Through the power of the wilderness, we believe that "at-risk" teens can be challenged to grow, develop, and become leaders.
Adventure Institute is a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, California. We are committed to providing outdoor adventures that transforms and impacts at-risk youth in Los Angeles.
Our desire to is to encourage growth in youth through outdoor activities like hiking, camping, backpacking, rock climbing, surfing, canyoneering and mountaineering. Outdoor adventures not only get these teens beyond the LA city limits (further from home than many of them have ever been) but it builds their personal confidence, self-esteem and sense of purpose. These lessons that can't be taught in the classroom, but can only modeled and experienced.
This is what the Adventure Institute does best.
WHO ARE THE YOUTH?
The Adventure Institute currently works primarily with students that are in a local residential treatment program.
These students come from all over the country with various treatment needs - substance abuse, anger management, poor lifestyle/friend choices, etc. A typical AI participant is on probation, and often has misdemeanors or felonies on their record.
