Our story
Young people are more than what has happened to them.
3Trees Okanagan is a registered Canadian charity founded in 2023. Our mission is to help youth impacted by sexual abuse build the lives they want through specialized therapy and meaningful connection.
Our mission
Remove barriers to trauma-informed care by offering no-cost, nature-based therapeutic summer camps for youth and their non-offending caregivers. Grounded in clinical research. Built around connection.
Our approach
3Trees combines evidence-based therapy with the resilience-building power of summer camp. We work with young people aged 13 to 18 and the adults who care for them. The program addresses mental health challenges while building the connection and belonging that research shows are the strongest predictors of recovery from trauma.
Our beliefs
Trauma does not happen in isolation. Healing should not either. Young people deserve the right support at the right time. Families deserve access to evidence-based care regardless of what they can pay. And every young person deserves to be seen as more than what has happened to them.
Milestones
The 3Trees journey so far.
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April 2023
Leadership team and board established
Pia and Deanne formalized the leadership team and recruited an active board of directors.
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September 2024
Charity registration confirmed
The Canada Revenue Agency issued our charitable registration number 72698 6615 RR0001.
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April 2025
Community engagement begins
Fundraisers, trainings, and workshops began across the North Okanagan. Partnerships formed with U Grow Girl, School District 83, and Boys and Girls Clubs.
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September 2025
First camp confirmed
Therapeutic Summer Camp planning confirmed for 2026. Waiting lists opened.
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2026
The first camp runs
If funding goals are met, the first Therapeutic Day Camp runs in July 2026. The full 6-week live-in camp at Mabel Lake is planned for 2027.