Outdoor Adventure Clubs

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“Adventure Crew makes it's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available upon request.”

“Adventure Crew implemented one new program in 2021-2022, the Crew Pathway. Designed to introduce city teens to advanced outdoor adventure skills, conservation education and green careers through work study projects, city teens are now provided with different pathways to grow their confidence, knowledge and explore their futures. Adventure Crew continued its CREW Cares mental health programming in 21.22. Using our natural world as its foundation, CREW Cares provides a unique outdoor approach to fostering positive mental health for teens. Through thoughtfully and professionally designed clinical recreation and group counseling sessions, we empower young people with new tools to help overcome depression, anxiety, attention deficit disorder, and more. Modeled after a combination of Adventure and Wilderness Therapy, Crew Cares engages and supports youth in a goal-oriented physical activity that has transferable social-emotional learnings and applications. The adventure is designed to carefully challenge and simulate struggles students may face at home, in school or with friends, and with on-going support and professionally led debriefings, they learn how to navigate similar situations in their personal lives. Adventure Crew also continued its Spring Break Swim Training Program which received full funding from the City of Cincinnati for full implementation in 2021-2022. Designed to be available for city teens during their schools' spring breaks, Crew teens can take swim lessons for five consecutive days at Northern Kentucky University's indoor pool with instructors from Swim Safe. Students are assessed at the start and finish of the swimming program. Many are learning to swim for the first time, while others will advance to getting their life guard certification and subsequent summer employment. Students can build upon their swim skills from year-to-year through this annual program and practice swimming during other Adventure Crew programming that includes the opportunity to swim. Finally, Adventure Crew also renewed its downhill ski and snowboarding adventure program in 21-22 after three years without. Having discovered affordable adventure insurance, it was exciting to be able to offer this ultimate outdoor equity program to city teens who never otherwise have the opportunity to learn to ski and snowboard.”