Most fly anglers are accustomed to how therapeutic fly fishing will be. From Project Healing Waters to Casting for Recovery, there is no such thing as a scarcity of teams utilizing fly fishing to assist these in want.
In 2025, Idaho Division of Well being & Welfare (IDHW) shall be utilizing fly fishing to assist youngsters in prolonged foster care, according to a February 6 press release. These children will obtain a free fishing license, and so they’ll profit from a partnership between IDHW and The Mayfly Challenge.
The Mayfly Project is a nationwide nonprofit that makes use of fly fishing to assist youngsters in foster care and “introduce them to their native water ecosystems, with a hope that connecting them to a rewarding passion will present a chance for foster youngsters to have enjoyable, construct confidence, and develop a significant reference to the outside.”
Kaitlin Barnhart, the nationwide program director for The Mayfly Challenge, is happy to see IDHW utilizing fishing to assist foster youngsters.
“We’re proof of how what IDHW is doing is vital,” Barnhart stated in a press launch. “Fly fishing creates so many psychological well being advantages. . . . It provides children an opportunity to take a break and simply be children on the river. There’s a decompression we frequently see once we get them on the water—they turn into a unique child nearly instantly.”
You can read more about IDHW’s program, and learn how to get the free licenses, here.
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