Who We Are
Our Mission
Our mission is to serve, empower, and advocate for Lake Chelan Valley youth.
Our Vision
All Lake Chelan Valley youth have everything they need to reach their full potential.
AS INDIVIDUALS
We are advocates! As community members and volunteers from many walks of life, we wholeheartedly believe that it is our privilege and responsibility to serve the youth of our valley and make sure none of them fall through the cracks.
We believe that when we all work together, we achieve great results.
We speak up about issues of safety, basic needs, lack of support, hunger, homelessness, foster care, abuse and addiction and look for ways to solve them.
We believe that Thrive Chelan Valley is you. Together we can change the story, one life at a time.
We believe that mentoring changes lives.
AS AN ORGANIZATION
Thrive Chelan Valley exists to raise awareness, advocate, and empower the community to provide programs and services that meet the needs of Lake Chelan Valley youth.
We believe all youth in the Lake Chelan Valley should have everything they need to reach their full potential.
We believe that we are the village for every student in the Lake Chelan Valley. We will dream big for our kids and increase their support.
We believe that an engaged, caring community partnering with local schools is powerful.
We believe that the Lake Chelan Valley is uniquely positioned to leverage our resources to eliminate poverty.
Our Board Members
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Kylie Schmitz
Board Chair
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Erik Helleson
Board Vice Chair
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Stacy Bjarnason
Board Treasurer
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Nesha Bremmeyer
Board Member
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Barb Hageman
Board Member
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Molly Hill
Board Member
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Stephen Willis
Board Member
Our Staff
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Stefani Morgan
Executive Director
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Jennie Dalgas
Program Coordinator
Our History
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Rooted in Empowering Youth
Thrive Chelan Valley (formerly the Chelan Teen Center) was established in 1999 to meet the needs of Chelan Valley teens. In late 2013, three youth-oriented community groups: the existing Chelan Teen Center, the Bridges Team and Refuge (a 501c3 under Chelan Valley Hope that addressed immediate needs, homelessness, and hunger) determined they could best serve youth in the valley through consolidated resources and decided to formally join together to work toward common goals.
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Key Financial Support
In addition to other donors, the City of Chelan has provided key financial support to our Teen Center program. In the early days, the Teen Center was home to both an evening program, held at the Lake Chelan United Methodist Church on Fridays and Saturdays, as well as the Above and Beyond tutoring program (in collaboration with the Lake Chelan School District) which utilized community volunteers to provide academic support at Chelan Middle/High School.
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A Focused Vision
The newly formed organization was renamed Thrive Chelan Valley. In step with the original trailblazers of the Chelan Teen Center, Thrive continues to provide services for youth in the community. All three Thrive programs (Cares, Mentoring and Teen Center) exist to remove barriers and ensure all Lake Chelan Valley youth have what they need to reach their full potential. For more information on our three programs, visit our “What We Do” tab. If you’d like to get involved, visit our “How You Can Help” tab for more information on how to donate time, money or resources to our thriving programs.
