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| Hopa Mountain invests in rural and tribal citizen leaders who are working to improve education, ecological health, and economic development in their hometowns. |
MentoringHopa Mountain guides community leaders to further develop their skills to deliver strength-based programs, services, and organizational efforts that meet needs expressed in their individual communities. Hopa Mountain matches resources of all kinds to rural and tribal community leaders to help them achieve their goals. Strengthening the Circle - A Native Nonprofit Leadership ProgramNative Science Field Centers - Culturally-grounded informal science programs StoryMakers - An early learning program for families with children 0-5 Youth Leadership Programs - Opportunities to strengthen teen's leadership skills TrainingHopa Mountain works to expand and enhance community-based opportunities for youth and adults. The majority of these efforts are informal (out-of-school) trainings for community leaders, with an emphasis on rural education, program development, non-profit organization, marketing, communication, facilitation, and planning. 
2009 Youth Leadership ProgramsJunior high and high school students are invited to participate in Hopa Mountain’s youth leadership programs in Bozeman and Livingston. Organized by Hopa Mountain and LINKS for Learning, these teen programs start with weeklong summer camps and continue throughout the school year with weekly meetings, outdoor adventures and community service projects. The youth leadership programs continue throughout the school year with monthly meetings and community projects organized by youth. The youth leadership programs are designed to provide opportunities for all youth to gain valuable life skills to use in service to others. 
The youth leadership programs are designed to provide opportunities for all youth to gain valuable life skills to use in service to others. They are made possible with support from the First Interstate BancSystem Foundation, the O. P. and W.E. Edwards Foundation, The Treacy Company, Beim Foundation, Gilhousen Family Fund and the Bozeman Community Foundation. For more information, please contact Liz Mack, Hopa Mountain’s Youth Programs Coordinator at (406) 586-2455. More information can be found on our blog as well.
NetworkingHopa Mountain facilitates regional networks of rural and tribal citizen leaders along with forums to exchange ideas, collaborate on projects and offer one another support. To receive our monthly e-newsletter, please click here. |
