Trails Youth Initiatives

Trails Youth Initiatives equips vulnerable youth from at-risk Toronto communities with the skills, confidence, and support networks they need to thrive. Our signature program, Four Seasons, Four Years, For Life, is a long-term youth development program that combines outdoor experiential education, mentorship, leadership development, and ongoing alumni support.

For more than 30 years, Trails has provided young people with consistent relationships, meaningful challenges, and opportunities to build resilience, confidence, and a sense of belonging. Today, we support more than 200 youth and alumni through year-round programming, mentorship, academic guidance, employment support, and community-building initiatives. Our goal is to help young people overcome barriers, reach their potential, and become confident, contributing members of their communities. Through equal parts challenge and opportunity, Trails doesn’t aim to just make a difference, we change lives.