By building a long-term, trusting relationship with a committed adult, teens develop self-understanding and learn to advocate for themselves and resolve conflicts non-violently.

While canoeing, rock climbing, hiking, and snow shoeing, teens forge friendships and build self-confidence by mastering new social and physical skills.

Pathways to Leadership: AMTP youth who want to develop deeper physical and emotional skills can participate in the Pathways to Leadership Program. These youth enroll in one of two pathways: Outdoor Leadership or Service Learning, and engage in progressive skill- and confidence building over a nine month period with a small group of committed peers.

AMTP Youth Leadership Council (AYLC): AMTP participants who want to become leaders within AMTP can join the AYLC. The AYLC supports program development and fundraising, spearheads program and community projects, and is the “voice” of AMTP. The AYLC meets monthly, and engages in project planning, leadership training, and peer-to-peer mentorship.

College trips, family college nights, and job shadowing offer essential skills and foster hope and determination to pursue meaningful future opportunities. For AMTP youth in their junior and senior years, AMTP provides support as they consider what they want their future to look like and determine how to manifest it.

Through home visits, school meetings, and connecting youth and families to additional community resources, AMTP partners with teens, families and other organizations to help participants understand, navigate, and change the systems in their lives.