Experience Based Adventures, Inc. (EBA) welcomes your interest and support. EBA is a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit agency devoted to youth and young adult programming, 12 - 21 years of age. The primary mission of EBA is to "..deliver leadership, wilderness preservation, and interpersonal skill development programs, to assist in preparing area youth for employment and community service opportunities." EBA is working with local business and other non-profit organizations to provide programs for the greater Rockford, Freeport, and Chicago areas. Programs offered include, but are not limited to:

EBA has offered programs to:

• Rockford Boys & Girls Club
• United Way of Rock River Valley
• Freeport Park District
• Highland Community College
• Rockford College
• Beloit College
• Rockford Park District
• Rockford’s Promise - Teen Leadership Summit
• Freeport Police Department
• Youth Build Rockford
• Portage Wisconsin School District
• University of Chicago
• DePAul University
• Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center

and offered FREE programs for:

• The Mill
• Maryville Academy

EBA is continually adding new workshops and forging new partnerships to assist in fulfilling its mission statement which is:

To deliver dynamic programs and services, implementing Adventure-based program models and provide quality leadership development programs for area youth and young adults. To foster positive change, learning and growth with individuals, groups and organizations. Primary purpose will be the delivery of leadership, wilderness preservation, and interpersonal skill development programs to assist in preparing area youth for employment and community service opportunities.

Further, all of the outdoor environmental workshops promote the safe use of land and ethical preservation practices. As Executive Director, I am directly associated with the Wilderness Education Association (WEA) which delivers wilderness education classes and leadership development for outdoor trips and programming. It is my personal pleasure to have been a WEA Certified Outdoor Leader since 1988. The WEA motto is "Wilderness Preservation Through Education."

Thank you for your interest and support in Experience Based Adventures, Inc.!

Sincerely,
Steven Gustafson
Executive Director

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