Category: Youth Mentors

SCUBA is Just the Start…

Posted by

Youth Odyssey, Margo Peyton of Ocean Wishes, and board member James Gourley partnered together to give our youth mentors the opportunity of a lifetime.  Recently two lucky mentors received free PADI SCUBA certifications. Just in case you aren’t aware, a SCUBA certification never expires so they are set to dive for the rest of their lives!… Read more »

Our 2016 “Spring Break Workout Plan”

Posted by

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 »

Raising Money to Send Kids to Camp

Posted by

For the month of February, Youth Odyssey has been focusing on raising funds so local kids can have the opportunity to attend our summer camps. We are offering four different camps: Nueces Delta Camp, Living Local Camp, On The Water Canoe Camp, and Hit the Trail Backpacking Camp. Unlike our school programs, the summer camps do cost money to… Read more »

Salute a Senior: Erick Gomez

Posted by

Erick, is a senior at Moody HS and has been a part of Youth Odyssey for the past 8 years. He began his journey with us in 6th grade at Martin MS where he was a quiet, shy young man. As time progressed, he got more involved with the our program.  Erick soon came out of… Read more »

Youth Mentor: The Inspiring Jerry!

Posted by

Jerry has been a part of our Adventure Challenge program since 2008. He began his journey at Martin Middle School as a 6th grader.  For the next two years we watched him grow in confidence and skills.  In 2009, he was invited to be a youth mentor because of his ability to inspire others and… Read more »

Thanksgiving Mentor Trip to Palo Duro: 2015

Posted by

REI wasn’t the only one who decided to opt outside this year for Thanksgiving break. Youth Odyssey chose to reward our youth mentors with a week-long trip to Palo Duro Canyon, the “Grand Canyon of Texas,” before the festivities began. 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, the 21st of November, we met up and loaded into our trusty Youth… Read more »

Youth Mentor: Ruvi, the Amazing!

Posted by

Ruvi, is one of our oldest mentors. She started in 2007 at our South Park Middle School program.  The first time I met Ruvi she was a shy 6th grader in her first month of middle school (we all know how that feels).  As with every youth, I saw great potential in her. So we… Read more »