Tag: growth

Introducing Coastal Bend Day of Giving!

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It’s that time of year again! The Day of Giving season is upon us! With that being said, let’s talk about what the Day of Giving is and how it works. Most importantly, we will talk about how to get involved! Here is Some Background Information! The Coastal Bend Day of Giving (CBDG) is 24-hour online… Read more »

Parenting Corner- Back to School

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And just like that, school starts back up and the kids are out of the house again! We are full of hope and energy for this on coming school year! It is important to remember to help your child maintain a balanced lifestyle. Self Confidence is Key Active involvement within the school is so important… Read more »

What a Successful Summer!

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This summer has been one crazy and fruitful season! We ran six housing programs, two recreation center programs, finished two home school programs, wrapped up Farm to Fork, and completed six week long summer camps. Talk about busy bees! We serviced a total of 173 youth this summer and we couldn’t have asked for better… Read more »

OutdoorsMen Camp

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Boys in the House!The OutdoorsMen Camp is back! We just had an amazing week jam packed of super fun activities! We were at a new location this year in Rockport, TX. Rockport Warriors United opened up their facility to us, and we were highly thankful! The OutdoorsMen camp focused on empowering young men to help… Read more »

Canoe Camp 2018 Recap!

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Caddo Lake State ParkWe just got back from one of our favorite camps of the summer, Canoe Camp. Youth Odyssey’s new location this summer was at Caddo Lake State Park! We first scouted the area during our spring break trip with our youth leaders back in March 2018. It was an amazing find, so we had… Read more »

Parenting Corner- This One is for You Dad

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The adolescent years are the time for self-discovery and defining the first version of who your youth will be. As we have talked about in previous blogs, the human brain doesn’t finish developing until a person is at least 25 years of age. Therefore, we go through many changes. Altering and becoming different versions of… Read more »

Meet Our New Team Member, Eddie

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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 »

Living Local Recap!

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On our first day of Living Local Summer Camp, orientation was at Tom Graham Park. We met all the parents and kiddos out there and played some name games as people arrived. Once we had everyone, we did a brief overview of the week, loaded up the trailer and headed out to Lake Corpus Christi…. Read more »

Delta Camp Recap!

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Last week we had our very popular Nueces Delta Adventure Camp! It was a blast and all the kids (and adults) had a great time. We switched things up this year and camped out at Lake Corpus Christi. This ended up being a really great choice for us because we got to swim during our… Read more »

Parenting Corner- Calm Within the Roller Coaster!

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Raising a teenager can sometimes feel like you have boarded the Steel Eel at Six Flags. With crazy ups where your hands are in the air, high on adrenaline… and sometimes fast crashing lows where your clinging tight to everything you have! It’s a roller coaster! Some days they make you the proudest parent in… Read more »