Mission: To inspire at-risk and committed delinquent youth to remain crime free and stay in school to reach their full potential in education, community, career and life, through attaining academic achievement, character development and social responsibility.

STEP



Established in 1975 as an intensive rehabilitative alternative to incarceration for committed delinquent youth, The STEP program operates experiential and adventure-based wilderness programming to promote academic achievement, character development and social responsibility.

STEP targets the factors that put youth at greater risk of becoming chronic offenders.  STEP programs are located in Yulee, Florida and Fairhope, Alabama offering month long wilderness programs for committed delinquent males and females ages 14 to 18 years old.

Student Profile

Male and female youth ages 14 to 18 years old from throughout the Florida and select counties in Alabama. Students typically have committed offenses ranging from first and second-degree misdemeanors to third degree felonies, with patterns of offending that are infrequent and non-violent. Students must be in good physical health, not in need of specialized overlay services and assessed as low risk to public safety.

Services

  • Social and Life Skill Training
  • Education Instruction
  • Restorative Justice Education
  • Case Management and Individualized Goal Planning
  • Individual, Group and Peer Counseling
  • Health Services
  • Follow Up (Alabama only)
  • Aftercare (Alabama only)

Activities

  • Wilderness Canoe Expeditions
  • Service Projects
  • Solo
  • Team Building and Problem Solving Activities
  • Physical Fitness Activities
  • 7.6 Mile Marathon
  • Challenge Course

Program Locations

STEP-Yulee
87692 Bell River Estates Road
Yulee, Florida 32097
Phone: (904) 277-7290
Fax: (904) 277-7295
Email: stepyulee@outwardbound.org

STEP-Five Rivers
265 Young Street
Fairhope, Alabama 36532
Phone: (251)990-0323
Fax: (251)990-0326
Email: fiverivers@outwardbound.org