Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    DURING THE FIRST DESCENTS EXPERIENCE, YOUNG ADULTS IMPACTED BY CANCER and other serious health conditions are empowered through CONQUERING OF LEGITIMATE OUTDOOR CHALLENGES TO PUSH THEIR LIMITS AND FACE THEIR FEARS AND BY DOING SO, THEY REGAIN THE CONFIDENCE LOST TO HEALTH CONDITIONS. FIRST DESCENTS PROVIDED 30 WEEK-LONG PROGRAMS SERVING 391 PARTICIPANTS, 124 REGIONAL PROGRAMS SERVING 1,202 PARTICIPANTS, 4 HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS SERVING 33 PARTICIPANTS, 4 FDX PROGRAMS SERVING 38 PARTICIPANTS, 1 CAREGIVER PROGRAM SERVING 17 PARTICIPANTS, AND 3 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PROGRAMS SERVING 29 PARTICIPANTS TOTALING 166 PROGRAMS SERVING 1,710 PARTICIPANTS IN 2019.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.2M

  • First Descents Outdoor Challenge Program

    DURING THE FIRST DESCENTS EXPERIENCE, YOUNG ADULTS IMPACTED BY CANCER AND OTHER SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS ARE EMPOWERED THROUGH CONQUERING LEGITIMATE OUTDOOR CHALLENGES TO PUSH THEIR LIMITS AND FACE THIER FEARS AND BY DOING SO, THEY REGAIN THE CONFIDENCE LOST TO HEALTH CONDITIONS. IN 2024, FIRST DESCENTS PROVIDED 35 WEEK-LONG PROGRAMS AND 1 MULTI-DAY PROGRAM SERVING A TOTAL OF 441 PARTICIPANTS. FIRST DESCENTS ALSO SERVED 1,001 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH LOCAL COMMUNITY ADVENTURES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $3.2M