You can help young people to defy their limitations

Being young has never been easy. We all needed a Friend. And if you're a disadvantaged young person in the UK today, you need one more than most. A Friend who can help you reach your potential. Someone to show you that you can take on whatever life throws at you with confidence, resilience and self-belief. That's where you come in.

Become a friend of Outward Bound

You can help young people to defy their limitations and realise they're capable of more. Donate today and your gift will mean more disadvantaged young people from across the UK will attend a life-changing Outward Bound programme this year. Whether you choose to support young people as a Friend, a Best Friend or as Family...

You can show them what's possible.

Friend (£5,000+)

Your gift of £5,000 will mean an entire classroom of 30 young people will take part in a life-changing Outward Bound programme this year.

You'll give these disadvantaged young people a gift for life. Provide them with this hugely impactful experience and you'll increase their self-belief, resilience and ability to trust in others.

As a thank you, Friends will receive:

• Exclusive invites to our amazing fundraising events
• An annual invitation to visit an Outward Bound centre
• Regular updates on our work

You can change lives like Ryan's

Best Friend (£10,000+)

Donate £10,000 a year and your gift will not only support an entire classroom, but will mean those young people who need it most can experience our intensive 19-day ‘Skills for Life Award’.

In addition to the thanks offered to Friends, Best Friends will receive:

• VIP invites to our special events, often hosted in inspirational venues
• A yearly summary report on the impact of your giving
• An invitation to a beneficiary school to hear from students and teachers about the experience you've given them

Here's why Ryan needed your help

You can help young people like Ruky

Family (£25,000+)

They say you can choose your friends, but not your family. It's very special then, to choose to become part of our Family. Your gift will fund game-changing work, helping disadvantaged young people from all across the UK to change their futures.

Our Family are part of Outward Bound's inner most circle, often involved in planning and always the first to hear about our news and events. To show our gratitude, in addition to the benefits given to our Best Friends, as Family you'll also:

• See your gift in action with a bespoke centre visit on a date suitable to you
  
• Receive a personalised investment report detailing the impact of your gift
• Have the opportunity to visit a beneficiary school or host an assembly

14 year old Ruky had lost her family, but found herself at Outward Bound

Help young people

Would you like to be a Friend, Best Friend or Family? Do you have questions about Becoming a Friend of Outward Bound? Simply fill in this short form and one of our team will be in touch.

The reality for many young people

Young people at their best are strong, resilient, curious and ready for the challenges that life throws at them.

But many are facing crippling levels of loneliness, where 1 in 5 will experience a serious mental health issue annually. 75% also spend less time outdoors than prison inmates. As a result, the majority spend most of their waking hours in front of a screen. 84% feel overwhelmed when given any responsibility and 90% of school leavers are considered ‘unready’ for work.

The situation at home is also a significant contributor to these statistics. 30% of children in the UK are living in relative poverty with 1 in 4 parents facing a daily worry about being able to feed their children. Caught in this cycle, many young people feel they are no longer in control of their own lives.

You can show them a different reality.

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Together we are Outward Bound

Pass exams. Get a job. Be careful. Take risks. Look perfect. Be yourself. Push yourself. Don't stress. Study more. Get outside. Have fun. Work hard.

There are lots of pressures on young people today. Outward Bound programmes help them develop the vital life skills needed in education and employment - as well as those that improve social and emotional wellbeing. Your donation will help young people who need it most to increase their self-confidence, determination and ability to trust in others. You'll give them the tools to make a real success of their lives.

You can show them what's possible

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Over 80 trusts and foundations annually, of all sizes and interests, support our work with young people. Grants from these trusts and foundations enable over 1,900 young people a year, from underprivileged backgrounds and from across the UK, to benefit from an Outward Bound course.

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