Teen Zone Connect
Coming Saturday, May 30, 2026
Teen Zone Connect is May 30, 2026!
Hey teens! Want to find out how to get plugged into your community? Join us for Teen Zone Connect, a day of job-seeking advice, real-life assistance, civic engagement ideas, boredom-busting clubs, freebies, and more!
Teen Zone Connect is designed to “connect” teens (like you) with local organizations that want to assist, educate, empower, and advocate for teens. There will be informational booths both inside and outside the library, where organizations will be sharing their teen-centered resources, job skills and adulting activities, freebies, handouts, and more. It’s free to attend, and nothing will be for sale.
Curious about the specifics? Well, look no further. Above is a (nearly final) draft of the handout with a map, schedule, and lists of our current partners & sponsors for the day, and below is a lot more details in a more universally accessible format.
LOCATION & TIMING
The event will be held downstairs on Saturday, May 30, 2026, from 10-2pm in the Coeur d’Alene Public Library’s Community Room and will spill out onto the grass between the library and McEuen Park.
PRESENTATIONS
The following presentations will be given from the stage inside the Community Room:
10am - Safety Net Presentation (by Safety Net)
10:30am - Self-Advocacy Presentation (by Disability Action Center)
11am - Level Up: Vape-free Life (by Panhandle Health)
11:30am - Swiss Cheese Model: Build a Stronger You (by Panhandle Health)
noon - Pizza will be served outside (first come, first served, until gone)
Shaved Ice will arrive (from Kona Ice, sponsored by Mountain West &ICCU)
1pm - Game of Trivia (by Boys & Girls Club)
1:30pm - Guess that Song (by Boys & Girls Club)
GIANT OUTDOOR GAMES
There will be giant outdoor games, as well, including
“Extreme Outdoor” Throw, Throw Burrito
“Giant” UNO
“Ridiculously Large” Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza (with plush mitts)
WHILE SUPPLIES LAST
Check-in at the CDA Library Teen Zone table in the Community Room and receive a wristband and a blank swag bag (that you can decorate outside at the event). The wristbands will be used for thousands of dollars worth of donated door prizes that we’ll be giving away throughout the event, so don’t miss out! We’re sure that we’ll have enough wristbands, but we’re not sure whether we’ll have enough bags. It’s first come, first served. Get them before they’re gone!
We’ll have pizza available at noon, outside next to the snacks. One slice per person will only be available to everyone with a wristband (see above for how to get one).
We’ll also have a shaved ice truck, provided by Kona Ice, in the lower parking lot in front of City Hall. They should arrive at noon. One free shaved ice per person will only be available to everyone with a wristband (see above for how to get one).
PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS
Here’s an alphabetical list of all the partnering organizations, in case you’re looking for a certain organization:
208 Recovery North
Autism Society (State of Idaho)
Babe Vote (LCHS chapter)
Bikers Against Teen Addiction & Abuse (BATAA)
Boys & Girls Club of CDA
Canopy Village Family Support Center
Coeur d’Alene Public Library Teen Zone
Disability Action Center NW
Emerge
GIZMO
Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Juvenile Justice Outreach
NAMI Coeur d’Alene
North Idaho Pride Alliance (NIPA)
Panhandle Health - Substance Use Team
Project SEARCH
Safety Net InlandNW
Village of Hope
WIOA - Idaho Dept of Labor
SPONSORS
And last, but definitely not least, we have our event sponsors. These organizations have stepped up for us in a whole host of ways, supporting our event in whatever way they can. Some have provided freebies for swag bags. Some have donated gift certificates for door prize drawings. Some have given their time and encouragement. We appreciate every one of them.
3rd Avenue Marketplace
32 Below Frozen Yogurt & More
Best Ave Barbeque Boys
Coeur d’Alene Public Library Friends
Coeur d’Alene Public Library Foundation
Coeur d’Alene Parks & Rec Dept
Coeur Climbing
Community Action Partnership
Evans Brothers Coffee
Gracie Jiu Jitsu
Habit Burger & Grill
Hands To Art - A Paint Your Own Pottery Studio
Idaho Central Credit Union (ICCU)
Idaho Housing & Finance Association
Jamba Juice
Kona Ice
KROC Center
Man Shop
Maverick Gas Station
Maverick’s Mens Hair
Mountain West Bank
Mystique Hair Salon
North Idaho College (NIC) - Dual Credit
North Idaho College (NIC) - Parker Tech
North Idaho College (NIC) - Workforce Training
North Idaho Kindness Project
Post Falls Parks & Rec Dept
Post Falls High School Key Club
River City Lanes
Safe Passage
St. Vincent de Paul ICARE
Sunset Bowling
THRW Pottery Studio
Thunder Games
Triple Play
Worthy Comics
The above information is somewhat subjective to change. We are still waiting to hear back from a few potential sponsors. We’ll update this post with more information as it becomes available. Check back on the Substack post for this event here for the most up-to-date information: https://cdateenzone.substack.com/p/teen-zone-connect-26
Hope we see you there! :)
