ABOUT CAMPOUT

A coming together in appreciation of community, where we all have a place. We connect, we love, we let the childlike wonder flowww.

Eayikes Campout has been our opportunity to create a collaborative community building and healing experience for 150 people. With the same seeds and intentions of our youth camps, we wanted to create a space for our people to unplug from the grind of life and connect back to themselves and to a community of like-minded folks who see you and connect with you. It is a beautiful experience where your full self is welcome. Showing up and honoring yourself is the most valuable contribution any person can bring as it unlocks the joy and connection to others that isn't under any pretense or condition, just that you're open and ready to connect!

WHAT ELSE INCLUDED?

Music, art, performances
Group activities, games, competitions
Breakfast & Dinner (we accommodate dietary needs)
Self-development, education, and empowerment workshops
Family-friendly, Kinfolk village
Silent Disco
and much, much more!

ABOUT EAYIKES

Starting in 2013, Eayikes connected youth from neighborhoods across the socioeconomic spectrum through arts & wilderness camps. We harnessed the power of safe space our powerful community of young professionals serving as mentors who model courage, compassion, and childlike-wonder.

We facilitated a-ha moments by cultivating an open mind to others, emphasizing activities centered on the sharing of life experiences and challenging comfort zones to self-reflect, self-explore, and build self-esteem. Our practice and learning experiences from these years continues to inform and re-affirm our path. Youth programming is able to be offered through school contracts and grants.

As our youth programs grew and more young professionals displayed change from their participation, we began to recognize the need for courage, compassion, and childlike-wonder for adults. We believe our vision of a more just and compassionate world will be more quickly attained if more adults are building community and connection in the world. Wondershop events such as Wonderfull Wednesdays simply grew from six community members coming together on a Wednesday after work. Organically, the adult community bloomed all around us. Now, we’ve channeled our collective courage, compassion, and wonder towards our most marginalized neighbors, the unhoused of LA & OC, as well as intersected our love for the outdoors and healing power of Mother Nature to create an annual camping experience.

We are committed to uplifting community health, creating more equity, and doing this work intergenerationally, as we begin seeing a return of the youth who we’ve mentored taking on larger roles as young adults in Eayikes.

2023 Campout

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