I've helped this organization in several ways over the years, including guiding a group of their counselor wannabes on a 9 day circumnavigation backpacking trip around the Minaret Range in the Ansel Adams Wilderness. This incredible organization takes inner city youth-at-risk and puts them in a camp in the Golden Trout Wilderness area of the Sierra. They put these tough kids out for a three night camp with backpacks and teach them about respect, self esteem, leadership, etc and show them that there is a big beautiful world out there so much different from their neighborhoods. This was one of the 1,000 Points of Light from the first President Bush, as they take no government funding, only private.
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- EIN 95-1810837
- 661-294-1394
- 27211 Henry Mayo Dr Valencia CA 91355 USA
- http://www.pylescamp.com
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Causes: Camps, Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Sports, Youth Development
Mission: R. M. Pyles Boys Camp promotes long-term positive behavioral change for low-income, disadvantaged boys by providing a multi-year wilderness camp experience supplemented by year-round mentoring that builds life skills and instills the values of hard work, education and positive choices.
Target demographics: Disadvantaged boys, ages 12 - 18
Direct beneficiaries per year: 500 disadvantaged boys
Geographic areas served: Southern California
Programs: A two-week summer camp that includes a hiking and camping wilderness adventure, followed by activities in the fall, winter, and spring. At camp, our boys learn the importance of responsibility for oneself and others, working with others to achieve positive goals, staying in school, and avoiding poor life choices. During follow-up activities, these lessons are reinforced at reunions and other special events, and our staff and volunteers maintain contact with our boys to offer guidance and encouragement as they begin to overcome their disadvantaged circumstances and grow into mature young men.