ABOUT YAC
WHAT WE DO
Our purpose is to cultivate and strengthen supportive community partnerships that encourage and foster the physical and mental wellbeing of youth and families and to prevent substance misuse among youth.
- Help communities identify what their youth need to thrive.
- Youth Leadership Development.
- Provide community education to support and strengthen families.
- Promote and support programs to prevent youth substance misuse.
- Connect community members and professionals to share resources and expertise and to encourage collaboration.
COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
- BSA Troop 246
- Cram the Van
- Darkness to Light
- Iceland Prevention Approach (IPA)
- iExploreSTEM Festival
- National Prescription Take Back Day
- Professional Education
- Rx Lock Boxes
- Sober Graduation Event
- Strengthening Families
- Teen Reality Party for Parents
- Tell It To Me Straight Dinner
- Valley County Opioid Response Project (VCORP)
- Youth and Family Education Series
- Youth Career Exploration & Job Fairs
- Youth Leadership Training
- Youth Summits
PARTNERS
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Boy Scouts of America
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Cascade Community Church
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Cascade Schools
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Central District Health
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City of McCall Parks & Recreation
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City of McCall Police Department
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Community Coalitions of Idaho (CCI)
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Elk Creek Church
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Horizons Lifestyle & Education
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Idaho Department of Labor
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Idaho Health & Welfare
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Idaho Office of Drug Policy
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iExploreSTEM Idaho
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Incahoots BBQ
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Jamie’s Place
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McCall Church of the Nazarene
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McCall-Donnelly Schools
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Meadows Valley Schools
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Perpetua Resources
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Mountain Life Church
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Rose Advocates
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St. LUKE’S MCCALL
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THE ROC
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Toby’s Place
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Valley County 4H
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Valley County U of I Extension
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Valley County Court Services
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Valley Community Prevention Services
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Valley County Sheriff’s Office
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Valley County Headstart Program (WICAP)
OUR BOARD
Belinda Provancher – Chair
Dee Dee Phillips – Vice Chair
Teresa Fanselow – Secretary
Mike Curry – Treasurer
Tom Crawford – Board Member
Suzanne Mack – Board Member
Suzie Rohnert – Board Member
Tiffany Dobbs – Board Member
Sylvia Ryan – Executive Director
Shannon McKnight – Project Coordinator
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Funding for this project was made possible in part, by GA1RH39585 from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not reflect the official policies of CDH or HRSA, nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Idaho West Central Mountains Youth Advocacy Coalition [September 1st, 2020].