A Young Entrepreneur with Heart

February 2026

article by Morgan Williams | photos by Jessica Plance

In many ways, Adeliah Curry is like any other entrepreneur - she found a way to turn her passion into profit. Last year, she began raising and selling Nigerian Dwarf Goats and learned to make goat milk soap, now available online. But at just 10 years old, Adeliah decided her business would focus on giving back, and she committed her earnings to helping kids in need.

Prior to owning goats, Adeliah and a friend decided to sell rocks and paper stuffies on the side of the road (skip the drink and add some art.) A paper stuffy is a paper drawing with stuffing inside. The art was hidden inside a decorated brown paper bag – each marked with a price - so the customer did not know what was inside. After a long, fruitful day, Adeliah and her friend came home with a decent pile of cash and one last bag that had a paper goat stuffy.

That evening, as Adeliah and her mom, Katie, talked about what it might look like to start a real business, Adeliah said she wanted to learn how to make soap and sell it.

Several months later, Adeliah’s mom had signed her up for a 4-H sheep project, but Adeliah’s heart was set on goats - Nigerian Dwarf Goats, to be exact. In spring 2024, Adeliah and her mom purchased a goat from Lorelei Hallock, owner of Coyote Kidz in Livingston. Lorelei is a reputable breeder of Nigerian Dwarf Goats – and she makes goat’s milk soap. Adeliah’s curiosity and a shared love of goats forged a natural mentorship between them, and under Lorelei’s careful tutelage, Adeliah learned to make goat soap. Nigerian Dwarf goat milk, known for its high fat content, is ideal for soap making.

Since then, Adeliah has made hundreds of bars of soap, selling them at vendor shows she enjoys because she gets to talk about goats. As profits grew, she leaned on 4-H to learn business basics and began thinking about where her money should go.

Not long after her early roadside stand days, Adeliah visited a local rescue mission and met kids her age experiencing homelessness. The encounter stayed with her, shaping her desire to help.

With her mom’s support, Adeliah launched Kidz for Kids, LLC in February 2025, using the paper goat stuffy as the logo. Since then, she has purchased supplies for kids in need and created coloring books to hand out at local holiday parades.

She has also worked with professionals to identify additional needs. Brooke Wagner at Intermountain Health Pediatrics has helped connect her with children who could benefit from support. Although she'd always prefer to be with her goats, given the option, one of her 4-H projects is sewing, and she’s now creating stuffed goat “warmies”- soft, rice-filled animals that can be heated and given to children in hospitals.

Looking ahead, Adeliah is already planning her next venture: clay molding. And yes - goats are still part of the plan. Not everyone can have a live goat, she says, but soon everyone can have their own palm-sized resin goat to hold and enjoy.

Being a small business owner requires you to wear a lot of hats, but Adeliah still says her favorite part of this venture will always be caring for the goats. “I’ve learned how to interact with people and how to make them enjoy themselves while we talk about goats,” Adeliah says. “It just feels good. It feels kind of like getting a Christmas present on Christmas Day.”

Originally printed in the February 2026 issue of Simply Local Magazine

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Morgan Williams

Morgan Williams is a lifelong Montanan. She is married to Nathan, and together they attempt to wrangle three young kids while running a small construction business, Montana Ground Screw. She loves a good workout, quality time with friends, and rarely turns down the opportunity for a new adventure.

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