Author: Gabrielle Radcliffe

Parenting Corner- Conflict in Front of Your Kids

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What a beautiful thing life is, am I right? Granted some days are better than others. On those tough days it is always important to remember that those are only small moments in this vast thing we call life. Some days it is harder to be the best versions of ourselves. This month we are… Read more »

Introducing Coastal Bend Day of Giving!

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It’s that time of year again! The Day of Giving season is upon us! With that being said, let’s talk about what the Day of Giving is and how it works. Most importantly, we will talk about how to get involved! Here is Some Background Information! The Coastal Bend Day of Giving (CBDG) is 24-hour online… Read more »

Meet Our New Team Member, Kena!

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Some of you have heard the good news! We have added to the Youth Odyssey family with Miss Makena Smith. She is a fire cracker with just enough sugar and spice to make her a lovely addition to the team. She is excited to be here and ready to start changing lives!  Let’s Meet Her!… Read more »

Parenting Corner- Back to School

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And just like that, school starts back up and the kids are out of the house again! We are full of hope and energy for this on coming school year! It is important to remember to help your child maintain a balanced lifestyle. Self Confidence is Key Active involvement within the school is so important… Read more »

What a Successful Summer!

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This summer has been one crazy and fruitful season! We ran six housing programs, two recreation center programs, finished two home school programs, wrapped up Farm to Fork, and completed six week long summer camps. Talk about busy bees! We serviced a total of 173 youth this summer and we couldn’t have asked for better… Read more »

Girl’s Empowerment Camp

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We ended our crazy awesome summer with Girl’s Empowerment Camp! It was chock full of amazing experiences and epiphanies that these girls will take with them for many moons to come!  Day One is For the Girls! We arrived at the Rockport Warriors United’s house at 2 pm on Tuesday. The girls were mostly quiet… Read more »

Summer Camp Sponsor Shout Outs!

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Summer has been a whirlwind of activity and growth! Let’s recap what has happened thus far and talk about what’s ahead! So far we have finished four out of six summer camps and five recreation center/ housing programs! Living Local, Backpacking Camp, Delta Adventure Camp and Canoe Camp were all extremely successful! Summer Camp Testimony… Read more »

Parenting Corner- This One is for You Dad

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The adolescent years are the time for self-discovery and defining the first version of who your youth will be. As we have talked about in previous blogs, the human brain doesn’t finish developing until a person is at least 25 years of age. Therefore, we go through many changes. Altering and becoming different versions of… Read more »

Living Local Recap!

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On our first day of Living Local Summer Camp, orientation was at Tom Graham Park. We met all the parents and kiddos out there and played some name games as people arrived. Once we had everyone, we did a brief overview of the week, loaded up the trailer and headed out to Lake Corpus Christi…. Read more »

Delta Camp Recap!

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Last week we had our very popular Nueces Delta Adventure Camp! It was a blast and all the kids (and adults) had a great time. We switched things up this year and camped out at Lake Corpus Christi. This ended up being a really great choice for us because we got to swim during our… Read more »