Recommend WYP for REI’s Cooperative Action Fund At Wilderness Youth Project, we believe that 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
The Sea League The Sea League is a fiscally sponsored program of Wilderness Youth Project. Donate Now Goodbye screen time We treat the ocean like an outdoor classroom where surfing, swimming, kayaking, SUPing, and free-diving create culture around an ecosystem. We build real-life relationships that last a lifetime. Hello citizen scientists We’re not just trying
All about how program registration works Two values that inform our registration: All children need nature. And yet many kids lack access to the outdoors. That’s why WYP connects kids from all backgrounds to Santa Barbara’s natural beauty. Our goal is to mirror the demographics* of our service area from Goleta to Carpinteria. WYP believes
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Volunteer with WYP! WYP offers volunteer opportunities all year long. Volunteer Julia shares how she benefited: “Volunteering with WYP really refreshed my perspective on life. Spending time in nature and seeing things through the eyes of children and playing and exploring alongside them left me energized and de-stressed. I enjoyed the child-centered approach of WYP,
