GirlVentures

Mission

GirlVentures inspires girls and gender expansive youth to lead through outdoor adventure, inner discovery, and collective action. The only nonprofit of its kind, GirlVentures combines outdoor adventure with social emotional learning for adolescent youth at a critical time in their lives.

Starting at age 11, our youth follow the GirlVentures’ Leadership Progression Model, building confidence, leadership and life skills as they backpack, hike, kayak and rock climb in the Northern California wilderness. They learn from experiential educators and mentors while gaining knowledge and tools that empower them reach their full potential.

Vision and Values

We envision a world where girls, women, and gender expansive individuals lead inclusive, resilient communities, and where nature is accessible to everyone and conserved for future generations.

GirlVentures is built upon our shared values of inclusion, integrity, empathy, creativity, and community. We are dedicated to practicing radical inclusion. This means we make our programs as widely accessible as possible and adopt organizational practices that actively promote inclusion, cultural humility, and more equitable distribution of resources.