The Youth Adventure Trust has been using outdoor adventure to inspire young lives for 30 years. Since we began, we have helped 1,960 vulnerable young people aged 11-16. In the past 30 years we have run 11,114 hours of activity on the YAT Adventure Programme, which means we have facilitated 428,000 hours of activity participation – the equivalent of 39 hours a day, every day for 30 years. The YAT Mentoring Programme launched in 2018; to date 61 young people have been offered a place and 1,282 mentoring sessions have been held. The YAT Resilience Programme launched in 2023 as a pilot scheme with 40 young people taking part.
Our Impact
"My son has been given a chance by you, a platform to experience, grow, develop and feel like he belonged"
Charlie’s teachers were worried he was starting to make poor choices which was impacting on his concentration and attitude. Time away on our programme gave Charlie the chance to use his skills as a leader to help others, and to learn to use his energy and abilities positively.
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Success Stories
Sarah was struggling with her self-identity, her family relationships were under a huge strain and she was losing confidence in herself and those around …
Jessica was referred to us in 2021 by her school, who felt the Youth Adventure Trust could really help her. Jessica is a type …
David was referred to the Youth Adventure Trust in 2022 by his school who felt the programme would give David the opportunity to have …
Kate has found the transition to secondary school difficult. She has additional learning needs and a language development disorder, finds it hard to make …
In 2021 we received a letter from Ben, a young person who had been on our Youth Adventure Programme from 2016 to 2018. A …
Adam’s self-esteem is very low and he has really struggled with his mental health since the pandemic. He is being bullied at school and no longer wants to attend. Prior to the Activity …