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Blue Mountain Coalition tells supervisors West Point programs connect families to services
Summary
The Blue Mountain Coalition described 30 years of youth and family programming in remote West Point — after‑school care, teen leadership, farmers market and on‑site health and benefit outreach — and urged continued county support to overcome transportation barriers.
Tara Easton Forgette, executive director of the Blue Mountain Coalition for Youth and Families, briefed the board on the nonprofit’s programs in remote West Point and asked supervisors to remember the upcountry community when making county decisions.
Forgette described the Blue Mountain Center’s free after‑school youth club (serving about 80 children), a teen leadership group of roughly 26 teenagers, community meals, a West Point Farmers Market that brings SNAP/EBT market dollars to local farms, a community garden and the First 5 playgroup that links families to county services. "By working with other county agencies and bringing services to Main Street, families can connect to food, child care and health care without a 40‑ to 50‑minute round trip," Forgette said.
Board members praised the center’s role, cited its benefit for families who lack reliable transportation, and encouraged supervisors to consider West Point’s needs in county planning and resource allocation. A longtime Blue Mountain board member said the center met all goals from its five‑year wish list and has become a sustained local resource.
The item was informational; supervisors offered thanks and invited continued coordination.
