10/02/2026
💙 MEET OUR GRANT PARTNERS: Center for New Directions at North Idaho College
Since the late 1970s, the Center for New Directions (CND) at North Idaho College has provided a safe and supportive space for people rebuilding their lives through education, career advancement, and personal development.
Today, CND primarily serves single mothers in North Idaho. While their work may not always look like traditional child abuse and neglect prevention, their approach is simple:
When we support the parent, we support the entire family.
Through education and workforce readiness, workshops, family events, and opportunities to build community, CND helps parents develop the confidence, skills, and stability they need to create meaningful change for themselves and their children.
Louisa Rogers, the current lead for the CND program, shares a story about one participant's to illustrates that impact:
“When she first came to CND, she was experiencing homelessness and her children were in foster care. She wanted to find a career that would allow her to earn enough income to secure housing and bring her children home.
She chose to pursue her commercial driver's license, worked hard, earned her CDL, and found a job. With additional community support to help with her first month's rent, she was able to establish stable housing – and her children soon came home.
But her journey didn't stop there.
She continued participating in CND workshops, connected with other mothers, and eventually became a mentor to women just beginning their own journeys. Today, she has built financial stability, created savings, and is no longer living in survival mode”
From participant to mentor. That is prevention in action.
📊 During the past school year, CND worked with 240 participants – who together have 443 children.
As CND reminds us, “Although we are working directly with the parent, the children are impacted by the support the parent receives.”
And their message to Idaho families is one we can all take to heart:
“Showing up to events and not knowing anyone – it can feel scary. Do it anyway! Having community – finding your tribe – it is so important...Humans are meant to be in relationships with one another. Find your people. It is worth the effort and the discomfort.”
We’re proud to support the Center for New Directions and their commitment to strengthening parents, building community, and creating opportunities for families to thrive. ❤️
👏 Thank you, Center for New Directions, for the work you do to make prevention possible!
Learn more about CND at North Idaho College here ➡️➡️ North Idaho College Center for New Directions
💻https://nic.edu/cnd
📥Email: [email protected] for more information or for a copy of their most recent Annual Impact Report
