youth Programming

Prairie Island

Adventure club

DONATE

A free and accessible youth day-camp that teaches kids topics in environmental education and social emotional learning along the Mississippi River. PIAC nurtures the health and wellbeing of youth through bringing them into outdoor recreation and experiential outdoor education.  

The program is built on the science of resilience and positive youth development in community, offering opportunities for young people to:

  • grow relationships with peers and healthy supportive adults, 

  • learn about and see themselves as a part of the natural world around them, and

  • strengthen their effective coping skills. 

20250819_143337.jpg
20250617_151102.jpg
20250805_144847.jpg
20240625_160358.jpg
20250617_145215 (1).jpg
20250812_142546.jpg
20250805_125703.jpg
download (6).jpg

Why is P.I.A.C important?

  • Sarah Ventura

    “Prairie Island Adventure Club has made a noticeable difference in the health, well-being, and connectedness of the youth we serve. That positive difference is reflected in the attitudes and behaviors of the PIAC youth who now attend Kids First after school programming, and in the strengthened relationships we sustain with their families…I am regularly asked by youth “Is Adventure Club going to happen again soon?”

  • Shaylee Walsh

    "As a mental health support professional within the PIAC program, I was grateful to be a part of a program that promoted growth and fun opportunities for multiple groups of community members within the program. It was inspiring to see how the community interactions with local institutions such as the Marine Art Museum, The Outdoor Recreation Department at Winona State University and even the local bike shop promoted a different way of thinking about community engagement through direct interactions with the children participating in PIAC."