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.
