Alchemy Inc. Copley, Ohio, US Alchemy, Inc. is a small non-profit organization located in Akron, Ohio. We create a safe environment and sense of community to assist urban adolescent males…
All Nations Gathering Center Kyle, South Dakota, US All Nations Gathering Center Mission: To provide a safe, nourishing, loving environment so our loved ones can reconnect, learn and heal one another with their…
Ann Hackney Seattle, Washington, US In doctoral program currently, please check back later. Open to conversation and collaboration about research, natural medicine, nature connection, and rites of passage. How can…
Ashanti Branch Oakland, California, US Ashanti Branch, M.Ed. Founder and Executive Director, The Ever Forward Club Mr. Branch, born and raised by a single mother on welfare in Oakland, California,…
Boys To Men Mentoring Network La Mesa, California, US Boys to Men is a non-profit 501(c3) corporation created to guide boys on their journey to manhood through mentoring. Founded in 1996 in San Diego,…
Bright & Beautiful Girl Project Guiyang, Guizhou, CN The Story of the Bright and Beautiful Girl Project: Business major Juliet met film student Chenxi on Semester at Sea in Spring 2013. During their…
Buffalo Visions Lame Deer, Montana, US Buffalo Vision’s mission is working to uplift our Northern Cheyenne youth and all who visit through teaching our cultural traditions and skills, connecting them with…
Cameron Withey Seattle, Washington, US Cameron Withey began leading youth rites of passage in 2011. Wandering the woods at The Evergreen State College, he found his calling through self-designed studies…
Casa Ajayu La Paz, Cochabamba, BO Casa Ajayu Centro Cultural y Sanacion Ancestral Cultural Center and Ancestral Healing About: Es un centro de medicina y sabiduria ancestral donde compartimos una diversidad…
Cascadia Quest Eugene, Oregon, US Cascadia Quest offers wilderness rites of passage, and other nature immersed personal growth and educational experiences. We envision multi-generational communities of empowered, initiated individuals living…
Center for Youth and Community, Inc Glastonbury, Connecticut, US The Center for Youth and Community Inc. is an organization, which partners with communities to co-create an experience that can positively impact young people as…
Challenge Day Concord, California, US Challenge Day is the world leader in providing empowering and transformational workshops for teens and adults. Challenge Day’s life changing programs create a safe, open,…
Christian Kirchmair Strobl, Salzburg, AT Nature plays a fundamental role in our lives. She teaches and reflects many things and leads us back to our roots again and again. This bond with…
Circle Ways LOS ANGELES, California, US Circle Ways brings restorative practices and circle-based pedagogy to schools. We offer training and professional development in the way of council lineage, as well as…
Circles of Empowerment Arroyo Grande, California, US Founded in 1990, Circles of Empowerment formed as a way to better support the growing need for ceremony in the community and to support the…
Conscious Youth Coaching Los Angeles, California, US The mission of Conscious Youth Coaching is to support youth to develop greater self-awareness, intuitive wisdom, confidence and success. It is also to provide parents…
Cornerstones Of Care Kansas City, Missouri, US Cornerstones of Care is dedicated to partnering for safe and healthy communities. We leverage our decades of expertise and certification in trauma-informed care through the…
Courageous Hearts Youth Services, Inc. Los Angeles, California, US We are a Nonprofit, For Purpose organization with a mission to educate and empower at-risk youth for a life of success and fulfillment. We work…
Coyote Trails School of Nature Ashland, Oregon, US Coyote Trails’ goal is that students of all ages from all communities have the opportunity to deeply connect with nature. We maintain a Nature Center…
Darcy Ottey Winthrop, Washington, US Rites of Passage have been a key part of my life since my own Coming of Age experience when I was 13. I have guided…
DeAnna L’am – Red Tents in Every Neighborhood Sebastopol, California, US In 1995 DeAnna L’am coined the term ‘INNER MAIDEN’ as a result of recognizing the deep need in all women for soothing, healing, and reclaiming the adolescent…
Dr Arne Rubinstein Mullumbimby, New South Wales, AU Dr Arne Rubinstein is an expert on adolescent development, with 30 years’ experience as a doctor, counsellor, mentor, speaker and workshop facilitator. His programs and…
