{"id":33883,"date":"2020-12-11T16:21:10","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T21:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=33883"},"modified":"2020-12-14T10:40:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T15:40:20","slug":"amorak-youth-provides-art-and-music-programs-for-hudson-falls-area-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/12\/amorak-youth-provides-art-and-music-programs-for-hudson-falls-area-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Amorak Youth Provides Art And Music Programs For Hudson Falls Area Students"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"
This mural from Amorak Youth was given to the American Legion Post 574.
Courtesy Amorak Youth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Lisa Balschunat
\nThis year, when many nonprofit organizations had to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Amorak Youth found a way to carry on to serve middle and high school students in Hudson Falls and Fort Edward in safe and fun ways.
\nAmorak offered Circus Smirkus magic classes via Zoom in late spring, Paintbrush Expedition painting classes at home in August, online music lessons throughout the summer and early fall, and the first Apples to Zucchini 1K Relay in October to encourage outdoor family activities and help stock local food pantries.
\nFor 12 years, the small nonprofit has offered Hudson Falls and Fort Edward teens and younger children creative classes and programs that fosters self-awareness, self-confidence and a sense of community. Grants, corporate and individual contributions have supported its programs and classes so Amorak can offer its programs free of charge.
\nRun by a nine-person board and a part-time administrator, Amorak provides youths an alternative to the phrase \u201cthere isn\u2019t anything to do.\u201d
\nWith a mission of \u201chelping youths achieve positive life changes through recognizing their unique needs and capabilities while providing a sense of connection with the larger community,\u201d Amorak designs programs or works with existing programs that draw upon the strengths of each person, fostering a sense of pride, loyalty and strength.
\n\u201cAmorak has the potential to get kids involved in programs in an environment where school are cutting back on music and the arts,\u201d said executive board officer Dr. Kathleen Braico. \u201cThe arts are a very important part of a child\u2019s growth and self-expression. Children can modulate emotions through art. Worldwide, adults have had to process and regulate their emotions during this pandemic. Children have to work through it, too.\u201d
\n\u201cWe want youths to be engaged in their community,\u201d Braico said. \u201cThat can take on many different forms with Amorak.\u201d
\nAmorak\u2019s Hudson Falls Hometown Heroes program partners with area schools, fire departments, the American Red Cross, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and ham radio operators to teach teens about local emergency volunteer and career opportunities.
\nAmorak also offers an emergency preparedness program through the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Zombie Apocalypse manual that sets up realistic scenarios of a disaster and how people have to work together to survive.
\n\u201cThe teaching tool is woven into a creative and engaging situation that teens can have fun with while learning the basics of protecting public health,\u201d Braico said.
\nOver the past decade, Amorak has had to re-tool its offerings to meet the needs of the teens. The group recently began offering free tutoring for high school level math and chemistry. Tutors and music instructors receive payment from the organization, but families are never charged. Most recently, Amorak aligned with the LEAP Outdoor Adventure Program in Washington County.
\nThis year, Amorak amped up its Facebook page during the pandemic to give families COVID-19 fun and safe activities. The group also launched a new website and with a new logo with its wolf mascot, thanks to Mannix Marketing and Black Dog Designs, respectively.
\nAmorak operates with an annual budget of $27,000 and relies on volunteers, grants and donations from supporters including Calamity Jane\u2019s Firearms and Fine Shoes, Eight Pines PR & Marketing, Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC), Hudson River Brewhouse, Saint-Gobain, Stewart\u2019s Shops, Spectrum Plastics Group, The Strand Theater, Tops Furniture and Underwood Park CrossFit, as well as contributions from Adirondack Community Trust, Charles R. Wood, The Sandy Hill, Frank Smith and Touba Family foundations.
