OUR MISSION IS TO IGNITE
A GENERATION TO BE ACTIVE,
MOTIVATED & CONNECTED TO
THE POWER OF COMMUNITY.
ACTIVE
WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF SPORT.
THE MOVEMENT STARTS BY INSPIRING
HEALTHY ACTIVE LIFESTYLES.
MOTIVATED
WE BELIEVE IN SUPPORTING AND
EMPOWERING TRAILBLAZERS AS THEY
WORK TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR GOALS.
CONNECTED
WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF
COMMUNITY & ENABLING YOUTH TO
BE A FORCE FOR MOBILIZATION.
OUR STORY
OUR STORY BEGINS WITH SAM McCRACKEN COMING TO SPEAK AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON TO SHARE HIS STORY AND THE STORY OF NIKE N7. A GROUP OF INSPIRED STUDENTS DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION, HOSTING A FIELD DAY AT THE NAYA EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY LATER THAT SPRING.
THE FIELD DAY WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. AT THE END OF THE EVENT WE GAVE AN MVP AWARD TO A STUDENT NAMED DAVID WHO MADE AN ACCEPTANCE SPEECH WHICH CONCLUDED WITH, "I CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR." THE CHALLENGE WAS SET AND THE MOVEMENT WAS BORN.
AFTER MOMENTUM AT THE U OF O THE STUDENT LEADERS HAD A VISION OF MANY ITERATIONS OF THE FIELD DAY ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. U OF OKLAHOMA WAS THE FIRST TO ADOPT AND WE HAVE SINCE EXPANDED TO EIGHT YM7U CHAPTERS.
IN 2017 YOUTH MOVEMENT WAS INCORPORATED INTO A 501c3 NON-PROFIT WITH THE HOPES OF SUSTAINING OUR GROWTH AND EXPANDING OUR IMPACT. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP NATIVE YOUTH FIND MOVEMENT AND EMPOWER THEM TO START MOVEMENTS.
