(From left) Women’s Fund of Door County board members Abby Grommet and Kristen Jeanquart present a health grant to Boy and Girls Club of Door County staff members Chelsea Adams, Sydney Tlachac and Kacie Mueller. Submitted.
The Boys and Girls Club of Door County program, Strong Minds, Strong Futures: Proactive Mental Health Support for Door County Youth, received a $30,000 Women’s Fund of Door County health grant.
This grant is designed to support the development, expansion or improved delivery of programs and initiatives that focus on the health of women and girls in the Door County community, with priority given to unique programming that would not occur without the grant.
Boys and Girls Club staff describe witnessing firsthand a mental health crisis across club membership. With unprecedented demand for interventions at every level, staff members currently offer general emotional wellness programming; targeted groups addressing specific needs; and the highest level of support, involving intensive individualized services for members facing significant challenges.
Rather than addressing issues reactively, the Strong Minds, Strong Futures program will allow the Boys and Girls Club to proactively develop skills in its members. Program participants will first receive age-specific, research-backed social-emotional education to strengthen emotional regulation and develop conflict resolution strategies. Next, teen club members will apply what they have learned by designing and executing a health advocacy project. Taking on this leadership role will give teens a sense of purpose while contributing to the local community, both of which help to reduce adolescent anxiety and depression.
Strong Minds, Strong Futures will run through the 2026 calendar year and may receive an additional Women’s Fund of Door County health grant in 2027.