Earthways LLC Sebastopol, California, US EarthWays LLC is a collective of passionate and capable wilderness guides, committed to restoring relationship with the natural world by bringing people out into direct connection…
Fathering Adventures Townsville, Queensland, AU ‘Fathering Adventures‘… https://fatheringadventures.com.au/ … is a social enterprise, founded back in July 2008, devoted to experientially equipping, empowering, & encouraging men to be “intentional” in…
Feet on the Earth Programs Boulder, Colorado, US Feet On The Earth is committed to awakening children and adults to a deeper relationship with nature, self, community, and the magic of life through…
Fire & Flower: Girls Rite of Passage Program Vancouver, British Columbia, CA Fire & Flower is a coming-of-age rite of passage program for girls ages 12-14 starting this May in Vancouver. The 4-month program will provide a…
Gabriel Keczan Nelson, British Columbia, CA As a facilitator I combine place-based, nature-connection practices with art therapy for all ages as well as depth personal growth and transformation work with adults. …
Gaia Passages Oakland, California, US Gaia Passages provides circles of support, inspiration and encouragement through nature-based youth groups, summer camps, and individual rite of passage ceremonies for kids ages 8-18…
Gail Burkett, Elder at Nine Passages Sandpoint, Idaho, US My body of work as a writer, from my dissertation in 2000 to now, is to recover Rites of Passage for all ages. In a…
Generation Waking Up Oakland, California, US Generation Waking Up strives to: – Awaken in young people a clear sense of who we are as a generation, an understanding of the urgent…
Girls Action Foundation Montreal, Quebec, CA Girls Action Foundation is a national charitable organization. We lead and seed girls’ programs across Canada. We build girls’ and young women’s skills and confidence…
Go Fishnet Community Based Organization Kisumu, Western Magharibi, KE I started a private school where these 147 kids could get free education and free feeding. I founded this school seven years ago in Ahero…
Golden Bridge International: Surfing the Creative Boulder, Colorado, US In response to young people’s longing for deep exploration and cultivation of themselves as creative change agents, Golden Bridge offers movement – based rites of…
Golden Girls Global Hollywood, Florida, US Golden Girls Global is a worldwide movement creating safer spaces for diverse girls to access, explore and connect with the nature of their own creativity,…
Green Arrow CoLab , California, US Green Arrow Co-Lab provides an alternative and progressive juvenile justice solution that helps individuals connect to nature, build confidence, and explore their passions. Currently, we…
Haley Ross Bend , Oregon, US Haley is currently based in Bend, OR where she works as a bilingual (English, Spanish) advocate at a domestic violence shelter. She first learned about…
Inner Guide Expeditions Ashland, Oregon, US Inner Guide Expeditions offers transformational wilderness trips for teens in the Pacific Northwest and customized family expeditions all over the globe. Through personalized attention, heartfelt…
Inward Bound Mindfulness Education- iBme Concord, Massachusetts, US Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme) is a nonprofit that offers in-depth mindfulness programming for youth and the parents and professionals who support them. Our programming…
Israh Goodall Bristol, England, GB “You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have…
Journey Men Triangle Ashville, North Carolina, US The Journeymen Program Journeymen is staffed by dozens of committed men who have undertaken their own journeys of personal development. Our team of mentors and…
JOURNEYMEN Vashon Island, Washington, US Journeymen is a newly formed 501c3 organization currently based on Vashon Island, WA. Our vision is to regenerate modern society through the inspiration of young…
Katheryne Lewis portland, Oregon, US Like most beings of African descent, Katheryne’s ancestral journey and healing is an ongoing process. Her family was originally brought to the lands of the…
Kroka Expeditions Marlow, New Hampshire, US Kroka is a non-profit wilderness expedition school for young people based on a year-round, organic farm in Marlow, New Hampshire. We believe that the consciousness…
