Thanks to the generosity of Larry H. Miller Subaru in Boise, The Speedy Foundation received just over $45,000 during the Share the Love Event in conjunction with Idaho Gives Week, making it the largest single donation in the foundation's history.

The Speedy Foundation connected with community members at Destination Wellness to share informational resources, spread the word about 988, and have open conversations about suicide prevention.

Friday, April 7 is World Health Day, a day to increase awareness about health issues impacting people across the globe. While the focus of World Health Day is global, we would like to highlight a national and local public health issue–fentanyl and the opioid overdose crisis–and a new local campaign working to address it in Nevada County.

Truckee residents are invited to drop off unneeded or expired prescription and over-the-counter medications safely, effectively, and anonymously, at this event hosted by the Truckee Police Department. 

The Outstanding Women of Clinton County committee has selected four scholarship winners from the 2023 high school senior class. They are: Emma Falgner of Blanchester; Jenna Hanlon of Clinton-Massie; Ryleigh Tooill of East Clinton; and Jenna Allemang of Wilmington.

Learn about opioids, fentanyl, signs of an overdose, and how to use Narcan at the next meeting of the Tahoe Alliance for Safe Kids (TASK). They will be meeting on Thursday, March 16 at 3:30 p.m. in the South Tahoe High School Student Union meeting room.

For the past two years, crowds were limited, night events nonexistent because of COVID-19, but they return as resort celebrates its 25th year of hosting international ski events.

Deer Valley would become more than just a venue for the 2002 Olympics and the occasional national championship. Since 1999, it has become an iconic freestyle skiing venue and a bucket-list item for countless skiers. Between 20 World Cups and three world championships, it is one of the premier skiing venues in the world. 

Community Collaborative of Tahoe Truckee is hosting an opioid overdose and narcan training with Shannon Decker of The Speedy Foundation and on behalf of Nevada County Public Health.

The Speedy Foundation expresses gratitude for it’s loyal donors following Amazon’s announcement of its cancellation of the AmazonSmile nonprofit donation program.

A hub of information, training, and resources for holistic violence prevention.

Join us for Coffee Talk - an informational series to dive into topics of mental health, suicide prevention, and resilience as the world navigates the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Although 90 percent of suicides are completed by someone with a mental illness, suicide isn’t always connected to a mental health struggle,” Decker said. Sometimes the causes are situational – bankruptcy, divorce, legal ramifications or job loss.

One source of protection for all people, whether or not they have mental illness, can be a faith community, she said. “The Church could be a protective factor if it is a place that is welcoming and forgiving, where people feel that they belong and have a sense of purpose,” Decker said.

PACEs Connection, an ever-growing social network, connects those who are implementing trauma-informed and resilience-building practices based on ACEs science.