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Prom Night At Blue Mountain Center
June 4, 2025
Thirty years ago, the Blue Mountain Coalition for Youth and Families was founded when a group of parents came together to host safe, fun dances for local teens. This simple idea became the foundation for our organization—creating a space where youth could gather,…
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West Point Farmers Market Opens for Third Season on June 19
The West Point Farmers Market is back for its third season, opening Thursday, June 19, 2025, and running weekly through October 23.
The market takes place every Thursday from 4 to 7 PM at the Blue Mountain Center on Main Street and is hosted by the Blue Mountain Coalition for…
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Local Farmers Are Feeding Families Through the Blue Mountain Center Community Dinners
For nearly 25 years, the Blue Mountain Coalition for Youth and Families (BMCYF) has been bringing people together through community dinners, serving nutritious meals two nights a week at the Blue Mountain Center on Main Street in West Point. Each year, more than 5,000 meals are…
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The Blue Mountain Coalition for Youth and Families Celebrates 30 Years in West Point CA
This year, a little non-profit in Calaveras County is celebrating a big milestone. The Blue Mountain Coalition for Youth and Families marks thirty years of providing a safe space for kids in the small rural town of West Point. Still known to many as the “Youth Center”, BMCYF was…
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Garden Camp at the West Point Community Garden
Summer Garden Camp gave local kids the chance to spend a week at the West Point Community Garden. Sixteen kids, ages 6 to 11 spent four days with their hands in the dirt.
Day one was Soil Day- kids observed and learned about worms, built a compost pile, explored and amended…
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West Point Art Path grand opening celebrates art, community
By Marie-Elena Schembri
This article originally appeared in the Calaveras Enterprise August 2, 2022
The grand opening of the art path featured a guided tour by BMCYF executive director Terra Easton Forgette, which began at the library in front of West Point Elementary, where a…
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Art Path installation begins in West Point
by Maria-Elena Schambri
This article originally appeared in the Calaveras Enterprise August 2, 2022
A new mural joins its predecessor along the wall of the Blue Mountain Coalition for Youth and Families in West Point, both painted by Nedra Russ. Photo: Marie-Elena Schembri/…
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BMCYF Receives Large Grant to Fund Youth Leadership Program
Press Release: September 22, 2021
Blue Mountain Coalition for Youth and Families has been awarded a two year grant from the Sierra Health Foundation to run a youth leadership and drug abuse prevention program through their community center in West Point, Ca.
Elevate Youth…
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