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Big Blue Bridge

Big Blue Bridge Spring Break Swim Camp 2026 March 30 – April 3 | Santa Barbara High School Swimming is a life skill. It’s also a life-saving skill. And right now, too many kids in our community don’t have access to either. DonateRegisterVolunteer Nature, Swim Confidence & Community This spring break (March 30–April 3, 2026),

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Full Moon Paddle Outs: Connection, Community & Gratitude

Full Moon Paddle Outs: Connection, Community & Gratitude This past Saturday we gathered under the full moon at the harbor with a dozen families. We invited our families who participate in some of our community programs at Carpinteria Children’s Project, Franklin Elementary, and Harding University Partnership for a special night paddling under the moonlight. For

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The Heart of WYP

The Heart of WYP: A Community Zine Read Zine Now Dear WYP Community, At Wilderness Youth Project, we encourage gratitude in every facet of our work, whether it’s in a circle of kids on program or in our staff meetings. Giving thanks has become as natural to us as the rocky sandstone of the Santa

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DEIJ at WYP

Our Commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion All children need nature.  Not just the ones whose families have privilege and easy access to nature. Not only those of a certain race or economic class or culture or gender or sexual identity or language or set of abilities. Every child and every family. We acknowledge

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