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By Laura Smith, Executive Director At our recent Be the Change Leadership conference, I witnessed firsthand the impact of this type of event. A young boy in 8th grade who was attending the event to hone his leadership skills decided to attend the Live It Up! Don't...

As an annual event in recent years, the Sno-Valley Youth Council has prepared and served meals at local tent cities. This year, the council served a meal in Issaquah Tent City serving a population of approximately 40 homeless individuals in King County. The council...

Snoqualmie Valley Community Network Board Expanded! We are thrilled to announce the expansion of the Snoqualmie Valley Community Network (SVCN) Board of Directors. The board will be expanding from seven directors to a regional board of 23-25 directors with a wide...

The Snoqualmie Valley Community Network recently led a key conversation among law enforcement and the local school districts about substance abuse in the valley and related prevention efforts. All three law enforcement jurisdictions in the Snoqualmie Valley...

The Snoqualmie Valley Community Network (SVCN) recently partnered up with the Mount Si PTSA to hold a community meeting designed to raise awareness about youth substance use and to offer concrete skills to parents and community members that can help keep youth safe....

More than 115 Snoqualmie Valley leaders joined together to share ideas and discuss ways to leverage the strengths of the valley at the Leading the Way to a Sustainable Snoqualmie Valley Summit in mid-January. The event was a collaborative effort between the Snoqualmie...

Check out this year's volunteer award recipients of the 2013 Rise & Shine Breakfast awards! Awardees are listed below in alphabetical order with a short description of their outstanding efforts in the words of the person who gave the nomination. Awardee: Brent...

Cedarcrest senior, Jacupe (Jake) Wilmot, recently held a community education event to teach others how to recognize depression and what to do if you think someone is thinking about suicide. This project is one component of Jake's senior project. The goal of the event...

This fall, the Snoqualmie Valley Community Network used funding from the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) for projects intended to reduce barriers to employment for people with disabilities in our community.  The Division of Rehabilitation is a state agency...

Friends of Youth and the Snoqualmie Valley Community Network joined together to present a Talking with Teens about Marijuana workshop. The workshop was led by David Flack, a certified Chemical Dependency Professional and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate from...