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Canyon County hiring poll workers for Election Day on Nov. 8
With the upcoming general election taking place on Nov. 8., the Canyon County Elections Office is looking to hire poll workers. “Poll workers are a critical component in ensuring that Election Day goes smoothly for voters,” wrote the Canyon County Elections Office in a press release. Poll workers must work from 7 a.m. to 9 […]
St. Luke’s launches not-for-profit health insurance plan in Idaho
Idaho’s largest healthcare system is getting into the insurance business. St. Luke’s Health System has launched St. Luke’s Health Plan, a nonprofit health insurance plan offering coverage to individuals and families across 20 Idaho counties beginning in January. The new plan will cover health care from St. Luke’s and 4,000 independent physicians in Idaho. That […]
Boise nonprofit Jesse Tree finds illegal clauses written into leases of Treasure Valley tenants
Case managers and legal interns at Jesse Tree have discovered questionable and illegal clauses written in the leases of Treasure Valley tenants. Jesse Tree is a Boise-based nonprofit whose mission is to prevent eviction and homelessness. It provides financial assistance and case management to households who are unable to pay rent. This summer, Jesse Tree’s […]
Campfire ban at Canyon County’s Celebration Park begins July 26
The Canyon County Parks, Cultural and Natural Resources Department announced that a campfire ban at Celebration Park will begin today. As of July 26, all the park’s campfire pits will be closed. Campfires outside of the pits, including portable campfire pits, are also prohibited. However, this does not include propane camp stoves. Propane stoves are […]
In private-public partnership, local organizations bring affordable housing to Nampa
In its grand opening, The Housing Company and its community partners opened new affordable housing developments for Nampa workers and families at Canyon Terrace Apartments. Community partners include the Idaho Housing and Finance Association, Saint Alphonsus, R4 Capital and the Nampa School District. Together, the organizations allocated $18.8 million for the construction of the project. […]
Boise’s LEAP Housing offers new model for affordable housing
For years, Pastor Joseph Bankard from the Collister United Methodist Church hoped to put the extra land on his church’s property to good use. He and his colleagues had talked about turning the outgrown plot of land into a garden, parking spaces and possibly a picnic area. His goal was to create a space to […]
Idaho Department of Labor to host Nampa career fair in skilled trades
To read this article in Spanish, click here. On Aug. 2, the Idaho Department of Labor will host a career fair for trade workers or those interested in following a career path in skilled trades. There are 25 local companies looking to hire and train carpenters, roofers, electricians, bridge workers, apprentices, machinists and other skilled […]
Summer cooling spaces available to Boise residents through Aug. 31
To read this article in Spanish, click here. Our Path Home is partnering with the city of Boise and other community organizations to provide cooling spaces to Treasure Valley residents during the daytime in the hot summer months. Until Aug. 31, the organization and its partners will offer seven locations throughout Boise for people who […]
Acknowledging Boise’s past: Student research helped create law to allow removal of race covenants
McKay Cunningham began the Redline Project after looking at an interactive map. The map showed all the cities where the federal government participated in redlining, a practice following the Great Depression that ensured residential segregation would be kept in place in cities and counties throughout the United States. The College of Idaho professor, who also […]
Salmon store is Idaho’s first recipient of Healthy Food and Financing Initiative
The Mountain Harvest Community Market will receive nearly $105,000 in grant funding to improve access to healthy foods in Salmon, Idaho, the Idaho USDA Rural Development office announced this month. The grant was made on behalf of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Healthy Food and Financing Initiative. “The Healthy Food Financing Initiative aims to improve […]
Free meals available to Idaho kids throughout the state with Summer Food Service Program
To read this article in Spanish, click here. This summer, the Idaho State Department of Education’s Summer Food Service Program will provide children ages 1 to 18 with free meals and snacks throughout the state, bridging the summer nutrition gap to ensure students a healthy return to school in the fall. Anyone under the age […]
Idaho State Museum to showcase Art of Deco, an exhibit dedicated to iconic design of the 1920s and ‘30s
To read this article in Spanish, click here. This Saturday, the Idaho State Museum will open its newest temporary exhibition, The Art of Deco. For the next six months, the exhibit will showcase art deco, a popular design that first appeared in the 1920s and 1930s. Its iconic style defined the era with its use […]