Tag: making a difference one youth at a time

Outdoor Scoop: Prepping for a Camping trip

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Camping can sometimes be a challenging activity, if not properly planned for. And depending on the different variables, there can be a lot of things to plan for. But in any scenario, there some things that must happen for any trip to happen successfully. So the intentions of this blog are to answer some of… Read more »

Meet Xavier!

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Today, we want to talk about one of our most engaged, enthusiastic, and all around amazing representations of what Youth Odyssey is all about! We love getting opportunities to talk about our participants like Xavier and sharing their journey. Xavier has been a part of Youth Odyssey for about a year, but has learned and contributed so… Read more »

Meet Our New Team Member, Kena!

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Some of you have heard the good news! We have added to the Youth Odyssey family with Miss Makena Smith. She is a fire cracker with just enough sugar and spice to make her a lovely addition to the team. She is excited to be here and ready to start changing lives!  Let’s Meet Her!… 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 »

Girl’s Empowerment Camp

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We ended our crazy awesome summer with Girl’s Empowerment Camp! It was chock full of amazing experiences and epiphanies that these girls will take with them for many moons to come!  Day One is For the Girls! We arrived at the Rockport Warriors United’s house at 2 pm on Tuesday. The girls were mostly quiet… 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 »

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 »