Program areas at Outward Bound Adventures
The yrg grand program is aimed at diverting youth from initial or subsequent contact with the juvenile justice system using approaches that are evidence-based, culturally relevant, trauma-informed, and developmentally appropriate. Grants funds will be used to target underserved communities. Grantees include local government agencies and community-based originations. All grantees must provide diversion and alternate-sanction programs, academic and vocational education services, mentoring behavioral health services, and/or mental health services.
Obas core programs are centered on a wide range of in-school and after-school programs, one-day, weekend, and extended expeditions to natural areas, and work career opportunities for youth and young adults. Our programs are deigned to connect not only urban youth to open spaces and employment opportunities that go beyond their normal consideration. In its core programs, oba also offers the diverse outdoor leadership institute (doli) which is a training programs designed to develop and train a cadre of elite wilderness leaders of color that will expose urban youth to our national parks, forests, and other wilderness areas.
Environmental stewardship education (ese) is a year-round series of experiential trips and courses that engage participants in environmental education, conservation, and career education. These courses are one-day, weekend and extended summer trips that go to a variety of locations and enhance our participants both in the wilderness and community.