Alliance for Youth

Written by: Shiloh Neal

402 1st St S, Shelby MT 59474

406-424-5169
“Alliance for Youth creates social change to advance healthy youth and family development within North Central Montana communities through educational and collaborative approaches.” -Mission Statement

Alliance for Youth is a program that brings prevention and education to all ages and specializes in youth. Prevention and education include substance abuse, mental health, tobacco and nicotine use, and alcohol, hoping to create a healthier, stronger community starting with future generations. Activities include National Night Out, presentations with local school classes, and many community outreach partnerships. Toole County Health Department houses many grants that specialize in the goals aligning with Alliance for Youth. Now, the two programs work together to bring better opportunities for the community. Toole County Health Department offers WIC, Immunizations, Emergency Preparedness, Injury Prevention, and so much more. Working in the community the staff at TCHD 

Written by: Shane Adams

I picked to do Alliance for Youth as a feature as I feel the word could be spread more about what they can offer and who to contact in our community.  Any program helping youth, or anyone for that matter, is something we should all be aware of, I am doing my part in helping spread the word.  Our youth is the future of our country, and on a local scale, our town of Shelby.

When I first started my job, my paths crossed with Mary Miller who was the person in charge from this area of Alliance for Youth.  We talked a few times and I learned more about what this program can do, and also they became members of the Chamber too at that time!  Since then Mary has moved on to working with Donna Whitt at the Justice Court, and Toole County Health Department took over the Alliance for Youth program.  I look forward to working with the gals at the Health Department on future projects!  They include Blair Tomsheck, Darla Winney, & Shiloh Neal.  We already have some irons in the fire that the Chamber can partner up with.  They are very community involved and eager to help, I've seen and worked with them at the Farmers Market’s here in Shelby and they also played a big role with setting up the National Night Out on August 1st. If anyone has any health related questions or what programs Alliance for Youth or the Health Department has to offer stop in or give them a call!