Empowering Youth. Changing Lives.
For too many young people, youth is a time of relentless uncertainty, anxiety and trepidation. This is amplified for today’s vulnerable youth who, in addition to dealing with trauma and mental health struggles, have lived through a pandemic and are now facing growing up during a period of intense economic uncertainty.
Take a Hike walks with youth as they journey through this challenging time, offering increasingly essential support through a program that combines intentional, continuous clinical counselling, land-based learning, and community. This program is embedded in an alternate education classroom, where public school district partners provide high quality education.
Together, we empower youth with the skills and resilience they need to graduate high school, build healthy relationships, and achieve success – however they define it.

How We Help
24
years of empowering youth
15
Programs across BC
1,000+
lives transformed
Our Stories
Take a Hike’s Nature-Based Approach Featured in Merritt Herald
At the heart of Take a Hike’s work is a simple but transformative belief: the outdoors can inspire, heal, and help young people
Trust, Perseverance, and Community
A week before the spring SET adventure, the class set out on an Out Day hike. What they didn’t know at the time was that their teacher had intentionally chosen

Take A Hike On A Tall Ship
During our spring sailing season this year, a significant challenge turned into a beautiful opportunity to grow a bursary partnership with a local organization: