Volume 4 | Issue 2
YOUTH SPOTLIGHT | LUIS CERVANTES
Do you know someone who deserves to be recognized? Nominate a Youth Spotlight Here

Not every 17-year-old student is fascinated by velocity, physics, and math that can relate to real-world opportunities, but then there's Luis Cervantes. This month's youth spotlight is not your average junior at Eagle Valley High School; Luis is a driven scholar with an outgoing personality and a social nature. Here at Mountain Youth, we're lucky enough to get to work with Luis! Serving as a Youth Apprentice through Careerwise, Luis is excelling in his self-imposed challenges of project management, communication, and leadership.
DIFFERENCE MAKERS | JENNIFER KENNEDY
Do you know someone who is making a difference in the community and deserves to be recognized? Nominate a Difference Maker Here


What fills your soul? For Jennifer Kennedy, owner of Dewey Dabbles, art fills her soul. Within a few minutes of speaking with her, you can sense her passion.

Jennifer was hooked on art after taking her first art class at Anderson Ranch 19 years ago. She discovered a second home at her neighbor's art studio after volunteering and bringing her adopted preteens after arriving in the Valley over a decade ago. After falling in love with the business, she jumped at the first chance to buy her neighbor's and has never looked back.
EAT CHAT PARENT
Essential Conversations to Inspire
February 15th & 16th
In-Person & Zoom
5:30 P.M. DINNER | 6 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. PRESENTATION
“How do I get my child to listen to me?”

“How can I help steer my child toward positive influences?”

“How can I help my child be more self-motivated?”

“My child is acting like an arrogant know-it-all...”

Explore these questions and more to create authentic family conversations and help your children develop vital life skills that will last a lifetime.

• Dinner provided
• Live Spanish interpretation
• Free childcare, reservations required as space is limited


Questions? Email Amy Baker
APRENDIENDO JUNTOS
Conocimientos Esenciales
02/04 | 6 pm
Facebook Live | GRATIS


Estas sesiones proporcionarán a los padres estrategias y técnicas sobre cómo ayudar a sus hijos en la vida y en sus académicos de maneras eficaces. Los padres también adquirirán maneras de ayudar a su propia salud mental y a la de su hijo.

Lo que necesita saber sobre la nutrición y el cerebro del niño. Las verdades sobre el tiempo de pantalla. ¿Cómo ayudo a mi hijo a leer mejor, más, más rápido? ¿Cómo les ayudo en matemáticas?
VALLEY'S VOICE
Project season has arrived for Valley’s Voice! Our middle school group has spent the last two weeks identifying groups that might need some more ‘care’ in their life- and what small items we could give them that might provide some support. At our next meeting on Feb 13th, Valley's Voice Middle School will be making “Kind Kits” and distributing them to different resource outlets for folks who will appreciate the thought and work that the middle schoolers put into these boxes of items.

High School Valley’s Voice continues to grind out what projects for the community would make the greatest impact and how those Passion Projects can get started the smoothest. They have also begun to create project proposals for the Shared Risk and Protective Conference in Keystone June 1-3. This conference offers a space for youth and adults to share protective factors/projects that have been successful or attempted in their community- folks statewide will be there. It will be an excellent opportunity for our High Schoolers to build a network and see what’s up with other communities. Two event opportunities are approaching! Middle School Open Gym Night and High School Bowling night are on the horizon and soon to start filling up. Check our website for more!
SAFE DRIVING PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
This youth-led project will create public service announcement, highlighting the dangers of impaired and distracted driving, which will be seen on social media platforms and local broadcasting. Mountain Youth has partnered with High Five Access Media to supply participants with equipment and certified workshops covering story-telling and script writing, filming, and editing. Our primary goal is to use your skills to help us create awareness of safe driving norms among drivers in our community.

The project started on January 26th and will wrap up at the end of May. Be prepared to commit 1.5 or 3 hours every other week for that time frame. Meetings are on Wednesdays starting at 4:30pm.

Benefits
- Become Certified Community Producer with certificate of completion
- Real-world media skills
- Access to the finished product for individual use
- Receive credit and exposure of your work
- $200 stipend at end of project

Spots are limited. If interested, fill out the following application for
COMMUNITIES THAT CARE
Imagine a place where you can express yourself, gain new insights, your peers care about you and you get to help others! That is CTC!
-Clara Garcia a CTC participant

Join our CTC teams and work groups! Contact tfuentes@mountainyouth.org

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Reading Buddies pairs elementary age students who need a little help learning to read with middle schoolers and high schoolers for a once-a-week buddy up system, starting March 1st and running for eight weeks. https://libraryaware.com/2FW11H

Mountain Youth works to make the community we live in a stronger, more vibrant place for youth and families through education, advocacy, and connections.
Learn more at www.mountainyouth.org.