Unlike grid north or magnetic north, True North is marked in the skies by the position of the North star. For centuries it has been used for celestial navigation by seafarers and explorers to help them determine their whereabouts and cross featureless oceans without having to rely on random chance. Having cancer as a young adult can utterly demagnetize a person's life compass, leaving them feeling lost, off course, and without direction. True North Treks shares a common belief that connecting with the healing space found in nature, connecting with others who have hiked a similar path, and connecting with oneself through mindful awareness practices, can help young adults and caregivers re-magnetize their compasses and forge new pathways beyond their disease.

Our mission is to support young adults and caregivers affected by cancer to "find direction through connection." One of the primary ways we do this is by taking groups on free backpacking and canoeing treks in beautiful and remote wilderness destinations where they can engage in three crucial connections that are missing from conventional cancer care: 1) connection with nature (after going through something as unnatural as cancer treatment), 2) connection with peers who have walked a similar path, and 3) connection with oneself through mindful awareness practices, such as meditation and yoga. Beyond our treks, we offer free online mindfulness meditation classes twice a month, we organize race teams at different Spartan events across the country to promote mind-body health and fellowship, we raise awareness for the plight, fight, and might of young adults and caregivers affected by cancer through screening our documentary short film, and we provide free health promotion coaching and support to all of our alumni.

Your support makes sure that another young adult affected by cancer can get the chance to heal. Thank you!