Donate Today Dear Friends, I need your help. There are children in our community worrying way more than any child should ever have to worry. And without you, it does not get better. Will you make a gift to Wilderness Youth Project today to make sure a child does not miss the chance to join
Beyond the Classroom: A Community Reflection on Learning, Nature, and Belonging “For my Newcomer students, the worry they carry is profound. They carry worry about having enough to eat and enough money to ride the bus and evading ICE and hiding ankle monitors. They carry worry about learning language and doing well in school. And
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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),
A peek into Woolly Bear land Our Woolly Bears preschool program is special because it brings a group of children together in the same location, multiple days per week. Your child has the opportunity to continue a project or theme of play that they started the day before in a seamless manner. There is a
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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25 Years of Nature Connection: A Look Back at WYP in 2024 Download our annual 2024 snapshot here Want to know one thing just about everyone agrees on? Nature is good for you. Not just for you or me, but for all of us. Kids, adults, and everyone in between. Time in nature makes us
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You Choose Donate Today Dear friends, As the year draws to a close, I am reaching out with an urgent plea… If we do not meet our funding goals by December 31, it will impact how we serve the kids – for both our upcoming summer and school year. We really don’t want to turn
Dolphins are REAL?! Donate Today I need your help. The kids need your help. We’re planning Wilderness Youth Project’s summer camps. It’s a life-transforming opportunity for kids in the community to spend some quality time outdoors. To interact with nature. To learn a thing or two about themselves and their world. With your help, I
A Win for Equitable Park Access NatureTrack and Wilderness Youth Project Receive Nearly $400,000 through California Natural Resources Agency Grant Read the article in The Santa Barbara Independent In a significant stride toward fostering equitable access to parks and nature, NatureTrack and Wilderness Youth Project have been awarded grants totaling nearly $400,000 through the California
Give the best day ever Donate Today We’ve heard that sharing a story is the shortest distance between two people, so we are hoping this story makes you feel close to the work of Wilderness Youth Project. Imagine this You’re sitting in your fourth-grade classroom when your Wilderness Youth Project mentors Mario, Andrew, and Amanda
