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High Schools and Youth Organizations:
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works with high schools and youth organizations to identify
its students. To date we've worked with over 20 Arizona high schools and nine youth organizations. Our youth organization partners have included Arizona Quest for
Kids, AVID, Greater Phoenix Youth at Risk, Boys and Girls Clubs of Tucson, Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix, Youth On Their Own, Neighborhood Ministries,
Crittenton Youth Academy, and Boys Hope Girls Hope. These organizations
provide long-term mentoring and
enrichment activities to youth
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Expedition Partner:
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National
Outdoor Leadership School
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National Outdoor Leadership School
(NOLS) has been a leader in wilderness
expeditioning for over 40 years. STEP partners with NOLS because it is also at the forefront of leadership training nationwide, as evidenced by the fact that a NOLS expedition is now part of every astronaut’s training before they go into space. NOLS' focus activities include backpacking,
river rafting, sea kayaking, sailing,
horse-packing, and mountaineering.
Since 1965 NOLS has served over
60,000 students. Based in Lander,
Wyoming, NOLS has branches in
12 locations on 5 continents around
the world. A NOLS course typically
consists of 12 students and 3
instructors and travels in regions
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Corporate
Partners:
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STEP is looking for visionary Corporate
Partners who recognize the
importance of investing in young leaders
from a diversity of backgrounds. Our
Corporate Partners will have
the opportunity to contribute to the
growth of individual students via student
scholarships, internships, and job-shadowing
programs as well as employee volunteer
opportunities.
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“I know that this experience
will continue to change the way I see things and I know
that it has changed me into a better person and a better
leader as well.”
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