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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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 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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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 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 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 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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…