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…

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…

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…

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/…

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…