Youth Odyssey was founded in 1997 and has been inspiring youth and changing lives ever since. We recently came across a Youth Odyssey member who was active in the program 17 years ago. As one can imagine, this is pretty exciting news for us, so we asked if we could interview him for our blog. Just to… Read more »
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Earth Day-Bay Day 2016 Rocked!
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”
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 »
CCISD Programs are Up and Running!
We are so pleased to report that we partnering with Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD) again, for the thirteenth consecutive year! This valuable partnership produces amazing results and even better youth. Our surveys and CCISD’s reports conclude that youth who participate in Youth Odyssey throughout the school year have: higher attendance, higher STARR scores,… Read more »
Youth Mentor: Ruvi, the Amazing!
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 »
Quality vs Quantity
What a great summer!!! Eight recreation center programs, four summer camps, and nearly 200 youth… all in 100 days, Whew! By taking youth outside their neighborhoods, outside their comfort zones, and into a place they can grow safely; we are “filling a void”, as Founder Kim Cox would say. As you know, our programs serve… Read more »
Another School Year with Endless Possibilities!!!
“We are very lucky to have Youth Odyssey with us again this school year. Parents and youth, I highly recommend that you check out this opportunity. “– Principle Whitehead, Hamlin Middle School As summer comes to a close, we are busy planning for our fall programs. This past Wednesday, Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD) held… Read more »
