Caring for and empowering the youngest members of our community.
The purpose of the Connected Youth program is to create a community that offers support and opportunity for families, youth, and children to reach their potential as contributing members of society.
Learn more about Connected Youth projects below:

Early Childhood
Early Childhood projects celebrate, educate, and advocate for kids age 0 - 8. Goals include: Know and connect people with services available to them Utilize the…

Early Childhood Grant Fund
The purpose of the Early Childhood Grant Fund is to provide funding for educational, developmental, and supportive services for children ages 0-8 including, but not limited…

Future of Montana Volunteer Corps
Future of Montana Volunteer Corps is: A partnership between Red Lodge Area Community Foundation and Red Lodge High School. Connecting Red Lodge Youth with diverse, educational,…

Youth Enrichment Grant Fund
The purpose of the Youth Enrichment Grant Fund is to assist youth who otherwise could not participate in activities by providing funding for classes, workshops, participation…

Youth Workforce Development
The goal of Youth Workforce Development is to pair students with businesses for career development through job shadowing and internships. PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR FUTURE SUCCESS…

Safe Sitter
Safe Sitters learn when they accept a babysitting job, they accept responsibility for a child’s life. Babysitters need to be ready, willing, and able to handle…

Youth Steering Committee
A forum for community wide youth service organizations to connect, share information, understand ongoing youth initiatives, exchange perspectives on emerging community trends and receive community input…

Caring Cards
Caring Cards is an intergenerational card writing project in which elementary students write a card per month to residents who may appreciate receiving a cheerful greeting…