Built by a team of professionals and dedicated college interns. Made for all students.
SOLE Effects is a 501(c)(3) youth leadership and wellness nonprofit founded in 2015 by Karen and Kevin Ogden - two impactful educators in San Diego with a shared commitment for personal growth and meaningful connection. Karen and Kevin's work has created positive change in schools and communities across the United States as well as Canada and Australia.
Karen & Kevin Ogden.
Karen and Kevin lead teams to build SOLE Effects out of a simple conviction: every student needs the chance to grow into a confident, purpose-driven leader — not only the ones already leading, and not only the ones in crisis.
What started as a pilot program in one San Diego classroom grew into the SOLEFXJourney: eight adventures that move students through passion and purpose, confidence and courage, empathy, stress relief, communication, mind and body, healthy relationships, and leadership — guided by college-age mentors who have walked through the same years.
SOLE Effects empowers youth to become confident, purpose-driven leaders by cultivating supportive connections with peers.
Our Values
- We build diverse teams.
- We communicate authentically.
- We respectfully value each other.
- We celebrate learning from failure.
- We choose courage over comfort.
- We live lives of influence.
Leaders who lead themselves first.
Every Adventure develops one piece of the person a young leader is becoming.
Healthy Minds & Bodies
Habits for stress, sleep, screens, and self-talk. The foundation every leader has to stand on.
Real Leadership Skills
Courage, empathy, assertive communication, and confidence. The inner skills that outlast any title.
Purpose that Shows Up
A life of influence. Relationships that uplift. A purpose statement students actually use.