Backpacking 101How to backpack like a (Leadership Program graduate) proInterested in setting off on a multi-day backpacking trip, but just aren’t sure where to start? The thirteen young adults who joined the Outdoor Outreach Leadership Program this summer were recently in your shoes. Having never done more than a day hike, these teens had 8 […]
The San Diego Foundation Connects, Protects and Increases Access to Nature with $558,000 in GrantsJuly 11, 2018 – San Diego, CA – The San Diego Foundation announced $558,000 in grants for 12 programs that will connect, protect and increase access to nature, especially for San Diegans in underserved and park-poor communities.The 2018 Opening the Outdoors […]
Because of donors like you, 31 students explored Mammoth Mountain. For some, it was their first time leaving San Diego, touching snow, and/or snowboarding. Special thank you to DPR Construction and Constructed Adventures (Chris Waters and supporters of The Grand Hunt).
Outdoor Outreach helps support refugee and immigrant youth in San Diego by giving them support and employment opportunities. Miriam Pi said that that the first time she wanted San Diego to be her home was on a Kayaking Trip in Mission Bay. She says that Outdoor Outreach has allowed her to meet amazing and welcoming […]
Outdoor Outreach is a San Diego-based non-profit that provides a safe space for youth to learn about themselves and the people they’d like to be. Read Anthony’s story to learn a little about these types of experiences first-hand. Anthony “Outdoor Outreach is an outlet for me to truly see what I’m capable of. Never in my […]
What kind of experience can Outdoor Outreach provide to a young person? In the words of one of our instructors, Deven, Outdoor Outreach can be truly “eye-opening.” Connect with Deven’s story to see the transformative power that this program can have on San Diego’s youth and participants.Deven“I grew up in a single parent household, along […]
During Lead The Way 2017, youth leaders shared how outdoor activities provided by Outdoor Outreach have empowered them to overcome hardship and adversity.
Check out this video of a group of teens and young adults seeing snow for the first time on a snowboarding trip with Outdoor Outreach. The video was created by an Outdoor Outreach participant, Lawrence Vallejos.
It’s that time of year again! Puzzle Pursuit is BACK in 2016! This year it will be held in a unique setting – SEA WORLD – on September 24th from 9:30am to 3pm. Proceeds from the event will be donated to Outdoor Outreach to benefit our after-school enrichment programs. Part Amazing Race and part Sherlock Holmes, Puzzle […]
