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Youth mentoring program Trekkers raises $2.5M for Rockland campus redevelopment
Article published on MaineBiz By Laurie Schreiber Trekkers, a nonprofit, outdoor-based youth mentoring program, completed a three-year capital campaign to raise $2.5 million for upgrades to its Rockland campus, training and programs. Campus plans include...
Trekkers Welcomes New Board Members in 2024
ROCKLAND, Maine – December 23, 2024 – Trekkers, a youth mentoring organization serving Midcoast Maine, is excited to announce the addition of new members to its Board of Directors. These new members represent a group with diverse skills and perspectives and a shared...
Trekkers Announces New Executive Director, Stephanie Welch
Rockland, ME – October 7, 2024 – Trekkers is thrilled to announce the appointment of Stephanie Welch as its new Executive Director. She assumed the role on September 30 and succeeds Kate Elmes, who served as Interim Executive Director since May 2024 and resumes a role...
Returning to Trekkers
By Gillian Lindsey, AmeriCorps Member, Trekkers Alum Class of 2021. Returning to Trekkers this summer was like stepping back into a world that has always felt like home. But this time, I wasn’t just a participant, I was able to get a glimpse of behind-the-scenes,...
Midcoast Community Collaborative launches website, tool for people who work with youth
ROCKLAND — The newly formed Midcoast Community Collaborative (MCC) has launched a new website, which includes a tool for those who work with youth in Knox and Lincoln counties to request resources for youth and families. As one of the first partners in the network,...
Trekkers on a national stage at the Mentoring Summit in Washington DC
The National Mentoring Summit, an annual 3-Day event, brings together mentoring practitioners, researchers, philanthropic investors, youth leaders, government and civic leaders and Mentor Affiliates from across the country. On Friday, January 26, Trekkers Training...
7th Graders Invited to Apply for Trekkers
Trekkers invites all seventh graders that live in Rockland, Thomaston, South Thomaston, Cushing, Owls Head, and St. George to apply to join the program. They will hold a Community Meeting for students and families to learn about the program and all the details for...
Trekkers Training Institute hosts series of summer youth engagement workshops
ROCKLAND — The Trekkers Training Institute (TTI) is hosting a series of Youth Engagement Workshops this summer at Trekkers in Rockland. Each three-hour session will be grounded in the principles and best practices that guide Trekkers’ youth programs. All workshops...
Trekkers 5K Results – A Successful Turnout on a Sunny Day
ROCKLAND — Over the weekend, 86 people gathered to run or walk to support Trekkers, a youth mentoring organization. It was a beautiful sunny day after a mostly rainy week, and participants from Maine, from Portland to Castine, to Vermont and Florida joined the race....
Who’s sponsoring Trekkers in 2023
ROCKLAND – In early 2023, Rockland-based nonprofit youth mentoring organization, Trekkers, invited businesses from across the community to answer its annual call for support. As of today, several businesses have signed on at varying levels of support, with financial...