Building Better Futures for Youth!
EYN’s teen-led Moving in Solidarity Coalition organized an amazing Solidarity Summit on Saturday, Sept. 9. More than 40 teens joined together from both the Riverview and Snoqualmie Valley School Districts to discuss Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in our community.
EYN enjoyed meeting so many community members this summer at various events!
Did you know that March is officially Resilience Month in the Snoqualmie Valley?
Personal resilience can be practiced and developed. You are invited to join in the fun by selecting one (or more) of the activities on the Resilience Month calendar to participate in.
Click here for a printable version of the Resilience Month calendar
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!
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!
What is Youth Mental Health First Aid? Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis.
Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily 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. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders.
Please note: There is a prerequisite of a 2 hour self paced online training to be completed 48 hours prior to the training to be admitted to the virtual instructor led training. The link will be shared several days before the training via via email.
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!
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If resilience is rooted in relationships, then how can we create the conditions in our community that help us feel safe and connected? Join an engaging and creative conversion using the metaphor of a garden/forest to understand COVID, its impact on our community, and our ability to adapt on an individual level (neural plasticity) and a communal level…toward a model for community healing. Together we will explore the natural resilience of forests and what lessons they can teach us about how to grow and live together! Register here for March 3.
