Tag: afterschool programs

Our New Ropes Course Building!

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Some might remember last May when we got a HUGE check from the Charity League to start Phase II of our Ropes Course Renovations! Well, we started immediately with the demolition of our old building. It was bittersweet watching that thing come down. So many memories were made under that pavilion but, we couldn’t wait… Read more »

Youth Leader Spotlight: Sierra

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World, meet Sierra! She’s an amazing Youth Leader of ours. Sierra’s a senior this year but she’s been involved in Youth Odyssey since she was in 6th grade (she’s a master camper at this point). This week, I sat down with her and asked a few questions about her experience with Youth Odyssey. But first, let’s get… Read more »

2017: A Success Story

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Whew! 2017 was a whirlwind of crazy goodness! I started at Youth Odyssey in March and so much as happened since then! Thanks to the Charity League, we put in a new building at our ropes course, we ran two new summer camps that were a complete success and we blew our fundraising goal for… Read more »

Welcome Back!

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In this new year Youth Odyssey hasn’t wasted any time getting back into the old swing of things. We started our first program this week (January 3) at Leeward Homes and we will be starting our La Armada program this coming week. Both programs will span the month of January and at the end of the program they… Read more »

2017 Here We Come!

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Youth Odyssey has been making a difference in the lives of at-risk youth here in the Coastal Bend for the past 19 years; and 2017 makes it our 20th. We have come a long way from an attorney who wanted to get kids active in something other than breaking the law. When we started we maybe… Read more »