Kruti Parekh Los Angeles, California, US Kruti Parekh is a Coach for Healing & Justice. Currently she is coaching leaders in the healing and justice arenas to improve personal and community…
Live Above the Hype Covina, California, US Live Above The Hype operates with the understanding that environment/experiences directly affect the socio-emotional state of our students; socio-emotional states directly affect values and values…
Love Your Nature :: Quetzal Francois & Emily Frost Berkeley, California, US Love Your Nature offers support and guidance for teens, young adults and their parents. We create a circle of care and connection around our families…
LYRIC [Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center] San Francisco, California, US Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center (LYRIC) is a community center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQQ) youth. We focus on: school…
Maiden Star* Nelson, British Columbia, CA The Maiden Star* program was born in 2011 when Delia Aaron and Raina Gardner realized that a girl’s coming of age was not being supported or celebrated in…
Make Trybe Center for Transformative Design KANSAS CITY, Missouri, US The Make Trybe Center is founded on the study and practice of Transformative Design as it relates to developing a sense of deep community, or of…
Man Up Global Harlem, New York, US Man Up Global is a service-based company that provides rites of passage experiences for groups of all ages. Utilizing the symbolic images of the Warrior,…
Marisa (Sasa) Taborga Byrne Seattle, Washington, US Marisa (Sasa) Taborga Byrne, born and raised in California, comes from an Irish, German, Bolivian and Spanish lineage. She is a Nature Connection Guide, Rites…
Matthew Blank Lafayette, Colorado, US Matthew envisions cultural change through intergenerational mentoring and the realization of coactive visions. His work has primary grown from the platform of the Teen Institute…
Men’s Eagle Council Kula, Hawaii, US The Journey to Manhood program fills a huge gap in boys’ education by helping them find passion and purpose in their lives to become the…
Men’s Leadership Alliance Boulder, Colorado, US Men’s Leadership Alliance believes in a world where all men, and all people, can fully express their personal gifts and genius in service to their…
Motivated By Wisdom Burnaby, British Columbia, CA Teen Journey is an organization created to inspire youth and create a community of empowered, impassioned youth who connect with inner strength and in a…
N’we Jinan , Saskatchewan, CA The N’we Jinan es una iniciativa musical que da voz a los artistas de Primera Nación a través de la música y la expresión creativa.…
National Rites of Passage Institute East Cleavland, Ohio, US Rites of Passage, as a developmental and transformational process, is culturally specific – not universal. It is based on the premise that a group must…
Natural Highs Boulder, Colorado, US Natural Highs – Empowering teens as leaders around positive peer culture Natural Highs is an interactive strengths-based substance abuse prevention/intervention peer mentor program that is co-created…
Next Culture Research & Training Center Polling, Bayern, DE We provide archetypal adulthood initiations and healing processes. We upgrade your thoughtware to be functional in a sustainable human presence on Earth. We provide clarity…
Oaks Counsel Santa Fe , New Mexico, US Oaks Counsel is a counseling and initiation ceremony program I am developing to offer to adults, young adults and adolescents for the development of Self!…
OUT There Adventures Bainbridge Island, Washington, US Experiential learning processes enable participants to actively engage challenging real-world scenarios in order to harvest within them an appreciation for leadership and resiliency. In this…
Passage to Manhood Monument, Colorado, US We guide fathers into a rite of passage experience with their teenage sons, culminating in a public blessing ceremony with family, friends and faith community (typically…
PassageWorks Institute Boulder, Colorado, US PassageWorks Institute provides educators and school leaders a practical, relationship-centered approach to transforming the culture of classrooms, schools and districts. The PassageWorks Institute is a…
Pathways Foundation Ltd Narooma, New South Wales, AU The Pathways Foundation is a Australian national harm prevention charity that is dedicated to assisting children. Its principal purpose is to promote and assist the…
