Help us change kids' lives

Unalayee strives through our wilderness backpacking programs to provide meaningful outdoor experiences to California youth from every social and economic background. It is our policy that we give every young person the chance to unplug and experience the out of doors, with special consideration for those who would not normally have the financial means to do so. Disadvantaged youth often have the most difficulty accessing outdoor recreation and quality environmental education programs because these opportunities are not available in their communities and they do not have the equipment to participate in or means of transportation to access such programs. Unalayee is dedicated to breaking this barrier for low-income youth and fighting childhood obesity and nature deficit disorder.
Without the generous donations of our community members and people like you we would not have been able to provide this experience and help so many youth to get outside and unplug for over 60 years.  Please help us continue to realize our mission by donating today. Camp Unalayee is a non-profit, 501(c)3 corporation and your donation is tax deductible. Every dollar helps make a difference in a camper’s life.

Camp Unalayee serves youth from all economic, social, and racial backgrounds. We believe that ethnic, social, and economic diversity adds to our campers’ experience and we actively strive to include campers and staff from a wide range of backgrounds in our programs. This diversity strengthens their understanding of the world and themselves.  No child left inside!

Your donations will help kids like these attend summer camp!

We also believe that youth learn to work in a community and communicate better with both adults and their peers when they are surrounded by people from economic and social backgrounds different than their own. These youth bring these lessons and skills back from summer camp to their communities where they improve the lives of their families and community members. In this way Unalayee’s programs not only touch the lives of those that spend the summer in our wilderness basin, but hundreds more in the communities of those that participate in our programs. Fighting  problems such as childhood obesity and nature deficit disorder, go far beyond the individual; they need to be addressed in the community. As such, we make it a priority to make our programs accessible to low-income children and youth from disadvantaged backgrounds. In 2011 46% of our campers received some sort of financial assistance.  Thank you for helping us continue to provide this financial assistance to so many children.
We believe that when young people unplug, build their own fires, cook their own food, explore the woods with their peers, and sleep on the ground under the stars, as they have the opportunity to do in our summer camp programs, it changes something inside them. This process breaks down the preconceptions and misconceptions that young people have about themselves, others, and the out of doors.  It enables young people to build new ideas and friendships based upon self-discovered truths and teamwork.  From these discoveries they develop new and positive visions about the possibilities for their lives. These kind of experiences and life lessons, those that translate back to the kids’ lives in their local communities, are the core ideals that Unalayee was founded on, and that we strive to achieve with each and every camper.
Our campers have eventually gone on to careers in every field from environmental conservation to politics to academics and many other professional fields. Many of our alumni state that their time at Unalayee was a pivotal point in their self-discovery: defining who they were and putting them on the path to their future successful lives.
We not only accept monetary donations, but are also always looking for equipment and supply donations. If you have backpacking and outdoor equipment, craft supplies, food, or anything else that you would like to donate to our organization please contact us at friends@gocampu.com. Without the equipment and in-kind service donations we receive every year we would not be able to operate as we do. We are always in need of good quality backpacks and sleeping bags, art supplies, and medial supplies.

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