open every Wednesday from 3:00 PM- 6:00 PM starting June 16th until September 29th. Weather permitting, the market may extend into the fall. YAC is coordinating with local non-profits to share a booth space. We still have a couple of Wednesday slots available, so if you know any non-profits that want to engage the community, have them email Shannon at [email protected]

Tamarack Resort Gifts Valley County Youth The SKY PASS

WHAT IS THE SKY PASS?
The Students-Kids-Youth (SKY) Pass is a free, year-round pass providing summer and winter lift and meadows access at Tamarack Resort, created to encourage outdoor recreation and love of our home mountain for local students.

WHO CAN GET A SKY PASS?
The SKY Pass is available to any K-12 student enrolled in a public, private, or charter school located in Valley County (including all schools within the McCall-Donnelly and Cascade School District boundaries) or Meadows Valley School District. Additionally, the SKY Pass is available to any homeschool students with primary residence in any of these district boundaries.

Students must be in grades K-12 for the 2021-2022 school year. This includes students who will enter kindergarten fall of 2021. Unfortunately, this excludes 2021 high school graduates. *Proof of enrollment and/or primary residence will be required to claim the SKY Pass.