Julies Dream

JULIE'S DREAM SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS INHIBITING YOUTH FROM LOW-INCOME COMMUNITITES TO EXPERIENCE THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF THE OUTDOORS. JULIES DREAM PARTNERS WITH NONPROFITS IN ATLANTA WHO SERVE DISADVANTAGED AREA YOUTH: AGAPE YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTER, WILDERNESS WORKS, FIELD CAMP MINISTRIES, AND PAWKIDS.JULIES DREAM AND THE PARTNERS DEVELOP OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES TARGETING ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH. THROUGH JULIES DREAM TRIPS AND EXPERIENCES, YOUTH ARE GIVEN TOOLS FOR SUCCESS INCLUDING TEAMBUILDING AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND DEVELOP SELF-CONFIDENCE AS THEY ENGAGE IN OUTDOOR CHALLENGES.Highlights of our 2022 programs include the following: a trip for teens to El Yunque National Forest region and areas surrounding San Juan, Puerto Rico; an outdoor classroom encampment experience for middle-schoolers at Chewonki in Wiscasset, Maine; a coastal Maine adventure for teen boys and girls, including, among other exciting activities, kayaking around and learning the history of Malaga Island and exploring Fort Scammel; a Maine adventure for teen boys including Malaga Island and Acadia National Park; three trips to the Nantahala River and Great Smoky Mountains National Park; a Colorado adventure to Rocky Mountain National Park and the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness and rafting the Arkansas River; a week-long Adventure Day Camp for 65 children (rising 3rd through rising 7th grades); a trip to the Chattanooga area for elementary aged children; a backpacking trip to the Collegiate Wilderness of Colorado for middle and high school youth, including hiking up to alpine lakes above 12,000 feet; a trip for middle and high school youth to AMCs Medawisla Lodge, kayaking the Kennebec River, and exploring an ice cave; a trip for elementary-aged children to Jekyll Island; a trip for middle school children to Gulf Shores.