Mission
CAMP COMPASS IS A UNIFIED, COLLABORATIVE EFFORT DEDICATED TO INTRODUCING URBAN, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO A WIDE RANGE OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. CENTRAL TO THIS MISSION IS NOT ONLY DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH YOUTH, BUT ALSO PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND MENTORS WHO SHARE A COMMITMENT TO EXPANDING ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY. BY WORKING TOGETHER AND STRENGTHENING THE EFFORTS OF LIKE-MINDED GROUPS, CAMP COMPASS AMPLIFIES ITS IMPACT AND EXTENDS ITS REACH. PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE INNER-CITY YOUTH WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF CONSERVATION, SPORTSMEN'S PHILOSOPHIES AND THE VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH OUTDOOR RECREATION. A TEAM OF VOLUNTEER MENTORS GUIDE PARTICIPANTS IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS HUNTING, FISHING, ARCHERY, TUTORING, AND CULTIVATING SOCIAL SKILLS. THROUGH A STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT, PARTICIPANT YOUTHS BUILD SELF-ESTEEM, LEARN ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS AND ARE EMPOWERED TO MAKE POSITIVE CHOICES FOR THEIR FUTURE.