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Dave Spurling’s Story: National Mentoring Month

Dave Spurling shared with EYN why mentoring matters from his perspective. He has been working with his mentee since 2021 and enjoys his engagement with his school and the world around him.  Spurling said, "He’s figuring out his strengths and interests and where to go...

Micki Harrison’s Story: National Mentoring Month

Micki Harrison is a Youth Success! Mentor though Empower Youth Network. She has been paired with her mentee for the past three years. She loves that her mentee is full of energy, enthusiastic, has a wicked sense of humor, and so much more. A few years ago, she was...

Mike Pusich’s Story: National Mentoring Month

Mike Pusich shared with EYN why mentoring matters from his perspective. He has been an active mentor since May 2021, and has been working with his current mentee since October 2023. His mentee brings lots of energy to their weekly meetings and loves playing hockey and...

Krista Tappan’s Story: National Mentoring Month

Krista Tappan shared with Empower Youth Network why mentoring matters from her perspective. She has been working with her mentee since December 2021. Tappan has enjoyed watching her mentee grow and find her own interests. “She is always trying new activities and is...

Denver McKelheer’s Story: National Mentoring Month

Denver McKelheer is a Youth Success! Mentor though Empower Youth Network. He has been working with his mentee for three and a half years now. His mentee is bright, funny and is always asking McKelheer questions about things he is interested in learning. It is so...

Exciting Transition News from Empower Youth Network!

Empower Youth Network’s Executive Director, Laura Smith, announced that she will be stepping down in the Spring of 2024. Laura has been the Executive Director since 2012 and has been part of the Empower Youth Network team since 2005. Laura wanted to share that,...

Snoqualmie Valley Celebrates Kindness Month In November

Empower Youth Network (EYN) invites you to participate in celebrating Kindness Month with us. EYN originally launched Kindness Month in 2020 during the height of the COVID pandemic. The hope is to create a pandemic of a different type- a Kindness Pandemic! EYN is...

Take the Community Survey

Empower Youth Network invites adults in the Snoqualmie Valley to take our Community Survey to inform youth substance use prevention efforts. The survey is anonymous and will close on October 29th. You can take the survey online in English or Spanish, and paper copies...

Behavioral Health Collaborative Retreat on Sept. 22

Join us for a keynote address from Dr. Gino Aisenberg, Associate Professor, School of Social Work at University of Washington. Dr. Aisenberg will highlight his work in support of marginalized and diverse populations, and guide us in understanding what strategies can...

Join us! Communication Coordinator position now open

We are excited to announce that we are seeking a part-time Communication Coordinator to add to the Empower Youth Network team! We invite you to check out the job description and to share it with others. Click here to learn more! 

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