Pegi Eyers: Ancient Spirit Rising Otonabee, Ontario, CA Pegi Eyers is the author of the award-winning book “Ancient Spirit Rising: Reclaiming Your Roots & Restoring Earth Community,” and is an advocate for the…
Pınar Ateş Sinopoulos-Lloyd Boulder, Colorado, US CREATURE (THEY/THEM/THEIRS) Pınar is a neurodivergent QTPOC from Huanca, Turkish and Chinese ancestries. Growing up not feeling particularly drawn to urban queer culture, they found…
Puertas Abiertas Leadership Academy Eugene, Oregon, US The Puertas Abiertas Leadership Academy is an academic and cultural enrichment experience for Chicano/Latino high school and middle school students in Lane County. The primary goal…
Queer Asterisk Boulder, Colorado, US Queer Asterisk is a team of queer and trans therapists and educators serving LGBTQPIA communities in Boulder, Denver, and Longmont, Colorado. We offer quality and…
Queer Nature Boulder, Colorado, US THE ECOLOGY OF BELONGING Queer Nature is a queer-run nature education and ancestral skills program serving the local LGBTQ+ community. We recognize that many people,…
Queer Odyssey El Cerrito, California, US My passions are Queering Rites of Passage, and Queer/Gender Justice. I support partners through conversations, training and consulting. I am devoted to my LGBTQ2IA+ kin and creating accessible, inclusive spaces…
Radiant Woman: A Mother Daughter Rite of Passage Retreat Uki, New South Wales, AU Radiant Woman is a contemporary Rite of Passage program for teenage girls aged 14-17 and their mother/ female mentor. The creators and facilitators of this…
Regenco, LandTime Manaton, Devon, GB Initiating a deeper relationship with Nature. Landtime and Landtime Quests for Vision & Self-Healing, Supportive time in the Wilds for adults and young adults. LandTime…
ReTribe Rites of Passage Retreats and Programs Plainfield, Vermont, US ReTribe’s mission is to support youth to become powerful, self-realized adults who, together, will foster a “New Culture” built on radical acceptance and connection to self,…
Rite of Passage Journeys Seattle, Washington, US Rite of Passage Journeys, established in 1968, fosters self-discovery, community and connection with the natural world. Our mission is to mentor youth, adults, and elders…
Rites of Passage Santa Rosa, California, US Rites of Passage is a non-profit organization that guides people into nature to mark and celebrate life transitions, changes, personal and spiritual growth. Our programs…
Rooted Emerging Bellingham, Washington, US “To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul.” – Simone Weil Life, in its brilliance and ecstasy,…
Sacred Cedar Centre Duncan, British Columbia, CA Sacred Cedar Centre is a gathering place for all indigenous and non indigenous youth and elders. My name is Hwiemtun, English name Fred Roland. I…
Sacred Groves Bainbridge Island, Washington, US Sacred Groves is a ten acre forest sanctuary located on Bainbridge Island, in Washington state, a little eco-retreat run by Thérèse Charvet and Tere Carranza. It…
Safeteen Vancouver, British Columbia, CA Safteen seeks to transform the youth culture of emotional survival and fear into a culture of empowerment and safety in all schools and communities across…
Sam Bull Calistoga, California, US Born in a leap year, Sam founded and has directed LEAPNOW from 1994 through 2016. After earning a degree in geology from Princeton U. in…
Sandstone Community Care – Boulder Center Broomfield,, Colorado, US Teen & Young Adult Addiction Treatment Sandstone Care’s Boulder rehab center offers a continuum of care for teens and young adults struggling with substance use,…
Sandstone Community Care- Denver Center Denver, Colorado, US Teen & Young Adult Addiction Treatment Sandstone Care’s Denver rehab center offers a continuum of care for teens and young adults struggling with substance use,…
Sandstone Community Care: Cascade Canyon Teen Residential Cascade, Colorado, US Teen Residential Treatment Cascade Canyon is a residential treatment center designed specifically for teens struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use and co-occurring mental health…
School of All Relations Aegina, Sterea Ellada, GR The School of All Relations is an educational program for international youth aged 18-25, based on the Greek Island of Aegina. Rooted in nature and…
School of Lost Borders Big Pine, California, US Every summer, the School of Lost Borders offers wilderness-based rites of passage ceremonies for young men and women ready to confirm their entry into adulthood.…
