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29 people are interested
Happy Trails for Kids Hike-A-Thon & Family Fun Day
ORGANIZATION: Happy Trails for Kids
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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29 people are interested
The 8th Annual Happy Trails for Kids Hike-A-Thon will be at Temescal Gateway Park on Sunday, November 4th. Happy Trails for Kids is about fun and friendship and developing self-confidence for youth in foster care.
Happy Trails for Kids programs provide kids ages 7 to 18 with enriching outdoor adventures, invaluable mentorships, and opportunities to develop leadership skills and prepare for life after foster. We believe that fostering continuity and belonging is the first step in combating the challenges of foster care and promoting success.
Our annual Hike-A-Thon and Family Fun Day is the only fundraiser for Happy Trails each year. The event brings together our campers, counselors and the community to hike, face paint, enjoy music, sing camp songs, enjoy yummy food and play games and activities.
We need volunteers to help with set-up, serving breakfast and coffee, registration, raffle tickets (and help if you can gathering any raffle items in advance), staffing the bounce house, making cotton candy and popcorn and helping with games and activities for the campers and the families who attend.
Anyone who volunterers can hike and lunch will be provided. We are also looking for people to start hike teams, get corporate sponsors and spread the word about the Hike-A-Thon!
For more information contact Charissa Gonzales at charissa@happytrailsforkids.org
More opportunities with Happy Trails for Kids
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Happy Trails for Kids
Location:
2525 OCEAN PARK BLVD, SANTA MONICA, CA 90405, US
Mission Statement
Happy Trails for Kids is about fun and friendship and developing self-confidence for youth in foster care.
Our programs provide kids ages 7 to 18 with enriching outdoor adventures, invaluable mentorships, and opportunities to develop leadership skills and prepare for life after foster. We believe that fostering continuity and belonging is the first step in combating the challenges of foster care and promoting success.
Description
Nearly one hundred times a day, a child in California is placed in foster care because of severe abuse or neglect. In Los Angeles County alone, there are over 30,000 boys and girls in the foster care system.
Although the child welfare system is built to protect youth, too often these children are exposed to additional trauma once placed in foster care. They are separated from siblings, relatives and friends. Frequently moved from home to home, they encounter a stream of new caretakers, schools, therapists and peers.
Not surprisingly, without stability and proper support, foster children face an exceptionally high risk of unemployment, homelessness and incarceration as adults. More than 50% do not graduate from high school and only 3% will earn a college degree.
To combat these statistics, Happy Trails for Kids provides overnight summer camps, year-round alumni events, and older youth programs that help our campers prepare for life after foster care. We impart meaningful stability and a sense of community. We infuse fragile young lives with laughter, joy, happy memories and exciting experiences. We teach our children that in spite of their circumstances, they have a circle of support surrounding them and hope for a better future.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Temescal Gateway Park15601 Sunset Blvd.Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
DATE POSTED
October 2, 2018
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Outdoor Recreation
- Event Management
- Event Planning / Management
- Youth Services
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- 4 hour shift