Youth resources

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The current crisis is having a great impact on the valley. We are all being affected and everybody is dealing with this situation differently. We created this page to act as a useful tool for adolescents who are feeling the impacts of the virus, and might be in need of additional support. We gathered a group of teens from across the valley to provide their input and help brainstorm the needed resources. We have been meeting and working on this page for the past couple of weeks. In the end, we decided on the three most needed categories of resources: Community Engagement, Job/Internship Opportunities, and Personal Care. On this page, we have linked all of the resources that we feel are crucial for the wellbeing of the youth in our valley during this time. If you have additional resources that you think would be beneficial to include on the page, please contact:

Community Engagement 
 

• The Space: Closing the equity gap in education by providing access to high quality tutoring and college and career counseling regardless of ability to pay.

  • We offer academic support, as well as help with college applications, essays, financial aid and selection. All services are offered on a sliding scale. We can meet on Zoom or in person.More information, including upcoming offerings and our email address, is available on our website:

  • Interested students and families can contact Kate Ristow by phone at 347-451-4669.

• Kiwanis, Friends of Hailey Public Library, 

  • Kiwanis - There are 80 kids who are graduating from kindergarten and students could make them congratulation cards!!! - The Hailey Public Library is distributing books and crayons to them and could put the cards in.  

  • Hailey Public Library - Do a Zoom reading of a kid’s story for Hailey Public Library or multiple that they could put on their Facebook page or website

  • Contact Geegee Lowe at 208-720-7395 or for more details.

• Senior Connection: Letter Writing 

  • Contact Ramona Duke at for more details.

• The Hunger Coalition - Raising Awareness and Impact Documentation

  •  Contact Cassi Sotela at for more details.

• Flourish Foundation

  • Volunteer to make masks for those in need

  • Contact Noah for more information: 208-720-1138

• Environmental Resource Center Trash Pick Up 

  • Contact Alisa McGowan at ERC at for more details.

• Higher Ground Blood Drive 

  • July 20th at the American Legion, 220 Cottonwood Street, Ketchum 

  • If you are interested in donating blood to this great cause, please register with the American Red Cross at https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=Steve

• Mountain Humane WoofTrax App Send a screenshot to Stephanie Carlson at to get hours approved. 

  • For every 2 miles a student walks, they will receive 1 hour of community service. WoofTrax allows users to sign up to walk their own dog, or they can walk a fake dog if they do not have a dog at home. It also tracks the routes that are taken on the walk, the miles, and the time. As an added bonus, WoofTrax also makes a donation to the animal shelter that the user supports, so if they pick "Animal Shelter of Wood River Valley" they will be helping to support us through donations. 

• Farmer’s Markets in Hailey and Ketchum: Stay tuned. They will be in need of volunteers this summer. Contact Stacy Whitman at  for more information.

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Job opportunities
 

• Indeed Job Listings 

  • https://www.indeed.com/l-Hailey,-ID-jobs.html

  • https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=&l=ketchum

• Community Library Big Read Internship 

  • Email Robin for more information:     

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Personal Care

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• Free Meditation Apps for smartphones: 

  • Calm 

  • Insight Time 

• Sun Valley Wellness Festival:  

  • A Calendar gathering a listing all of yoga & pilates studios, gyms, practitioners, recovery groups, etc that have offerings in Blaine County, and a Calendar of all offerings by day. They are in the process of adding to it. If you have an offering, please contact them. Calendar: https://sunvalleywellness.org/events/

• At home Workouts:

  • Wood River YMCA At Home: https://www.woodriverymca.org/at-home-activities/

  • At home workout ideas: https://www.cnet.com/health/gym-closed-here-are-some-of-the-best-home-workout-options/

• Neighbors Helping Neighbors- Vecinos Ayudando Vecinos

  • Family care packages with board games, crafts and healthy activities: Call 208-788-0735 to sign up!

• Gather yoga schedule:

  • https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/mainclass?studioid=36333&tg=&vt=&lvl=&stype=&view=&trn=0&page=&catid=&prodid=&date=5%2f15%2f2020&classid=0&prodGroupId=&sSU=&optForwardingLink=&qParam=&justloggedin=&nLgIn=&pMode=0&loc=1

• Free IdaYoga videos 

  • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC00yCMJV7ufT0qBOOUoM_pA

• SGN- John Krasinski: Fun youtube talk show that spreads positivity

  • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOe_y6KKvS3PdIfb9q9pGug

• The Idaho Crisis Hotline: 

  • https://www.thecrisishotline.org/

  • Call: 208-788-3596

  • Bilingual Phone Number: 208-578-4114

• Flourish community offerings might be opening up next month for small gatherings.

  •  Link to calendar: https://www.flourishfoundation.org/calendar?view=calendar&month=05-2020

• NAMI: Bluebirds Summer Activity Program

  • For Rising 6-12th Graders

  • June 2nd-august 6th, Tuesdays and Thursdays 11-3

  • Please Contact Julie Carney at or 208-578-5027, or Tod Gunter at 0r (208) 578-5035, or Michelle Preuss at at Silvercreek High School.