To mentor fatherless youth through regular guided fly fishing trips. So that they know they are loved and there is hope. Our strategy with the relational side is like a 9-inning game. First 3 innings are just friendship, and it might take years of trips. Innings 4-9 is where we know we have trust and friendship and no matter what we talk about the relationship won't change. That's when we start to bring up topics that affect their life long term as well as the pain that they deal with without their dad being around and try and help them walk through that.

- Pulls you out of your circumstances and inserts you into a completely different, beautiful setting.

- Gives you experiences that people pay a lot of money for and most likely as a kid of a single-parent home would never have the opportunity for.

- Is challenging and engaging and requires focus, something that is in short order in the digital world of adolescence today.

- Creates a mindful experience where the things back home leave for a brief stint.

- Teaches a child about the resource and how to respect and conserve it.

- Often times these moms are overwhelmed because they want their kids to have these experiences but are not sure how.

- Gives the mom a day off and a free day without the need for childcare.

- Brings piece of mind that their kids are being invested in by a group of adults who are vetted and responsible and care about their kids.