Moving with MusicTherapy!

This summer, we're excited to announce the beginning of a new

Music and Movement Therapy pilot program for CHYS youth featuring

area music artist Kris Kitko and somatic therapist Karen Van Fossan.

Research indicates that this type of creative movement activity,

where youth are engaged as participants, can be of major therapeutic value,

particularly in encouraging communication skills.

To help support this wonderful program with a charitable gift,

please contact Gayla Sherman, Co-Executive Director, at (701)255-2773.

Keynote speaker Daniel Pryfogle, director of Consulting Services for CHHSM,

spoke to attendees of the HoWaste Luncheon about embracing and developing the "simple abundance"

of what we already have within ourselves and our community to live abundantly.

Charles Hall Recognizes Stewardship of Our Supporters & Friends

Thank you to all who attended our April HoWaste Recognition Luncheon!

During the program, two individuals and one business received appreciation awards

for their community spirit and generous support of Charles Hall Youth Services.

* Martel Enterprises (Jim and LaRayne Martel) received our new

Macedonian Stewardship award

for their ongoing technical support to our agency.

* Foundation Board member Marshall Hughes of Maine was recognized

with The Power of One award

for his generous, ongoing support on the East Coast.

* Dorothy Van Sickle of Bismarck

was honored with our Living the Message award

for her many years of generosity and the giving spirit

she provides to better the lives of people within the Bis-Man community.

Attention, Denim Do-Gooders!

Charles Hall Youth Services thanks you for supporting the

Bismarck Tribune's Jeans Day on Friday, April 24.

The Jean's Day dollars ($5,200) will help our summer rec program

with the purchase of new bicycles, helmets and additional supplies.

Thank you for your generous support!

Save these Dates for Walking & Shopping!

Mark your calendar for the 2009 Charles Hall Walkathon at the zoo on Sunday, September 13!

It'll be a great way to get in shape for walking around the Downtown Street Fair.

And stop at theCharles Hall booth at the Street Fair on Sept. 18 and 19.

You can get some early holiday shopping done by purchasing CHYS signature pins

and our soon-to-be-published The Frontier Missionary book.

Get a few friends together to walk and shop for a great cause!

For more information, Call Rhonda at 255-2773, ext. 301.

Bush Foundation awards CHYS major grant

Charles Hall Youth Services has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Bush Foundation in 2009 for capacity-building efforts. The grant will support selected capacity-building efforts for greater sustainability for the not-for-profit agency. This grant comes following the agency's completion of a two-year grant in 2007/08 with Bush for over $180,000.

Charles Hall wil continue to work hard to advocate for North Dakota's kids --- especially for those who are marginalized because of their life situations. Our kids and families need us now more than ever. We are doing good, solid work today. We do make a difference in kids' lives.

Our goal is to make an even stronger difference, and one that will impact future generations of North Dakota families.

Encore! Charitable IRA Legislation Passed

The charitable IRA Legislation is back for a repeat performance --- don't miss this second-chance opportunity to make tax-free gifts from your IRA! Click on GIVING OPPORTUNITIES in the menu on the upper left side of this home page.

Our Mission

The mission of Charles Hall Youth Services is to assist at-risk youth in making a
successful transition from troubled adolescence to mature adulthood.

Charles Hall Youth Services provides daily living care and case management services to youth, ages 12 - 18, in three neighborhood-based group homes in Bismarck, North Dakota. Founded in 1965 as a mission of the United Church of Christ, Charles Hall Youth Services serves foster care youth needing to live in a safe, stable and nurturing environment.