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We’re thrilled to share that our 2024/2025 Youth Ambassador Cohort has officially wrapped—and what an incredible year it’s been! 🎉 Over the past twelve months, 34 outstanding youth participated in our yearlong leadership program, growing into confident leaders, developing vital life and job skills, and creating lasting impact in their communities. They built strong peer relationships and mentoring bonds with

Empowering Native Youth Through Culture, Connection, and Community This year, the ACORN Youth Wellness Program proudly served over 100 Native youth through our “Make It Stronger” initiative—five dynamic events designed to nurture cultural identity, strengthen community bonds, and support holistic wellness. Each gathering was grounded in the ACORN values: February 23 – Bear River: Appreciation of Our Whole Selves We

Humboldt Sports has covered our recent trip to the Golden State Warriors game, and the exhibition game that our youth played there. Read more at the Humboldt Sports website.

Over the Winter Break, Two Feathers took a crew of 27 youth and 16 adults to the Golden State Warriors Game for their Native American Heritage Night and a wrestling tournament in the city. 10 youth were invited to play a basketball game before the Warriors came out on the court to battle the Kings. It was an experience that

North Coast Journal has written an inspirational article on the work we do at Two Feathers! Read more at the North Coast Journal website

On June 10th, Two Feathers excitedly welcomed people to the premiere of our short film Chími kan nu’aráriihkanheesh: The Healing Journey at the Arcata Playhouse. In this powerful film, local Native American youth share their stories of substance use and how they have embarked on their own transformative healing journeys. When people arrived, they were welcomed by some of our

With over 100 participants and 13 community partners, Rainbow Extravaganza 4.0 kicked off June Pride Month. The Rainbow Extravaganza is an inclusive community PRIDE event held annually in Hoopa, California. For the past four years, this event has taken place in June, coinciding with Pride Month, and has become a cherished tradition for the community and visitors. It is a

Two Feathers NAFS’ Youth Leadership Development Program is excited to announce they are accepting applications for the 2024/2025 Youth Ambassador Cohort. Native youth ambassadors will preferably be juniors or seniors in high school, work permit eligible, interested in learning leadership and employment skills and able to commit to a 1-year program. Two Feathers NAFS says that this program is important,

Recognized by the McKinleyville Chamber of Commerce, Two Feathers NAFS was named the winner of Non Profit Organization of the Year with the 2024 McKinleyville Chamber Member’s Choice Awards in March 2024.

Over this past fall and winter, over 40 Youth Ambassadors participated in our 10-week paid Leadership Development Program. Our Youth Ambassadors work in small groups with their peers and one Two Feathers’ staff member. These “work pods” are engaged in community building, public speaking, cultural learning, college and career exploration, and work skills development. Our Youth Ambassadors have accomplished amazing