Registration open for upcoming healthy youth workshops for adults

Empower Youth Network (EYN) is presenting a series of virtual workshops for adults focusing on healthy youth development. These workshops are geared toward parents, guardians, educators, and youth providers.   

Guiding Good Choices is a free, 5-week course beginning Monday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m., for parents and guardians of students in grades 4-8. This program teaches proven methods of increasing the communication in your family around important topics and making safe choices for everyone in the family.  This course is presented by Sara Young, EYN’s Prevention Coordinator. Sara coordinates EYN’s Youth Suicide Prevention program and Youth Engagement in the Snoqualmie Valley and Riverview School Districts. Details and registration information: https://eynggc.eventbrite.com

Inside Out: Trauma-responsive Care is a free, 4-week course beginning Thursday, May 12 at 6 p.m., designed for adults to learn about trauma, its impacts, and healing through self-awareness, self-regulation, and mindfulness. The course is presented by Michelle John, EYN’s Youth Resilience and Community Resource Coordinator. She is an equity-minded and trauma-informed leader from the Snoqualmie Valley with a Social Work background. Details and registration information: https://eyninsideout.eventbrite.com

Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is a one-day workshop on Saturday, May 21 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. YMHFA is designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. This class is led by M’Liss Moon, Youth Resilience and Community Resources Coordinator at Empower Youth Network and Rachel Tomczek, a registered nurse and certificated school nurse with 21 years of experience. Attendees of the YMHFA class are required to complete a 2-hour self-paced online training 48 hours prior to the virtual workshop.  Details and registration information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-mental-health-first-aid-for-people-living-working-in-king-county-wa-tickets-304919792307

Be the Change Youth Summit on March 12^th for middle school students (in-person): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/260628245097

Join us for the 14th annual Be the Change Summit, empowering youth to make a difference by getting involved in their communities. Our goal is to hear from the youth in our community, help them discover inner strengths and build foundations for leadership. Can’t wait to see you there!

At the Be the Change Summit, middle school-aged students are invited to learn from Luis Ortega, public speaker and possibility coach extraordinaire, as well as several youth co-facilitators and adult presenters from the community.

This event includes lunch, a t-shirt and DOOR PRIZES! Come make new friends and enjoy a day of fun!

***Please take note that there are scholarships available! Don’t let the price of the ticket keep you from attending this awesome event. **

November 13 is World Kindness Day, and our Valley has come together to proclaim November as
Kindness Month! The Empower Youth Network’s #BeKindSV campaign is an effort within our Youth
Suicide Prevention Program. We are asking the community to participate and engage with us during
the month of November through our #BeKindSV Facebook page, by taking pictures with our banners
that are hung in each city, and by signing our kindness pledge for community members and
businesses.
For more information please contact Sara Young atsara@empoweryouthnetwork.org

 

Take the Community Kindness pledge today!

Take the Business Kindness pledge today!

 

 

Give Today to our Shine on for Youth Campaign!

Click Here to give!

Join us in these art classes, presented by Northwest Art Center and Art Adventure.  Six different teen art nights will take place this summer in Carnation and Duvall.  Come reveal your inner artist!

 

Teen Art Nights!

 

Youth Mental Health First Aid for people who live or work in King County WA

It’s official – the Snoqualmie Valley Community Network is now the Empower Youth Network!  The unveiling of our new name came during the Heart of the Valley Gala virtual event on February 27, 2021, where this announcement video was shared.

While the name is different, our mission is the same: to promote and inspire youth to lead safe, healthy and successful lives.  We changed our name to better reflect this mission and to be more memorable across the community we serve.

This was no small decision – it was made over a year-long process with input from staff, board members, community stakeholders and youth.  If you were among those that helped us along the way, thank you!

https://empoweryouthnetwork.org/3554-2/

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