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Our three-day Water Rafting and Camping Trip is a culminating experience reserved for students who successfully complete the ODAT program. Each year, approximately 50 students earn the opportunity to unplug, step outside their comfort zones, and connect in a meaningful way. Without phones or distractions, students build strong relationships, learn teamwork through guided rafting experiences, and develop trust, communication, and leadership skills. Time spent outdoors encourages reflection, confidence, and a deeper sense of community, creating lasting memories and reinforcing positive choices in a fun, safe, and supportive environment.

The youth get to plan, work, and enjoy giving back to the community by providing kids and families the opportunity to enjoy Easter free of cost. The youth will take pride and ownership on an event that they help not only plan but also be a part of. The youth learn that it is important to give back to one’s community and especially to give back to the children who are our future. As this has become an annual event many of the youth and volunteers have expressed the rewarding feeling of humility and happiness that it brings them to play a part in such an important event.

The youth were taken to UC Davis to learn more about higher education. The goal of this educational field trip is for the youth to broaden their knowledge of college, college admissions, scholarships and many more topics through workshops they will be able to attend.