Communities for Youth is excited to announce the addition of Andrea Hill to our team!
What is your role at Communities for Youth and what kinds of things will you be responsible for?
I am the Community Engagement Coordinator for Communities for Youth. My role is to bring together members of the community to help them identify their role in building the best possible communities for youth to thrive. I am responsible for creating awareness about how upstream prevention efforts support youth mental health and well-being while also cultivating and strengthening relationships with individuals and community organizations who want to creature communities where youth can reach their full potential.
What drew you to working with C4Y?
As a parent of four adolescents, ages 12-20, I have seen firsthand how important having communities that support youth mental health and well-being are. The idea that I could help communities recognize their capacity and invest in youth, jives well with my professional and personal interest in prevention. Additionally, the team is incredibly inspiring and a blast with which to work — how could I NOT want to be a part of Communities for Youth?
What are you most excited about working on at C4Y?
I am really excited about helping communities feel more empowered as they invest in and support youth. I think as a society we can feel really overwhelmed about how to address mental health issues, especially with young people. Looking upstream can help us see that we may already be doing things that support youth, and we just need to extend our reach or it can help us see new ways to rally around youth and their well-being. When we can identify our individual and collective roles, and how we can take action, we can improve the lives of ALL community members.
What's something you like to do for fun outside of work?
I really enjoy being outside with my kids - hiking, snowboarding, hammocking, wake-surfing, snowshoeing, roasting s’mores, walking the dog — if they are there and we’re outside I feel oh so fortunate.
Learn more about Andrea or contact her at andreahill565@boisestate.edu
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