Category: Empowerment

No Time To Siesta, Let’s Fiesta!

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Summer is coming fast and everyone here at Youth Odyssey is gearing up to make this summer super successful! We believe that camp has the power to change the lives of teens in major ways! Summer camp provides the ideal environment for growth because of its neutrality and opportunities to take safe risks. We also… Read more »

3 Real Ways You Can Change A Kid’s Life

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As a kid, I was in almost every way average. That includes my average self-confidence. Once I was old enough to go to camp (about 6th grade) I was ecstatic. It was my first time away from my parents for an entire week. I was nervous but I couldn’t wait to have fun and make… Read more »

St. Marks Ropes Course – Outside Scoop

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Ropes Course!Youth Odyssey has a Ropes Course! Did you know?! The Ropes Course is one of our favorite places to take the kids because of how much it stretches and grows them. A Ropes Course can be very challenging, but also very rewarding. We love to push ourselves as far as we can while relying… Read more »

Parenting Corner- The Power of Reframing

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This month’s parenting corner is all about the power of reframing! What is reframing, you may ask? It “is a way of viewing and experiencing events, ideas, concepts and emotions to find more positive alternatives.” Not only do we need to focus on reframing our own thinking, but train our children to do the same…. Read more »

Youth Leader Spotlight: Sierra

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World, meet Sierra! She’s an amazing Youth Leader of ours. Sierra’s a senior this year but she’s been involved in Youth Odyssey since she was in 6th grade (she’s a master camper at this point). This week, I sat down with her and asked a few questions about her experience with Youth Odyssey. But first, let’s get… Read more »

2017: A Success Story

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Whew! 2017 was a whirlwind of crazy goodness! I started at Youth Odyssey in March and so much as happened since then! Thanks to the Charity League, we put in a new building at our ropes course, we ran two new summer camps that were a complete success and we blew our fundraising goal for… Read more »

Camping at McKinney Falls and Garner State Parks – Outside Scoop

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Going Camping!This Fall Youth Odyssey went camping at Garner and McKinney Falls State Parks. We had an awesome time on our trips, and were able to do a variety of fun activities. Both parks are cool in their own way, and depending on what your focus will be will determine which campground is best for… Read more »