So Faun Boulder, Colorado, US Sophia (“So”) is a queer Greek-American who grew up in the northern hardwood forests of central Vermont. So started consciously becoming nature’s partner-in-crime when they…
Sobey Wing Vancouver, British Columbia, CA Sobey Wing currently holds the role of President of Kathara Pilipino Indigenous Arts Society based in the Unceded Coast Salish Territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam),…
Space of Possibilitites Rheinfelden, Aargau, CH The Space of Possibilities is one of the gameworlds emerging from the context of radical responsibility as found in Possibility Management and works in contact…
Spreading Seeds: Mind – Body – Spirit Los Angeles, California, US A rites of passage and personal change training that cultivates, activates, and nurtures innate abilities and gifts of young women and men labeled “at-risk” or…
Springhouse Community School Floyd, Virginia, US Springhouse Community School is an independent learner-centered environment that supports 7th through 12th grade students to discover their unique gifts and become passionate problem-solvers, skilled…
Stepping Stones Project Berkeley, California, US We provide long term group mentoring and rites of passage for 11 – 15 year olds in the San Francisco Bay Area, aiming to initiate…
Street Poets Los Angeles, California, US Street Poets Inc. creates circles. Poetry circles. Drum circles. Multi-cultural multi-generational circles. Creative healing circles within which at-risk youth and young adults can breathe, write,…
Teen Talking Circles Rollingbay, Washington, US Teen Talking Circles is a 501-c3 organically grown nonprofit organization founded on the principle that both a mature self-identity and healthy relationships develop naturally when…
The Adolescent Mind Chandler, Arizona, US Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. The Adolescent Mind is my personal business for providing adolescent programs,…
The Eco-Institute at Pickards Mountain Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US The Rising Earth Immersion is a residential semester-long program based on ancestral Catawba lands in North Carolina. Designed for 18-28 year olds who are seeking…
The Eschwege Institute Eschwege, Berlin, DE We founded the Eschwege Institute and its Training Academy Campus Peregrini, to be able to carry the “rites of passage-work”as well as the community building…
The Ever Forward Club Oakland, California, US The Ever Forward Club works to create communities of students who are setting and achieving their personal goals, inside and outside the classroom. Our Vision…
The Hero Project Durango, Colorado, US The Hero Project inspires youth to awaken their heroes within by re-living the adventures of some of the world’s greatest heroes and heroines. Program Development Services…
The Journey Network Stadt, Berlin, DE The Journey Network is about the process of uncovering who you really are. We see this as a journey of initiation; one in which you…
The Mankind Project Kaysville, Utah, US The ManKind Project offers men the opportunity to explore their lives, overcome obstacles, create new choices and embrace a healthy, powerful and peaceful masculinity. Our…
The Ojai Foundation Ojai, California, US The Ojai Foundation offers Rites of Passage Threshold Retreats, partnering with schools to develop and implement 2-5 day experiences for youth. ROP marks transitions in…
The Rite Journey – School Based Rites of Passage Adelaide, South Australia, AU Over the last decade of teaching it became more and more clear to me that I was working with students who were grappling with a…
The School of Human Nature Praha, Praha, hlavní město, CZ We connected a ring of men and women who share a deep respect for the earth , human nature, rituals, uniqueness, and each other. We share…
The Sophia Project St. Louis , Missouri, US MISSION AND VISION Mission The Sophia Project Inc.’s mission is to engage, educate and empower young women to make sound decisions, embrace personal awareness, and build healthy…
Threshold Journeys Boulder, Colorado, US Transitions are potent, beautiful and sometimes challenging times in the arc of our lives. By intentionally celebrating and guiding these transformational shifts, we support girls…
Tia Chucha’s Young Warriors Sylmar, California, US Young Warriors is a community project created by youth for the youth of the Northeast San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles and based in Tia…
