Fallbrook youth camp out at Castaic Lake

FALLBROOK – For the second straight year, the Boys & Girls Clubs of North County partnered with the Outdoor Youth Connection through California State Parks to provide club members with a unique camping experience at the beautiful Castaic Lake.

The Outdoor Youth Connection works with youth to provide them with access to the outdoors while developing skills that will impact their lives and their communities. In addition to fishing, paddle boarding, and canoeing club members were given the opportunity to interact with their peers from other youth organizations through leadership training and team building activities.

“It’s great to see our kids working together on projects and holding one another accountable for their responsibilities in the group,” said Jessica Paz, teen coordinator at the Boys & Girls Clubs of North County.

The camping experience inspired club members to work as a team and come up with ways that they could give back to their community. The group plans to help feed the homeless this summer, and invite 40 to 50 local youth to participate in a free soccer camp in the fall.

For more information on the club's field trip schedule and the other programs that the Boys & Girls Clubs of North County offers, visit www.bgcnorthcounty.org or call (760) 728-5871.