\n\u201cThe business community has been a great support of our mission and efforts,\u201d Braico said. \u201cWe have some awesome programs on the horizon and look forward to having Amorak kids participate, when it is safe to do so, in the Fort Edward Fishing Derby, Citizen Science Stream Program for elementary students and our Kindness Klub for preschoolers,\u201d she added. \u201cWe will again offer hiking and kayaking outings when this pandemic is in our rearview mirror.\u201d
\nBusinesses interested in sponsoring an Amorak program can contact administrator Catrina Scott-Becker at amorakyouth@gmail.com, or visit www.amorakyouth.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Lisa Balschunat This year, when many nonprofit organizations had to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Amorak Youth found a way to carry on to serve middle and high school students in Hudson Falls and Fort Edward in safe and fun ways. Amorak offered Circus Smirkus magic classes via Zoom in late spring, Paintbrush […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":33884,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\r\nAmorak Youth Provides Art And Music Programs For Hudson Falls Area Students - Glens Falls Business Journal<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/12\/amorak-youth-provides-art-and-music-programs-for-hudson-falls-area-students\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Amorak Youth Provides Art And Music Programs For Hudson Falls Area Students - Glens Falls Business Journal\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Lisa Balschunat This year, when many nonprofit organizations had to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Amorak Youth found a way to carry on to serve middle and high school students in Hudson Falls and Fort Edward in safe and fun ways. Amorak offered Circus Smirkus magic classes via Zoom in late spring, Paintbrush […]\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/12\/amorak-youth-provides-art-and-music-programs-for-hudson-falls-area-students\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Glens Falls Business Journal\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-12-11T21:21:10+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-12-14T15:40:20+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2020\/12\/amorak-youth-hc.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"736\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"jessewinters\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"jessewinters\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/12\/amorak-youth-provides-art-and-music-programs-for-hudson-falls-area-students\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/12\/amorak-youth-provides-art-and-music-programs-for-hudson-falls-area-students\/\",\"name\":\"Amorak Youth Provides Art And Music Programs For Hudson Falls Area Students - Glens Falls Business Journal\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-12-11T21:21:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-12-14T15:40:20+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/#\/schema\/person\/b937a48daf87d7a8bd713a73b5d6a1ae\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/12\/amorak-youth-provides-art-and-music-programs-for-hudson-falls-area-students\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/12\/amorak-youth-provides-art-and-music-programs-for-hudson-falls-area-students\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/12\/amorak-youth-provides-art-and-music-programs-for-hudson-falls-area-students\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Amorak Youth Provides Art And Music Programs For Hudson Falls Area Students\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/\",\"name\":\"Glens Falls Business Journal\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/#\/schema\/person\/b937a48daf87d7a8bd713a73b5d6a1ae\",\"name\":\"jessewinters\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b496e0843f9d888b12500994b6a8562b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b496e0843f9d888b12500994b6a8562b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"jessewinters\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/author\/jessewinters\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Amorak Youth Provides Art And Music Programs For Hudson Falls Area Students - Glens Falls Business Journal","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/12\/amorak-youth-provides-art-and-music-programs-for-hudson-falls-area-students\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Amorak Youth Provides Art And Music Programs For Hudson Falls Area Students - Glens Falls Business Journal","og_description":"By Lisa Balschunat This year, when many nonprofit organizations had to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Amorak Youth found a way to carry on to serve middle and high school students in Hudson Falls and Fort Edward in safe and fun ways. Amorak offered Circus Smirkus magic classes via Zoom in late spring, Paintbrush […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/12\/amorak-youth-provides-art-and-music-programs-for-hudson-falls-area-students\/","og_site_name":"Glens Falls Business Journal","article_published_time":"2020-12-11T21:21:10+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-12-14T15:40:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":736,"url":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2020\/12\/amorak-youth-hc.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"jessewinters","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"jessewinters","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/12\/amorak-youth-provides-art-and-music-programs-for-hudson-falls-area-students\/","url":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/12\/amorak-youth-provides-art-and-music-programs-for-hudson-falls-area-students\/","name":"Amorak Youth Provides Art And Music Programs For Hudson Falls Area Students - Glens Falls Business Journal","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-12-11T21:21:10+00:00","dateModified":"2020-12-14T15:40:20+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/#\/schema\/person\/b937a48daf87d7a8bd713a73b5d6a1ae"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/12\/amorak-youth-provides-art-and-music-programs-for-hudson-falls-area-students\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/12\/amorak-youth-provides-art-and-music-programs-for-hudson-falls-area-students\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2020\/12\/amorak-youth-provides-art-and-music-programs-for-hudson-falls-area-students\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Amorak Youth Provides Art And Music Programs For Hudson Falls Area Students"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/","name":"Glens Falls Business Journal","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/#\/schema\/person\/b937a48daf87d7a8bd713a73b5d6a1ae","name":"jessewinters","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b496e0843f9d888b12500994b6a8562b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b496e0843f9d888b12500994b6a8562b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"jessewinters"},"url":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/author\/jessewinters\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33883"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33883"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33885,"href":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33883\/revisions\/33885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}