Our public school administrators came to us asking to help address a troubling trend, the number of at-risk students had increased from 12-30%. Even the most engaged students were reporting increased levels of stress and anxiety. We met with teachers and administrators and addressed the school needs by creating a mindfulness space curriculum for grades […]

We would like to thank employees at St. Vincent’s Healthcare for their generous donation to the Early Childhood Fund, which helps families pay for preschool and childcare costs. The goal of the fund is to enhance the developmental, educational and supportive environment of young children and their families.  This donation is the culmination of individual […]

Experience reading in a whole new way! The Red Lodge Area Community Foundation is proud to partner with the Red Lodge Carnegie Library to provide the Reading Adventure Backpack Program. Reading Adventure Backpacks are geared towards kids ages 0-5, with a focus on bringing families together through reading. Each backpack contains several books centered around […]

Computers for Carbon County Kids Jackie Gerdts-Njos, Youth Program Director, the Red Lodge Area Community Foundation The Bank of Bridger N.A Family of Banks and the Red Lodge Area Community Foundation are partnering to provide students free computers! Students that may have inadequate access to an in-home computer have the opportunity to receive a free […]

Youth Internships, Enhancing Professional and Leadership Skills One Student at a Time! Danielle Shilling, Youth Internships AmeriCorps VISTA, Red Lodge Area Community Foundation   20-30% of high school students experience depression and/or anxiety at some point before adult hood. That’s forty-one students at our local high school. Many of them feel the burden of modern […]

Experience reading in a whole new way! The Red Lodge Area Community Foundation is proud to partner with the Red Lodge Carnegie Library to provide the Reading Adventure Backpack Program. Reading Adventure Backpacks are geared towards kids ages 0-5, with a focus on bringing families together through reading. Each backpack contains several books centered around […]

Getting Together to Talk About Youth Danielle Shilling, Youth Internship AmeriCorp VISTA, Red Lodge Area Community Foundation   On Wednesday, February 7th the Foundation hosted a Youth Steering Committee meeting at Old Roosevelt. This meeting brought together various voices in our community focusing on youth engagement. With over thirty participants there was a wide range […]

What’s Up with Connected Youth?   The Early Childhood Development Program Supporting Young Families With the recent closure of an in-home daycare, the Early Childhood Fund has become even more important. This fund supports families that struggle with affording daycare and preschool and it has already funded 4 families with over $2,000 since December. In […]

The Youth Mentoring program that was incubated and developed at the Foundation for the past three years has found its permanent home at DSVS and the Power Up Speak Out Youth Curriculum. The staff at DSVS is thrilled to bring the Youth Mentoring program to their organization and has designated staff time for training, service, […]