Biweekly Community Spotlight: Summer Is in Full Swing Summer camp is officially underway, and every weekday between 45 and 55 Lopez youth in kindergarten through eighth grade are learning, exploring, and growing together. Camp Huckleberry continues to be the heart of our elementary summer programming, while Camp BuildAbility provides a welcoming and supportive environment where […]
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Biweekly Community Spotlight: Youth Health Advocates Three years ago, a simple question sparked an idea: What would it look like if island youth had access to meaningful leadership and prevention opportunities without the barriers that often come with living in a rural community? For many young people in the San Juan Islands, opportunities to attend
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Biweekly Community Spotlight: A Village In 2023, the San Juan County Perinatal Task Force was born. It is funded by the Perinatal Mental Health Initiative (PMHI) Grant and rooted in a simple, powerful belief: that families deserve real support during one of life’s most transformative seasons. The PMHI, a partnership between local organizations, Perinatal Support
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Program Spotlight: Lopez Food Share At Lopez Food Share, nourishment is about more than food on a shelf. It is about whole health, dignity, and making sure every neighbor has what they need to thrive. This year, San Juan County and Lopez Food Share received a grant from the Arcora Foundation to expand healthy food
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Program Spotlight: Household Supports Home is where stability begins. It is where meals are shared, homework is finished at the kitchen table, and long days end in warmth and safety. On Lopez, we are grateful to be part of a community that shows up for one another to protect that sense of home. Every day,
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Program Spotlight: After School Program At the end of a long school day, what children need most is a place where they can land, somewhere they feel safe, seen, and free to be themselves. For families, the Lopez Island Family Resource Center’s After-School Program offers peace of mind. For the young people who attend, it
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Program Spotlight: Early Learning Programs For the third year in a row, LIFRC Early Learning Programs is bringing a bilingual family reading program to our community! Preschoolers and their families can join this year’s “reading party” for four evenings as we dive into age-appropriate books, hands-on activities, and dinner together. In previous years, we received
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Strengthening Island Security Preparing for disruptions to vital supports Across the country — and right here at home — families are preparing for disruptions if the government shutdown continues after October 31st. This includes elimination/reduction of federal food benefits like SNAP and WIC but also includes having only one health insurance option in San Juan
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Supporting Kindergarten Transitions at Lopez Island Family Resource Center As a new school year begins, it’s a big time of transition—graduates head off to college, elementary students move up to middle school, and preschoolers take their first steps into kindergarten. To ease this transition, the Lopez Island Family Resource Center (LIFRC) offered multiple programs over
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What do a dinosaur bone, an ichthyosaur shadow, and a ferry ride have in common?
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