November 17 is Give to the MAX Day. Make your gift to Bolder Options go further by making your donation on this site on November 17 and GiveMN will match a portion of your gift. Be BOLD, give to the max! Continue reading to learn about the difference your dollars can make.

Bolder Options uses running & biking, academic goal setting, and volunteerism to build self-esteem and encourage healthy habits in 10-14 year old youth.

At age 14, Dylan came to Bolder Options because he was getting into fights at school, angry all the time, and failing class. He was matched with a mentor who started running with him, working on homework together, and talking through some of the issues that were stopping Dylan from reaching his full potential. Last year, Dylan’s mentor watched him receive his high school diploma, and Dylan is now in his first year of college. Dylan’s mother saw the effects mentoring had on her son and she asked for a mentor at work. Through that relationship, she is now back in school, has a better paying job, and just purchased her first house. All of this happened with Dylan’s family because one person decided to make a difference in the life of one child.

When you contribute to Bolder Options, your support will:

• Provide positive relationships to kids who desperately need them.
• Register youth in running and biking events.
• Fund healthy habits programming such as stress management, nutrition, and violence prevention.
• Offer kids hope to reach their full potential.

At Bolder Options, our special component to mentoring provides youth who are on the path to truancy or juvenile delinquency with a positive adult role model who runs or bikes, sets academic goals, and volunteers with them in our community. The structure combined with the physical activity in our mentoring program provides youth an amazing opportunity for making life choices they can be proud of.

Give boldly and know that you've helped change a life for the better.