Are you passionate about the great outdoors? Do you love working with your hands and keeping equipment in top shape? Join us as an Outdoor Gear Maintenance & Repair Volunteer and play a crucial role in ensuring our adventurers have safe, high-quality gear to explore the wild!

As a volunteer, you’ll get hands-on experience maintaining and repairing a variety of outdoor equipment, including:
 ✅ Bikes – Tune-ups, tire changes, brake adjustments, and chain repairs
✅ Kayaks & Canoes – Patch work, paddle maintenance, and safety checks
✅ Camping Gear – Inspect and repair tents, sleeping bags, and cooking gear
✅ Trailers & Storage Systems – Organizing, loading, and ensuring everything is secure and trip-ready

Your work will directly support outdoor therapy programs, wilderness expeditions, and adventure-based counseling trips. By keeping our gear in top condition, you’re not just fixing equipment—you’re ensuring life-changing experiences for youth who rely on nature for healing, growth, and resilience.

🔹 Anyone with a knack for fixing and maintaining outdoor gear
 🔹 People who enjoy working with tools and problem-solving
 🔹 Outdoor enthusiasts who want to give back to their community
 🔹 Individuals or groups looking for a rewarding volunteer opportunity

No prior experience? No problem! We’ll provide guidance and training so you can jump in and make an impact.

Come be a part of something bigger—help keep the adventure alive! Whether you can spare a few hours a week or just want to help out seasonally, your time and skills are invaluable.

Ready to roll up your sleeves? Contact us today and let's keep the spirit of adventure going strong! 

Spirited Adventures is a program of Greater Minnesota Family Services, a non-profit community mental health agency serving rural Minnesota families.
The Spirited Adventures Program is based out of Sherburne County and is a newly established program that began in 2020 to address a need in the community offering an alternative approach to healing. The Spirited Adventures program works with youth who have been unsuccessful in traditional talk-therapy or office-based counseling; for those who can benefit from an interactive, experiential approach; and for those in need of increased motivation and engagement in therapy.

Based in outdoor and experiential education, sessions are safely structured to encourage healthy risk-taking in sometimes unfamiliar settings. Our adventure-based initiatives create opportunities to develop problem-solving skills, self-regulation, and feelings of accomplishment, ultimately promoting positive behavior changes when a learning experience is transferred to another context in the participant's life. The nature-based setting allows for a natural healing environment and opportunities to practice mindfulness and calming strategies. Activities that we utilize to foster growth & learning include:
- group games/initiatives
- low ropes challenge course
- hiking/snowshoeing
- biking
- kayaking/canoeing
- backcountry expeditions
- wilderness survival skills

A proven alternative to talk therapy, we are committed to offering the evidence-based approach to counseling known as Adventure Based Counseling, Adventure Therapy, and Nature-Based Counseling. We follow best practices established by the Therapeutic Adventure Professional Group (TPAG) and we are working toward an accreditation from the Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare & National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs.