Category: Staff

Meet Our Newest Team Member!

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Youth Odyssey is always busy and trying to capitalize on our resources in order to best serve the Coastal Bend area. One way we have done this is by hiring another program facilitator to accommodate then growing need for our programs. His name is Jesse Duenes. Jesse has been part of our team for about a month now and… Read more »

Living Local Camp 2016 was a Smash!

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We recently finished our second summer camp of 2016, Living Local. This camp was focused on farming and learning about where your food comes from and where it goes. We had the pleasure of assisting in harvests, horseback riding, and fishing. It was a packed week so I’ll just get right into it. As for any camp, our first… Read more »

Summer Camp Season is Well Underway!

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Youth Odyssey has finished it’s first summer camp of the season, our Nueces Delta Camp. Each day focused on a different activity with the goal of “opening minds and expanding horizons”.  This was achieved through numerous outdoor adventures that drew individual participants into a supportive, cohesive team. The first day consisted of getting-to-know-you games, setting up camp,… Read more »

Call to Action: Volunteers Needed

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As one can imagine, our Youth Odyssey staff are pretty busy year-round.  The demand for our programs continues to grow each year.  You may have heard the phrase, “Volunteers are the lifeblood of a non-profit”.  This is absolutely correct! Volunteers bring fresh perspectives, life experiences, and energy.  They lend an extra set of eyes and… Read more »

Earth Day-Bay Day 2016 Rocked!

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This past Saturday, April 9th, Youth Odyssey participated in the 17th annual Earth Day-Bay Day celebration at Heritage Park. Earth Day-Bay Day is an event put on by the Coastal Bend Bays Foundation to educate the public about the bays, estuaries, other native habitats, and the importance of clean air, water and a clean environment. To help… Read more »

Our 2016 “Spring Break Workout Plan”

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Spring Break 2016 was definitely an adventure and took us across both Texas and New Mexico. It was a full week, so let’s jump right into what we did: Our first stop was near the New Mexico border at Monahans Sandhills State Park in Texas. As you can imagine, it is a large area covered by sandhills (smaller… Read more »

Making A Change Over the Years

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Robert “Bob” Corrigan has always been an avid outdoorsman and enjoys getting in touch with nature, hunting, and recharging from his busy schedule with the simplicity of the outdoors. He is also our second longest running board member, next to Youth Odyssey founder, Kim Cox. There’s an expression, “it’s not what you know, it’s who… Read more »

Meet Kelsie, our new Program Facilitator

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This past Monday marked the first week with our newest Youth Odyssey staff member!  We are so excited to have Kelsie Leopold on board for the start-up of our fall programs.  She has great energy, an amazing personality, and instantly connects with our youth.  Here’s a little bit about her: “Originally from Ohio, Kelsie got… Read more »