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Chicago Voyagers offers outdoor adventure activities that include mountain biking, canoeing, hiking, cross-country skiing, rock climbing, river trips, and camping. The program provides these activities through experiential, relationship-based outdoor adventure programming offered year-round.
• Ages: 13–18 years old
In 1986, Marilyn Price started a pilot mountain biking program that became Trips for Kids, which was incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1988. In 2002, the first Midwest chapter of Trips for Kids was founded in Fox Valley, and six years later Chicago Voyagers was formed as an affiliate of Trips for Kids. In 2008, Chicago Voyagers took over sponsorship of the local Trips for Kids chapter, moved it to Chicago, and renamed it, and in 2023 Trips for Kids was acquired by the League of American Bicyclists. Chicago Voyagers states that its mission is to empower youth through adventure therapy programs that foster healthy relationships and skills for life success. The organization reports that it focuses its services on youth who have experienced trauma and adversity and offers outdoor adventure programming year-round. It reports annually serving hundreds of teens from Chicago and the surrounding area with an intentional focus on underserved towns and neighborhoods, with 90% of youth served from low-income households and 98% of participants being youth of color. Chicago Voyagers reports that participation has grown 30% every year, that 86% of participants grow in responsible behavior, 89% improve their teamwork and leadership skills, and 90% develop confidence and a sense of empowerment. Chicago Voyagers is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization and partners with the League of American Bicyclists in its mission to foster a bicycle-friendly America that improves lives and strengthens communities. One testimonial from Jorge de Leon of the Addison Trail High School CIMA program states that Chicago Voyagers helps their youth in a tremendous way and that programs such as this encourage youth to step out of their comfort zone, try something new, appreciate nature, appreciate what they have, and interact with other youth in a healthy and encouraging manner.
Last updated May 25, 2026.
• Ages: 13–18 years old
In 1986, Marilyn Price started a pilot mountain biking program that became Trips for Kids, which was incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1988. In 2002, the first Midwest chapter of Trips for Kids was founded in Fox Valley, and six years later Chicago Voyagers was formed as an affiliate of Trips for Kids. In 2008, Chicago Voyagers took over sponsorship of the local Trips for Kids chapter, moved it to Chicago, and renamed it, and in 2023 Trips for Kids was acquired by the League of American Bicyclists. Chicago Voyagers states that its mission is to empower youth through adventure therapy programs that foster healthy relationships and skills for life success. The organization reports that it focuses its services on youth who have experienced trauma and adversity and offers outdoor adventure programming year-round. It reports annually serving hundreds of teens from Chicago and the surrounding area with an intentional focus on underserved towns and neighborhoods, with 90% of youth served from low-income households and 98% of participants being youth of color. Chicago Voyagers reports that participation has grown 30% every year, that 86% of participants grow in responsible behavior, 89% improve their teamwork and leadership skills, and 90% develop confidence and a sense of empowerment. Chicago Voyagers is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization and partners with the League of American Bicyclists in its mission to foster a bicycle-friendly America that improves lives and strengthens communities. One testimonial from Jorge de Leon of the Addison Trail High School CIMA program states that Chicago Voyagers helps their youth in a tremendous way and that programs such as this encourage youth to step out of their comfort zone, try something new, appreciate nature, appreciate what they have, and interact with other youth in a healthy and encouraging manner.
Last updated May 25, 2026.
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