Youth Odyssey’s mission is to provide at-risk youth, ages 10-17, with positive youth development through adventure programming. As most people understand Youth Odyssey to be “an organization who works with at-risk youth to help them make better decisions by playing games and taking them on trips.” Honestly, that’s not too far from the truth, but it… Read more »
Tag: making a difference one youth at a time
Summer Camp Season is Well Underway!
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 »
Our Youth Give Back!
In 2008, our youth-mentors were looking for a way to “give back to the community that has given them so much (community support to keep our programs free for families)”. Thus, a partnership with the City of Corpus Christi Parks & Recreation and the Audubon Society was established and Youth Odyssey adopted Blucher Park. Here’s a link… Read more »
H.U.T.
For the past four years, Youth Odyssey has been partnering up with Homeschoolers Unlimited Texas (HUT). We help enhance their curriculum through our Adventure Challenge programming, complete with numerous adventures along the way. A typical HUT program spans over the course of the regular school year, and like our school programs, it just come to an end. We had a great… Read more »
Call to Action: Volunteers Needed
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 »
Summer Program Line Up
With our summer camps filled to the max and just around the corner, Youth Odyssey is excited to turn its’ focus on our summer programming schedule. This summer Youth Odyssey has partnered with housing projects and recreation centers here in the Coastal Bend to provide five-full programs and five-pilot programs. A full program generally spans… Read more »
Blast From the Past: Part 1
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 »
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 »
Raising Money to Send Kids to Camp
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
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 »
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PO Box 331394
Corpus Christi, TX 78463
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Corpus Christi, TX 78405
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