What Is LiFT?
Teens (13-19) and their trusted adult come together to share family values, strengthen bonds, and talk about the tough stuff – healthy relationships and sexual health! The workshop is divided into three parts: Together Times (youth and adults together), youth by themselves and supportive adults by themselves.
Adults will learn...
To support your teen to achieve their goals
To help your teen make healthy choices
To encourage your teen to open up to you
Teens will learn...
Skills related to sexual health
Connect with peers their age
To communicate and be heard by your parents
Youth Participants in our Summer 2025 LiFT workshop!
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LiFT is a 6-hour workshop that consists of together times and modules of youth and adults learning separate. We provide snacks throughout the day as well as lunch.
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LiFT youth communicate more frequently about sexuality values, thoughts & feelings with their supportive adult
LiFT youth are more likely to feel competent preventing pregnancy.
LiFT supportive adults indicated a more positive relationship with their youth
LiFT supportive adults are more comfortable with and likely to support their young person seeking sexual healthcare.
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If you’d like to schedule a LiFT workshop, reach out to our education team at education@bridgercare.org to learn more!
I Learned…
(Testimonies from Past Participants)
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Anna Couch (She/Her)
EDUCATION MANAGER
Anna started as the Education and Outreach Coordinator in October of 2022, and has since become Bridgercare’s Education Manager. She is thrilled to be providing education to this community because she received sex education in this valley herself! She graduated from Montana State University, where she was on a student-led research team that studied the experience of young adults who received sex education in Montana. When not advocating for sexual health, you can find Anna playing in the mountains with her pup or singing loudly to one of her new favorite songs in the car.
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Anne McBride (She/Her)
EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Anne joined the Education Team after a year and a half of working at Bridgercare's front desk. She is deeply proud of the work that Bridgercare does in the community, and is excited to continue that work as the Education Program Coordinator! When not nose-deep in data and program expansion, you can find Anne on one of Bozeman's many world-class trails, watching competition baking shows, and pretending other people's dogs are her own.
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McKeely Shannon (She/Her)
EDUCATION SPECIALIST
McKeely was an education and development intern at Bridgercare from 2018-2019 and is stoked to rejoin the team as an educator! Her mother has been a nurse for 40 years and provided age-appropriate sex education conversations throughout her childhood. She felt prepared and confident in making decisions about her sexual health due to this education, but also witnessed friends and classmates in college not having the same foundational understanding. As a nursing student, and then as a Community Health major McKeely became passionate about sexual and reproduce health. When not teaching you can find McKeely reading speculative fiction and foraging tasty things to cook and bake.
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Kylie Bachich (She/Her)
EDUCATION SPECIALIST
Kylie grew up in Bozeman, her involvement with Bridgercare started in 2017-2019 as Peer Educator for her classmates in the Gallatin Valley. She is beyond excited to join the team as an Education Specialist and continue to provide comprehensive sex education around the state. Completing a degree in Public Health at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Kylie is passionate about supplying people with the tools needed to make informed and empowered decisions about their reproductive health. Outside of work Kylie is likely hiking, camping, or doing some other variety of outdoor activity with friends and family.
