Today marks the end of Summer 2019, and it was our best summer yet! This was our first year we were able to bring on summer staff and boy were they a huge help. Our summer session is by far our busiest, but the hard work always pays off in the end. We had a lot… Read more »
Category: Staff
Welcome the A-Team!!!
For the first time ever, Youth Odyssey has DOUBLED our program staff, to eight! We hired four new summer staff to work with camps and programs; and together they make up the first ever Activities Team (A-Team). We are very excited to have them and are expecting a busy summer filled high energy and smiles…. Read more »
Summer Fiesta 2019!
Come support our largest fundraiser of the year! On May 16th, Youth Odyssey will be hosting our third annual Summer Fiesta! It will be taking place at the lovely Bay Jewel, starting off with a small meet and greet at 5:30 PM and continue until 8:00 PM with fun events throughout the night. Tickets are… Read more »
Meet our Newest Member! Morgan!
We are super excited to announce we have a new team member on our staff, Morgan! She brings her talents from across the country, all the way from the Northeastern part of the U.S. of A. This is her first week with us and we are looking forward to seeing her in action. She has… Read more »
Meet our Newest Team Member, Janna!
Have you heard!? Youth Odyssey has a new facilitator! We are so happy to have another Texas native on board. She is an adventurer by heart and has been to many different places around the country. Janna has been been with Youth Odyssey for a couple weeks now and we are already seeing how her… Read more »
Coastal Bend Day of Giving on Nov 13th
Meet Our New Team Member, Kena!
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 »
Meet Our New Team Member, Eddie
Did you know that we have a brand new team member? His name is Edward, Eddie for short. Eddie is a pretty cool guy and we are all looking forward to getting to know him better. He has been with us for about 2 weeks now and is enthusiastic, eager and loves to have fun…. Read more »
Meet Our New Team Member, Brad!
As many loyal followers know, our Program Director, Brian, left the team this past December. What you might not know is that Rick (author of our fabulous Outside Scoop blogs) has stepped up and taken over the role of Program Director. That left us the tasks of filling Rick’s facilitator position. Thus the search began… Read more »
Parenting Corner- The Power of Reframing
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 »