Usiko Stellenbosch Jamestown, Eastern Cape, ZA Usiko Stellenbosch is an NGO based in Jamestown, Stellenbosch, that uses a ‘rites of passage’ approach to provide guidance to at-risk young people who encounter psycho-social…
Vermont Wilderness Rites Montpelier, Vermont, US I support individuals in life transitions through nature based quests, life coaching, and ceremony. Professional forms of my work include guiding nature based quests, life…
Village Care Program Sierra Leone , Western Area (Freetown), SL An Introduction to Village Care Initiatives, Sierra Leone Village Care Program helps communities find the answer within themselves. The Plight The Village Care Approach (…
Visions Service Adventures Bozeman, Montana, US We believe that stepping outside of ourselves and encountering new perspectives fosters profound and positive change. We know that young people who engage in meaningful…
We Are The Fire Keepers Wallington, Victoria, AU As fire keepers, we want to feed connection, to each other, the earth and to generations past and future. To keep burning the fires of…
Weaving Earth Southern Pomo Territory (Graton), California, US Weaving Earth Center for Relational Education provides nature-based education for action at the confluence of ecological, social and personal systems change. We believe that education…
Western Gate: Roots and Wings Foundation Los Angeles, California, US When a society fails to provide adequate Rites of Passage for an individual, individuals create rites of passage on his/her own initiative no matter how…
Wild Mountain Wilderness Retreats , Colorado, US Wild Mountain Wilderness Retreats offers wilderness rite of passage programs, guide trainings, personal retreats and mentorship. Wild Mountain provides accessibility to all to connect with…
Wilderness Awareness School Duvall, Washington, US Wilderness Awareness School, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in 1983, is an internationally-recognized leader in outdoor education. Our mission is to help children and adults cultivate healthy…
Wilderness Reflections Fairfax, California, US Wilderness Reflections has been leading youth rites of passage since 2001, with programs ranging from 1 week all the way up to 8 months long.…
Wilderness Torah Berkeley, California, US Wilderness Torah’s mission is to awaken and celebrate the earth-based traditions of Judaism to nourish the connections between self, community, earth and Spirit. We create…
WildWise School Kingston, Washington, US The mission of Wild Wise School is to build lasting community and connection to the natural world by providing dynamic experiences for children, youth, adults,…
Wolf Connection Acton, California, US Wolf Connection was founded in 2009 by Teo Alfero, whose life ambition is to be of service to future generations. For that reason, Wolf Connection is not the…
WSU 4-H Rite of Passage Pullman, Washington, US What is 4-H Youth Rite of Passage? 4-H is this nation’s premier youth development program. It is based on developmentally appropriate practices and research-validated curriculums that…
YIP [International Youth Initiative Program] Järna, Södermanlands län, SE The International Youth Initiative Program (YIP) is a holistic educational program that strengthens young people’s capacity to take initiative in the face of current global…
Young Women Empowered Seattle, Washington, US Y-WE empowers young women from diverse backgrounds to step up as leaders in their schools, communities and the world. We do this through intergenerational mentorship,…
Your Voice, Your Gifts, Your Power Vancouver, British Columbia, CA My current work in rites of passage is rooted in best practices I have both developed and gathered through guest leadership in rites of passage…
Youth in Focus Seattle, Washington, US Our mission at Youth in Focus is to empower urban youth, through photography, to experience their world in new ways and to make positive choices…
Youth Justice Coalition Inglewood, California, US The Youth Justice Coalition (YJC) is working to build a youth, family, and formerly and currently incarcerated people’s movement to challenge America’s addiction to incarceration and race,…
Youth Mentoring Connection Los Angeles, California, US YMC empowers at-risk youth by matching them with caring and skilled mentors who see their unique gifts and help them achieve their life goals. YMC…
Youth Resiliency Institute Baltimore, Maryland, US The Youth Resiliency Institute seeks to create a critical mass of individuals, more specifically, children and youth in Baltimore City, who are self-actualized in ways…