A Leader in Youth Development
For the past 30 years, Trekkers has cultivated the inherent strengths of young people through the power of long-term mentoring relationships. Our best practices and principles have become a model of exemplary programming in the field of youth development.
Programming
Youth mentoring that utilizes outdoor, experiential, and travel-based education to strengthen resiliency, raise aspirations, and connect young people to their communities.
Training
Trekkers Training Institute provides training, coaching, and professional development opportunities based on our principles and practices.
WHY IS TREKKERS IMPORTANT?
Since 1994, Trekkers has been providing long-term, mentoring relationships to hundreds of students from Midcoast Maine. Our students consistently report statistically significant positive change in indicators of resilience, reflection, empathy, trust, and optimism.
Research shows that young people in these kinds of programs are 55 percent more likely to enroll in college, 78 percent more likely to volunteer regularly, and 130 percent more likely to hold leadership positions.
See Jesse’s Story
Bethany Schulberg
Bethany Schulberg, Class of 2013 2013 was a whirlwind year of promises and lots of scary stuff. I was waving goodbye to many of my Oceanside friends, and looking forward to meeting the class of 2017 at the University of Maine in Orono. My first two years of college...
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Luke Martin
Luke Martin, Class of 2007 After completing the Trekkers program and serving two years on its Board of Directors, Luke attended the University of Vermont where he double-majored in Political Science and English. While at UVM, he studied the political effects of...
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We are tremendously grateful for the generosity of the many individuals, businesses, charitable organizations, foundations, and local communities who make our work possible.
NEWS
Trekkers Hires Training Director for Institute
ROCKLAND – New Trekkers Training Director, Diane Sternberg, would rather see ten minutes into the future than one hundred fifty years if she had to choose. “Knowing what will happen in the future could inform how I carry myself. One of the things I’m most proud of is...
Automatic admission, scholarship to Maine universities
Students in the Aspirations Incubator program, which includes Trekkers, who have a 3.0 grade point average or above will receive a minimum merit scholarship of $500 and automatic admission to the University of Maine at the Orono and Machias campuses as well as the University of Southern Maine.
Letter to the Editor, from Kathleen Meil, Board President
Trekkers Board President, Kathleen Meil, thanks Board members Doug Erickson and Kamryn Prior for their service.
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AmeriCorps Serving Here
Through the AmeriCorps Aspiration Program, Trekkers engages two AmeriCorps members each year to act as group leaders and mentors for youth in Knox County. Working closely with Trekkers’ staff, AmeriCorps members support core programming and expeditions. AmeriCorps is administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency that engages millions of Americans in service through its AmeriCorps and Senior Corps programs and leads the nation’s volunteering and service efforts. For more information visit: www.NationalService.gov