Nonprofit Hope House gets donation

Boundary County Sheriff Dave Kramer presented a check for $640 to Amy Christopherson and the nonprofit Hope House to help meet the needs of some local youth.

The funds came from a portion of Idaho's Promise license plates. In 2000, Idaho became the first state in the nation to create America’s Promise Youth license plates. For every America’s Promise license plate sold, $25 of the $35 fee goes directly to the fund.

For every America’s Promise license plate renewal, $15 of the $25 fee goes to the fund. The funds stay in the county where the plate is purchased. Funds are dispersed to each local sheriff’s office. From there, the proceeds are provided to organizations to use toward youth programs, supplies and awareness.

Christopherson recently made a presentation at a Rotary meeting describing the services that she and volunteers are doing to meet the needs of youth in the community. After Kramer heard her presentation and the involvement with the youth, he felt it made perfect sense that the funds would be well used through the Hope House for the purpose that they were intended.

The Hope House helps the community in many ways, from helping people find housing or roommates to assisting with financial applications, and accepting donations of food and clothing and offering free clothing, food, baby items and more to residents of Boundary County, according to Hope House officials.

Hope House motto is "Simply here to help, no strings attached."

For more information about Hope House or on how you can help the youth in the community, contact Amy Christopherson at 208-267-5105. The group is located on the northwestern corner of Roosevelt and Division in Duplex A.