Organization: FIRST DESCENTS
Mission: FIRST DESCENTS PROVIDES LIFE-CHANGING OUTDOOR ADVENTURES TO YOUNG ADULTS IMPACTED BY CANCER.
Activities: DURING THE FIRST DESCENTS EXPERIENCE, YOUNG ADULTS IMPACTED BY CANCER AND OTHER SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS ARE EMPOWERED THROUGH THE CONQUERING OF LEGITIMATE OUTDOOR CHALLENGES TO PUSH THEIR LIMITS AND FACE THEIR FEARS AND BY DOING SO, THEY REGAIN THE CONFIDENCE LOST TO HEALTH CONDITIONS. FIRST DESCENTS PROVIDED 30 WEEK-LONG PROGRAMS SERVING 391 PARTICIPANTS, 124 REGIONAL PROGRAMS SERVING 1,202 PARTICIPANTS, 4 HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS SERVING 33 PARTICIPANTS, 4 FDX PROGRAMS SERVING 38 PARTICIPANTS, 1 CAREGIVER PROGRAM SERVING 17 PARTICIPANTS, AND 3 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PROGRAMS SERVING 29 PARTICIPANTS TOTALING 166 PROGRAMS SERVING 1,710 PARTICIPANTS IN 2019.
NTEE category: Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines
Secondary category: Recreation & Sports