Programs

  • Adventure Mountain Weekends

    ADVENTURE MOUNTIAN WEEKENDS - OUR POPULAR SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAM, ADVENTURE MOUNTAIN WEEKENDS, OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUNG MEN ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH PEERS AND TRAINED MENTORS OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. OUR ADVENTURE MOUNTAIN WEEKENDS OFFER BOYS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY OUR LEGACY RANCH, LOCAL HIKING TRAILS, RECREATION, AND CAMPING ACTIVITIES. THE DRIVING FORCE OF OUR ORGANIZATION IS OUR IN-SCHOOL MENTORING PROGRAM, WHICH IS SUPPLEMENTED BY ADVENTURE MOUNTAIN WEEKENDS. THE ADVENTURE MOUNTAIN WEEKEND IS A COMING-OF-AGE RETREAT WEEKEND WHERE OUR MENTORS HELP BOYS IDENTIFY NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AND OFFER SUPPORT TO LET THEM KNOW THEY ARE NOT ALONE IN THEIR JOURNEY. WHEN A BOY IN OUR PROGRAM UNDERSTANDS THE CORE PILLARS OF IDENTIFYING ONE'S FEELINGS AND WHAT CAUSES THEM, OUR GROUP FACILITATORS DETERMINE THEY ARE READY TO TAKE A DEEPER DIVE INTO SELF-REFLECTION AT THE ADVENTURE MOUNTAIN WEEKEND. NOT EVERY BOY IS INVITED TO ATTEND THE ADVENTURE MOUNTAIN WEEKEND; INSTEAD, THEY ARE INVITED WHEN OUR STAFF FEELS THAT THEY ARE READY. THIS WEEKEND IS AN ADDITIONAL SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL JOURNEY THAT BOYS DELVE INTO WHEN THEY DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY CAN RECOGNIZE THEIR FEELINGS AND WANT TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE TRAJECTORY OF THEIR LIVES. THIS PROCESS CHALLENGES BOYS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT FACTORS IN THEIR LIVES INFLUENCE THEM TO MAKE CERTAIN DECISIONS AND KEEP THEM IN A VICIOUS CYCLE OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND ANGER. THE ADVENTURE MOUNTAIN WEEKEND HELPS BOYS MAP OUT THEIR JOURNEY TO HELP NAVIGATE HOW TO PUSH PAST THEIR BARRIERS TO SEE A VISION OF HOPE AND THE MAN THEY WANT TO BECOME. THE WEEKEND INCLUDES SAFE, ROLE-ENACTMENT, AND TRUST-BUILDING PROCESSES THAT AID THE BOYS FACING THEIR CHALLENGES TO MOVE PAST THEM AND MAKE NEW, HEALTHIER DECISIONS. OUR ADVENTURE MOUNTAIN WEEKEND PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH THE WEEKLY IN-SCHOOL GROUPS TO HOLD THE BOYS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE GOALS THAT THEY SET FOR THEMSELVES OVER THE WEEKEND. WHEN BOYS RETURN TO IN-SCHOOL CIRCLES, THEIR GROUP FACILITATORS CAN LOOK BACK AT THE JOURNEY THAT THE BOYS HAVE MAPPED OUT FOR THEMSELVES TO HELP KEEP THEM ON TRACK.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $503.9K

  • Boys to Men Mentoring Network

    SCHOOL-BASED GROUP MENTORING - BOYS TO MEN MENTORING NETWORK'S (BTM) MISSION IS TO BUILD COMMUNITIES OF MALE ROLE MODELS WHO, THROUGH CONSISTENT GROUP MENTORING, ENCOURAGE AND EMPOWER TEENAGE BOYS TO FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS. OUR VISION IS FOR BTM MENTORING CIRCLES TO EMBRACE AND CONNECT WITH ANY MALE TEEN SEEKING A COMMUNITY WHERE DIVERSE MENTORS AND PEERS SUPPORT HIM. FOR 27 YEARS, BTM HAS MET THE MENTORING NEEDS OF BOYS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY BY CONNECTING THEM TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES OF PEERS AND TRAINED, CARING MENTORS. OUR IN-SCHOOL, OPEN-COMMUNITY, AND VIRTUAL GROUP MENTORING CIRCLES PROVIDE MALE TEENS WITH A SAFE PLACE TO BELONG AND EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS AND THOUGHTS WHILE OVERCOMING TRAUMA. PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCE MEANINGFUL SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL CONNECTIONS, IMPROVE DECISION-MAKING AND COPING SKILLS, AND SET ATTAINABLE ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL GOALS. IN 2023, BTM PARTNERED WITH THIRTY-SIX (36) SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO MEET THE EMOTIONALLY DISCONNECTED BOYS' NEEDS FROM AGES 12-17. THESE PARTNERSHIPS ALLOW BTM THE COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE TO SERVE 720 MALE TEENS IDENTIFIED BY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION TO BE AT RISK OF ACADEMIC OR DISCIPLINARY FAILURE THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WERE SUPPORTED BY FOUR-TEN (4-10) YOUTH GROUP FACILITATORS AND ONE HUNDRED (90) VOLUNTEER MENTORS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ONLY THROUGH PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS CAN A SENSE OF INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY BE REESTABLISHED, GIVING YOUTH THE SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON A PATH TO ADULTHOOD WITH A SENSE OF PRIDE, ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $232.3K

  • Summer Activities Program

    SUMMER ACTIVITIES PROGRAM - OUR POPULAR SUMMER ACTIVITIES PROGRAM AND SURF NIGHTS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG MEN TO BOND WITH MENTORS AND PEERS OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL SETTING. THESE PROGRAMS OFFER UNIQUE ADVENTURES, HELPING BOYS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ENGAGE WITH NATURE AND LEARN NEW SKILLS, SUCH AS SURFING. THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, PARTICIPANTS BUILD MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS, CONFRONT PERSONAL BARRIERS, AND ENVISION THE TYPE OF MAN THEY ASPIRE TO BE. ADDITIONALLY, THESE ACTIVITIES SERVE AS A POWERFUL PLATFORM FOR OUR ORGANIZATION TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER SAN DIEGO AGENCIES, EXPANDING THE NETWORK OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT OUR YOUTH. BY STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS AND FOSTERING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, WE AIM TO CREATE A BROADER SYSTEM OF CARE THAT ENHANCES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YOUNG MEN WE SERVE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $209.3K