Donate to Hostel Adventures

Hostel Adventure programs are unique in serving schools and youth groups with the fewest resources and the most limited opportunities to experience the world outside of their immediate neighborhoods.

On top of offering the most affordable residential youth programming in the region, Hostel Adventures are able to provide scholarship assistance to more than 70 percent of attending youth groups. Most of these schools are able to participate in our program because of our low program fees and scholarship support.

"The Hostel Adventure program is the most affordable program around. I'm grateful for the scholarship that you gave our class, especially because our school has so little money for field trips this year, and the kids can't afford to pay their own way."

--4th grade teacher, John Muir Elementary School (San Francisco)

Hostel Adventures depends on the support of donors to continue to extend its critical education programs to groups who would otherwise not be able to participate. Please support our efforts with a generous tax-deductible donation of $30 or more.

Making a contribution is easy!

Contribute Online

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You can support our work immediately. As the most resource-efficient method, contributing online enables us to direct the largest percentage of your contribution towards our programs.

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Contribute by Mail

Please send your contribution to:

Hostel Adventure Scholarship Fund
HI-USA Golden Gate Council
425 Divisadero Street Suite 307
San Francisco, CA 94117

Please make checks payable to: Hostel Adventure Program

In-Kind Donations

An in-kind donation is greatly appreciated because it helps our staff keep expenses under control and follows our Green Hostel Project guidelines.

Ideas for useful donated items include:

Outdoor Adventure Equipment

• Binoculars
• Water bottles
• Compasses
• Used bicycle tire tubes

Office Equipment

• Computers
• Scanner
• Speaker phone
• Digital camera

Miscellaneous

• National Geographic magazines
• Field guides and related books for our resource library
• LCD projector
• Art supplies (canvases, brushes, paints, etc.)

In-Kind Services

• Printing
• Graphic design
• Website and newsletter editing

If you have in-kind items or services to donate, please contact us.

Vehicle Donation

There are two free and convenient ways to convert your old car, truck, or RV into a tax-deductible donation.

Cars4Causes
Since 1997, Cars4Causes has donated over $20 million through car donations accepted on behalf of nonprofits across the country. Providing a simple way to receive the benefit of donated vehicles, they handle every detail, including the paperwork.

To find out how to donate your car, motorcycle, boat, trailer, or RV, visit www.cars4causes.net. Please let them know that you read about them on our website, and thank them for their great work on behalf of our program youth.

Local Independent Charities of America
Call (866) 332-1778 or visit the website of our fund administrator Local Independent Charities of America to donate online (search for "American Youth Hostels-Golden Gate Council").

Thank you for your support of Hostel Adventures, which enable so many young people to realize the vision of Hostelling International USA, where: Hostellers become caring world citizens who are catalysts for intercultural exchange and understanding, and stewards of the earth.