It all started with a community garden. Josie Erskine, the owner of the Peaceful Belly Community Garden, had been doing farm education for over 18 years when she decided to seek funding to make a formal program. The farm already has a beautiful facility with a commercial kitchen and meeting space used as a restaurant

The American Falls School District’s after school program Fired Up makes afterschool time safe and fun for students and worry-free for parents. “Parents feel they can send their kids here for help, especially with Covid learning loss,” said Fired Up Director Hutch Swan. “We have parents who work late, parents who work the fields for

Harwood After-School Program in Rigby, Idaho, provides a safe place for youth to go to after-school. “Many of our kids were going home to an empty house,” said Harwood Elementary After-School Coordinator Dawn Green. “The most valuable thing for the kids in the after-school program is the fact that they have a safe place to

Horseshoe Bend School District expanded its free afterschool programming in its rural community with grant funds provided by the Idaho Out-of-School Network. The school district has developed a variety of classes and camps offered to its community at no cost. Offered primarily on Fridays, afterschool, and during school breaks, course topics range from literacy, STEM,