The Tahoe Fund recently announced its support of the SOS Outreach program with a $30,000 grant to expand its impact at Lake Tahoe.
SOS Outreach is a nonprofit that provides opportunities for underserved youth to experience the outdoors while participating in a mentorship program that is designed to prepare them for life’s challenges.
Every winter, kids who would not normally have the opportunity, enjoy five ride days at Northstar or Heavenly Mountain Resort with their mentors. Off the slopes, they engage in social service projects that help improve their local community.
In Tahoe, more than 250 kids learn to ski and snowboard, learn leadership skills and the importance of protecting the environment through service projects each year. In the summer months they learn to fly fish, river raft and mountain bike.