Ketchum Launches Youth Recreation Leadership Program

KETCHUM, Idaho – The City of Ketchum Recreation Department announces its new Youth Recreation Leadership Program starting in June 2019.

The Youth Recreation Leadership Program is a three-week training program offering youths between the ages of 12 and 14 an opportunity to foster leadership, personal growth and development through volunteerism, a specialized curriculum and group collaboration. The program takes place on afternoons during the summer months.

Following the training period, the program provides an opportunity to experience working as a volunteer for Youth Recreation Supervisors and Assistants at the Summer Youth Recreation Program for two to five additional weeks. Successful graduates of the program will be invited to return as a paid, Summer Youth Recreation Assistants the following year.

For application and program details, please contact Crystal England at cengland@ketchumidaho.org. Applications are also available at the Atkinson Park Recreation Center at 900 Third Ave. N.