Outdoor Youth Connections

Our goal is to raise funds for connecting youth with opportunities and means to experience recreation, education, and stewardship activities in the natural outdoors. In the past, we have provided funding for a wide range of needs, from tuition for individual courses to salmon habitat studies for entire classrooms. Hundreds of "wilderness adventures" funded by OYC have benefited kids who never before had the opportunity to hike an alpine trail or canoe a Cascade lake. Time away from their urban lifestyles and electronic gadgets is a healthy change of pace for all and a personal awakening for many.