SOS Outreach

While SOS Outreach operates various programs, the core intent of all programs is to engage youth in outdoor experiences while teaching a core value curriculum. Programs in Jupiter, Florida do this by providing youth kayaking and stand up paddle boarding experiences that integrates youth development curriculum and positive adult mentors. Through these opportunities, students gain exposure to the outdoors, learn new and exciting activities, and gain tools necessary for positive development. Students are selected to participate in these programs by a student reference letter either from a youth agency coordinator or a teacher in school who single out students with at-risk behavior that could benefit from the programming. Within the program groups of five participants each, who are divided by skill level, are matched with one of our adult mentors in order to foster a positive adult interaction between our participants and volunteers. Each volunteer goes through a screening process in order to participate with our youth; our mentors, especially with the paddle core program, keep the same group throughout the program as we believe consistency is key.