High School Senior Boots
What is High School Senior Boots?
The Jae Foundation High School Senior Boot Program is our top priority. This initiative aimed at supporting High School Seniors provides each student with a pair of Jae Boots along with a bold message of mental health awareness, suicide prevention and resilience. This transformational approach provides the ultimate Boot-Check for these students, reminding them that they loved, valued, wanted and needed here and that they have a community around them.
This program is designed to connect with high school seniors during a pivotal time in their lives—as they prepare to graduate and transition into their next chapter. The goal of this initiative is to equip students with tools to have bold conversations about mental health and commit to reaching out if they are ever in need. These seniors are challenged to “take the reins” and go back into their respective High Schools and create a Boot-Check culture. These Boot-Check days are changing school cultures by encouraging students to check in on themselves and each other and to talk about mental health.
During the fall of 2025, the Jae Foundation High School Senior Boot Initiative has impacted over 5,500 Idaho and Wyoming High School Seniors and has worked with over 60 different High Schools.
If you would like to partner with the Jae Foundation to sponsor a group of Idaho seniors, please reach out to Jamie at jamie@jaefoundation.com or jansen@jaefoundation.com for Wyoming Seniors. We would love to share more about the impact that this program is having on our area schools.
Idaho Senior Boot Schools 2025:
Wyoming Senior Boot Schools 2025:
Frequently asked questions about
High School Senior Boots - Idaho
The Jae Foundation works with area Administrators to get High School Seniors in for their Jae Boots. We have secured a majority of the funding for students in Twin Falls, Jerome, Gooding, Lincoln and Sublette County (WY). If your student attends school in these counties, please reach out to your school’s Administration to find out when your student is scheduled to hear Jae’s Story.
The Jae Foundation Team works with schools outside of sponsored counties to help find funding for Jae Boots. For more information on this process, please contact jamie@jaefoundation.com
We work daily with generous sponsors who see the incredible value in sharing Jae’s Story with High School Seniors. If you would like to sponsor a senior class, please contact jamie@jaefoundation.com. The average cost for a pair of Jae Boots is $200 per student.
Our Team at the Jae Foundation can’t wait to work with your District. To get a group of students scheduled, please contact emily@jaefoundation.com
Frequently asked questions about
High School Senior Boots - Wyoming
In Wyoming, High School Senior Boots are scheduled in coordination with your school administration. Students do not sign up individually.
If your student’s school is participating, the Jae Foundation Wyoming team will work directly with school leadership to schedule:
- the presentation of Jae’s Story, and
- the Jae Boots Experience for seniors.
To confirm whether your student’s school is scheduled, please contact your school’s main office or administration team.
Great question — some Wyoming schools are already scheduled, while others are still in the process of planning and securing funding.
If your student’s school is not yet participating, we can still help explore options. Please contact jansen@jaefoundation.com
We are deeply grateful to Wyoming sponsors who believe in the power of this story and this experience.
If you or your business would like to sponsor a class (or help bring Senior Boots to a community that is not yet funded), please contact jansen@jaefoundation.com
Estimated cost: The average cost is approximately $200 per student (boots + experience). Exact costs can vary depending on group size and event format.
We would love to work with you.
Senior Boots scheduling in Wyoming is completed through the school or district administration team. To discuss scheduling, logistics, and funding, please contact jansen@jaefoundation.com
Testimonials
Hear From Students that have Received their Jae Boots
