The North Face has donated $10,000 to Big City Mountaineers (BCM) to help introduce underprivileged urban youth to the outdoors through wilderness mentoring experiences. BCM serves nearly 1,000 youth annually, offering 42 week-long expeditions and 14 overnight camps across the country.
“Big City Mountaineers and The North Face share a common goal in inspiring youth to experience the outdoors in meaningful ways,” said Bryan Martin, executive director of BCM. “Through this gift, TNF is offering life-changing outdoor experiences for many young people that would otherwise never have that opportunity.”
The recent donation came shortly after a $15,000 grant from The North Face Explore Fund earlier this year. Since 2010, TNF has given over $150,000 to support BCM youth programs across the country.
Big City Mountaineers (BCM) instills critical life-skills in more 2,000 under-served young people each year by getting them outdoors with volunteer mentors for life-changing wilderness experiences. BCM’s model of one-to-one mentoring helps develop integrity, responsibility, improve communication skills and decision making abilities in youth from risk-filled environments through a nationally recognized developmental analysis tool.
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