Our Impact:

Our project has a short-term and long-term impact on the lives of the children in our program--they get to take a break from worrying about life in foster care, but they also are learning new coping mechanisms, building a positive connection with the outdoors, and improving their self-esteem through fly fishing successes. We have mentored 500 children in foster care to date in 26 states.

Information about The Mayfly Project:

The Mayfly Project is a national non-profit organization that is changing the lives of children in foster care across the country. Our mission is to mentor children in foster care via the sport of fly fishing and provide opportunities for children in foster care to have fun, build self-esteem, and develop a meaningful connection with the outdoors.

The children that participate in our projects learn all the basics of fly fishing, join in our conservation initiative efforts, and receive 2:1 mentor ratio at our 5 TMP outings where we teach and mentor in groups together. When the project is completed, each child receives their own curriculum, specialized buttons for participating in the program, fly rod setup, and all the gear they need to continue to pursue fly fishing. Foster parents, relative caregivers, adoptive parents, and group home staff are also invited to participate! THERE IS ZERO COST TO PARTICIPATE! We fundraise year-round to ensure each kid/youth who participates has what they need to fly fish on their own! 

Our mentors undergo a rigorous background check, reference check, interview, and training.