Category: Staff

Wilderness First Aid Training

by: christina lee, program facilitator Heading to Austin On Friday, November 11th, the YO program facilitators and program director left for a weekend of camping and learning. The main purpose of the trip was to attend the NOLS Wilderness Medicine First Aid Class. Allowing us to be better prepared in our first aid skills, and… Read more »

Youth Odyssey Summer 2023 was a Success!

Summer Time Fun – It’s been quite the Adventure! Our summer Youth Leadership Camps have opened minds. We’ve built trust rock climbing at Enchanted Rock, learned self-reliance kayaking the South Llano River, developed resilience on Outdoor Adventures around the Coastal Bend, and discovered resourcefulness in our Living Local community. Through all of our adventures we… Read more »

Welcome, Sabdy!

As summer is coming to a close and we’re gearing up for the fall, we’ve got some exciting news. We get to welcome another team member to the Youth Odyssey family! Sabdy comes to us with an appreciation for the outdoors and an eagerness to grow with Youth Odyssey. She will be serving as our… Read more »

Meet Our Newest Team Member, Vincent!

It’s been an exciting time at Youth Odyssey as we’ve just wrapped up our summer season. Now we get to welcome our newest team member! Vincent is no stranger to the Coastal Bend area and we are so excited to have him on our team. He comes to us with a unique background and we… Read more »

Meet Kristen!!

Youth Odyssey is excited to welcome our newest team member of our staff. Kristen is new to the area, but comes to us with wisdom and the eagerness to start working with our youth. We would appreciate  everyone taking some time to welcome Kristen into the Coastal Bend, and the Youth Odyssey family. A little… Read more »

Adam has joined the Team!

Adam

This is a special week here at Youth Odyssey. We our joined for the first time by our newest team member! Adam is super excited to start getting his hands into everything that is going on with Youth Odyssey. He has tons of outdoor experience and  loves meeting new people. After receiving his undergrad in… Read more »

Understanding Yourself and Your Team

Understanding yourself and your team is critical to functioning as a healthy organization. Every size organization from a one man entrepreneurship to Google must discover out who they are and how they function. Within an organization, this begins with outlining mission, vision and core values. Once those are established, team members can start discovering who… Read more »

Help us welcome Emily to our team!

Emily

Please everyone help me welcome out newest addition to the team. Eager to get started on our current projects, Emily has already begun to adjust to life in the Coastal Bend. Emily’s role here at Youth Odyssey will be our new Program Director. She has great experience in both the outdoors and outdoor education as… Read more »

Ooo, that’s New..

New Office

Youth Odyssey has come a long way since our inception in 1997. But our mission remains the same. We are here to make a difference in lives of teens through life skill development and outdoor adventure. Our hopes have always been to grow and expand along with our growing impact. Well, Youth Odyssey is happy… Read more »

Were Growing!

Youth Odyssey is growing and that means more facilitators. So, Youth Odyssey did exactly that. As of January, we have hired two new staff members. We have added a female and male facilitator to help us reach this years goals. We are very excited that they have joined our team, and can’t wait to see… Read more »