We Got The Grant!

We are so excited to announce that MYST (Mentoring Youth Supporting Teens) of McCall, Idaho has received a portion of the Title V Grant!!

This grant is offered to a selected county who has qualified start-up programs that are geared toward helping at-risk youth. Valley County submitted 3 programs in this grant: MYST Mentoring Program, a Diversion Program, and expansions of an existing after-school program. The grant will fund approx $71,000 the first year, approx. and additionally money for two years after...tapering in amount. We submitted a request for the funds we felt our programs would need up to the max they were offering. Each year we will be evaluated and submit for the next year. It's a great opportunity for these programs to get a great start...start-up money. We are very excited to get this kind of an opportunity for our community.

So what is MYST?

MYST stands for Mentoring Youth Supporting Teens. It's a community based mentoring program for junior high through high school aged students.

Our hope is to connect at-risk youth (our belief is that every student is potentially at-risk) with positive adult mentors who can help them navigate through these defining years.

Why BLOG?

We hope to keep our community and interested parties up to date on this new program. We would love for you to journey with us as we tread on new ground up here in McCall, Idaho. We are excited to find out what is ahead and encounter the ups and downs with patience and willingness to learn. If what we do here in McCall works (as we expect it to), our hope is that MYST will become adaptable for other communities like ours.

If you are a part of the Valley County community, we need your help and support. The funds we receive from the Title V Grant only go so far with 3 important programs benefiting from that money. We will need continued finacial support as well as participation from all types of community members. This is something ALL of us can be a part of. We have some great ideas in store but we need YOU to help us pull it all off! We would love for this county to grab hold of a a vision...a vision to SHARE YOUR LIFE. Share your time, share your talents, share your wisdom with our young people! Our whole community will benefit from this kind of investment. I hope you will join us!

Keep checking back as we hope to keep you updated and informed on what MYST is doing!

Thanks
Jessicah Travis
Mentoring Services Program Administrator