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Giving Tuesday

We’re all intimately familiar with the consumer frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Immediately following Thanksgiving, prices drop and throngs of turkey and stuffing fueled shoppers take to the

Remembering Jake

All of us at Chill are deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our co-founder and friend, Jake Burton Carpenter who passed away peacefully on Wednesday with his family by

We’re at The Berrics!

If you’re at all familiar with the L.A. skate community, you’ve probably heard of The Berrics. Maybe you’ve seen a video or two that has been filmed there or watched

Challenge by Choice

How do you, as an individual, decide when and how to challenge yourself? What circumstances or support systems need to be present for you to decide that today, right now,

Chill Celebrates Pride Month!

For those of you that know our program well, the word Pride is used as a core value in our Positive Youth Development curriculum. It’s deeply rooted in the success,

It’s Go Skateboarding Day!

On June 21st, skateboarders around the globe will celebrate the start of summer with a celebration of  skateboarding! We’ve put together a short list of ways you can participate in

Chill is now a public charity!

For the past 24 years Chill has been a private operating foundation but that changed on May 6, 2019. We are proud to announce that Chill is now a public

Overcoming Trauma

All of our snow programs hold pre-program orientation sessions for our volunteers, snowboard instructors, and agency leaders (representatives from partner agencies that participate in the program with their youth). These

Failure

One amazing aspect of the Chill program is that Chill staff and volunteers rarely, if ever, know the exact challenges our participants are facing. Chill’s positive youth development approach focuses

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