Youth In Action
Heather Says Goodbye – Applicants Desired for CCM Position
Chaffee County Mentors Program Coordinator, Heather Barron, has announced that her last official day with our program will be April 30th.
We are sad to see Heather go – she has brought great gifts of listening, creativity, vision, laughter, and open-mindedness to our program. We know that she will bring these gifts and more to all who cross [...]
YOUTH IN ACTION MEETS LOCAL CHEFS
This month in Youth In Action, we met people in the food industry in Buena Vista and Salida and got a little taste ourselves of how to be cooks. Our book of the month was Eric Rohmann’s A Kitten Tale - a book that reminded us the value of taking advantage of new opportunities and the [...]
Youth In Action Celebrates the Year!
Youth In Action, middle school youth mentoring pre-school children, culminated last week with a potluck dinner celebration for youth and their families. Youth In Action is held Mondays after school in Buena Vista and Wednesdays after school in Salida and includes reading, crafts, field trips, and guest speakers. This year, our theme was “Around the [...]
African Dance at Youth In Action
In March, Youth In Action learned a story from West Africa called, “The Blind Man and the Hunter.” To celebrate West Africa, Jane Whitmer and Colleen Kunkel (dancer and drummer with River Tribe) joined us to teach us the essence of rhythms and movements from that region. Although hesitant at first, pre-schoolers and middle schoolers [...]
Youth In Action Announces Matches of the Month
FEBRUARY MATCHES OF THE MONTH
Salida
Both Mitch and Christopher get fully involved in whatever we’re doing, even singing! Mitch does a great job relating to Christopher and keeping a positive attitude. Congratulations, Mitch & Christopher!
Buena Vista
Congratulations to Kaylynne and Isabell who attended every week in February. They have fun staying together, whether it’s during [...]