Programs

  • Outdoor Adventure Activities

    ANOTHER SUMMIT ORGANIZES AND LEADS OUTDOOR ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES - SUCH AS WALKING, HIKING, BACKPACKING, AND PADDLING - IN THE HUDSON VALLEY REGION OF NEW YORK. ADVENTURE EXPERIENCES RANGE FROM BEGINNER TO ADVANCED DIFFICULTY LEVELS AND ARE LED BY TRAINED OUTDOOR LEADERS. WE WELCOME GUARDIANS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITY LEVELS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS, AND WE WORK TO FACILITATE ACCESS THROUGHOUT THE HUDSON VALLEY AND NYC AREA. EMPIRICAL DATA ACROSS NUMEROUS STUDIES DOCUMENTS SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS FROM EXPOSURE TO NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING IMPROVED PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH, MOOD, ATTENTION, COPING ABILITIES, AND OVERALL WELL-BEING. ANOTHER SUMMIT TRAINED 10 OUTDOOR LEADERS, MAINTAINED 275 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, AND PLANNED, ORGANIZED, AND LED 207 OUTDOOR ADVENTURES. BOOTS & PAWS PROVIDES FREE COMPANION DOGS FOR THE THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS OF ANIMAL COMPANIONSHIP. IN ADDITION TO THEIR COMPANIONSHIP, DOGS CAN HELP COMMIT OWNERS TO ROUTINES, CREATE A SENSE OF PURPOSE & ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND FACILITATE SOCIAL INTERACTIONS. COMPANION DOGS ULTIMATELY HELP BOTH THE GUARDIAN AS WELL AS THE WHOLE FAMILY. AS PETS, THESE DOGS ARE INTENDED TO INTEGRATE WITH THE WHOLE HOUSEHOLD UNIT, HELPING EVERYONE TO ESTABLISH BETTER ROUTINES AND EXPERIENCE THE THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS OF DOG OWNERSHIP. OUR COMPANION DOGS ARE AWARDED ALONG WITH A COMPREHENSIVE CARE PACKAGE, WITH A 12-MONTH TIMELINE OF FINANCIAL & EXPERT SUPPORT. OUR STAFF HAS A REGULAR CADENCE OF FOLLOW-UPS WITH EACH GUARDIAN TO ENSURE THEY AND THEIR DOG ARE DOING WELL. BOOTS & PAWS AWARDED 50 COMPANION DOGS AND ASSOCIATED CARE PACKAGES. ENCORE PROVIDES GUARDIANS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN, WRITE, PLAY, RECORD, AND SHARE MUSIC. JAMS ARE REGULAR SESSIONS OF CASUAL COMMUNITY- BASED MUSIC EXPERIENCES HOSTED BY A TRAINED LEAD MUSICIAN. GUARDIANS OF ANY SKILL LEVEL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN - USING THEIR OWN INSTRUMENT OR ONE OF OURS. LED BY A MUSIC THERAPIST, THESE 3-DAY RETREATS OFFER GUARDIANS THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMMERSE IN MUSIC TOGETHER, PROVIDING A CHANCE TO RESET THROUGH MUSIC & COMMUNITY. TRACKS OFFERS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE WHERE WE FACILITATE PROFESSIONAL SONGWRITING, RECORDING, AND RELEASING OF A GUARDIAN'S ORIGINAL MUSIC. THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR STORY HELPS THEM PROCESS EMOTIONS AS WELL AS OFFER A POTENTIAL PROFESSIONAL PATH FORWARD WITH MUSIC. ENCORE HOSTED 42 JAM SESSIONS, SUPPORTING 45 PARTICIPANTS, RECORDED 22 MUSIC TRACKS, AND PLAN, ORGANIZED, AND LED ONE MUSIC RETREAT - TOTALING 321 HOURS OF THERAPEUTIC MUSIC ACTIVITIES. G-CONNECT (GUARDIAN CONNECT) PROVIDES VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON EXPERIENCES FOR GUARDIANS TO CONNECT WITH FELLOW GUARDIANS & THE BROADER COMMUNITY. SHARED EXPERIENCES PROMOTE COMMUNITY AND FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS. EACH EXPERIENCE IS LED BY AN EXPERT IN THEIR FIELD AND MAY BE HELD VIA ZOOM OR IN-PERSON. ACTIVITIES AND SUBJECTS COVERED RANGES FROM WELLNESS AND CREATIVITY TO EDUCATION AND INTERACTIVE: MEDITATION, FITNESS, MOBILITY, YOGA, NUTRITION, SLEEP, WRITING, ART, MUSIC, FILM CRITIQUE, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SOCIAL MEDIA, HISTORY, WALKING, HIKING, HORSEMANSHIP, BASEBALL GAMES. GUARDIAN CONNECT ACCOMPLISHED 8 COMMUNITY EVENTS, TRAINED 12 PEER LEADERS, ESTABLISHED 758 CONNECTIONS WITH VETERANS & FIRST RESPONDERS, AND HOSTED 25 GATHERINGS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
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