Big City Mountaineers (BCM), a national nonprofit and leading provider of outdoor and backcountry experiences for youth from disinvested communities, announced a partnership with YOU + MOUNTAINS and the MeWater Foundation to bring awareness and resources to underserved youth.
YOU + MOUNTAINS offers an outdoor-insipired t-shirt brand with a mission of providing outdoor adventure and mental health care access to teens, while MeWater is an organization run by surfers and mental health professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area that provides day and overnight surf camps to youth, families, and groups, with a mental health approach to mindfulness, empowerment, and exposure to the ocean and the great outdoors.
“BCM has long sought to connect young people with the outdoors in order to support their well-being, from physical to mental to emotional health. While these opportunities have always been important, the pandemic has magnified the important role that time in nature plays in securing mental health for teenagers,” said Megan Aranow, BCM’s Director of External Relations. “We are honored to highlight and partner with a brand like YOU + MOUNTAINS to bring awareness and resources to the work of breaking down existing barriers to transformative experiences outdoors for all youth.”
YOU + MOUNTAINS’ goal is to eventually offer mental health care scholarships to teens as well. Fifty percent of all YOU + MOUNTAINS proceeds go toward its mission of making outdoor adventure and mental health care more accessible to teens.
Visit www.youplusmountains.com for more information.
