Help Us Help Them!

Q: How does Venison Connection help urban teens?

A: By teaching them critical skills for success that transfer into other aspects of life.

In order to become an expert urban bowhunter, a person must learn self-discipline, strategic planning, and the ability to perform under pressure. Bowhunters learn from their mistakes and face the consequences of their actions. Before mastering urban bowhunting, a person must master himself/herself. Having self-mastery, they are equipped to take control of their own situations and solve their own problems.

In urban and suburban areas there is a concentration of not only deer and hungry people, but also of teens who need positive outlets. They need positive influences. They need goals to strive for and someone to coach them. They need mentors who will push them hard, hold them accountable, encourage them and help them to achieve positive outcomes. Young people need to learn how to do hard things well.

Venison Connection is different from other mentoring programs because there is a clearly defined goal: to produce expert urban hunters who feed hungry people. This is not mentoring just for the sake of mentoring.

Venison Connection needs your help. We work hard to keep our fees low and we stretch our dollars as far as we can. Still, most urban teens are not able to afford Venison Connection training. Your generous donation will help us reach more young people. Your gift of any size will help us provide scholarships for at-risk youth and buy necessary equipment.

Thank you in advance for your generous gift!