Next YOP Camp: Friday August 21st – Sunday August 29th, 2009
Youth On Purpose, USA just finished sucessfully!
Below is a letter from an observer of the 2008 Youth Camp:
Dear Sandy,
I will let you know one more observation I had of you and your two "boys". When you were doing the clearing with E., what I noticed was how incredibly loving you were. Love appeared to be pouring out of you! It reminded me completely of D.'s face when he is counseling. In Costa Rica last time D. was helping a youth and his face looked so beautiful, I thought to myself that it appeared as though D.'s heart had broken open and he was sitting in a pool of love. This is what I see as the same for all three of you. You and D and D..all sitting in pools of love. It is remarkable! And then again, it is who you are.
Also, I would like to donate $.... towards Youth on Purpose[,USA]. This is amazing work and it would be my pleasure to support this youth program and you in this way.
Love to you,
Christie - August 2008 Youth On Purpose USA Summer Camp in Bellingham, WA
Learn how a youth you know can become part of Youth On Purpose.
There are many influences on our children today: television, movies, video games, peer pressure, and the erosion of the family unit as a safe and supportive environment for growth. We cannot control some of these influences, but we can provide young adults with the tools to make healthy, powerful choices; choices that reflect their true purposes in life. It teaches our children free, fearless communication. It awakens their innate ability to align with their own power and to use it to connect with their families, peers, and communities.
Youth on Purposes History began in 1996 as the "Fri Sikt" Project, meaning "clear view" or "open view" in Swedish. Specifically, Sandy Levey-Lunden while teaching one of her sixteen classes in Sweden, had a person in the class raise their hand and say that they had read in the newspaper that a father was suing his son for his total investment in time, energy, and money because he would not get out of bed for two weeks. The son stated that his reason for this behavior was that he had no reason to live and no motivation for life, and had no where to go in the future. Sandy at that point felt like she could make a difference in this boy's life and any other youth's life that felt they had no purpose in living.
In 1998 the poignant movie of this two year long project called "The Difference," won second place as the best documentary in Sweden and also went to the Cannes Film Festival that year. The movie can be viewed on the YouthOnPurpose.org website as well as YouTube. In Vancouver, Canada the project called Youth On Purpose continued for five years operated successful by the Youth On Purpose Society of Canada. For two years the project ran in Halifax, Nova Scotia simultaneously as Youth On Purpose Atlantic. Sandy Levey-Lunden in 2007 main teacher and founder of the youth project was teaching a class called the Power of Clearing:
Certification Course to train coaches in her method, and this class wanted to bring the Youth On Purpose program inside the United States for the first time, specifically to the western Washington region.
Youth on Purpose, USA is a new 501(3C) waiting final approval from the federal government but has been approved by the state of Washington to be a 501(3C) Non-Profit.
Check out the Documentary: "The Difference"
Below is a preview of the award winning documentary, The Difference. It follows the Youth On Purpose program through its inaugural camp in Sweden, called "Fri Skit". This movie will give you a great idea of what Youth On Purpose is all about its amazing 85% sucess rate. To start the video just hit play on the video below:
If you would like to learn more about our Non Profit Organization, including everything from the philosophy, to the history of how it was started, please navigate the links on the left. If you have any other questions please do not hesitate to contact us, we are always ready and willing to answer all your questions.