Game nights
Welcoming events for board games, trading cards, Dungeons & Dragons, Pokémon, and other shared interests where older kids and teens can connect, have fun, and enjoy what they like.
A project of The Stay Network
Stay True Project™
Encouraging older kids and teens to keep enjoying, exploring, and embracing the interests they love.
- A Stay Network project
- Older kids & teens
- Confidence
- Creative hobbies
- Healthy interests
- Belonging
What it is about
Helping older kids and teens stay connected to positive interests they love.
Stay True Project encourages older kids and teens to continue enjoying positive interests, hobbies, creativity, and activities that bring them joy, even as they grow older and face pressure to move on from things they still enjoy.
Why this matters
Growing up should not mean leaving every joyful interest behind.
As older kids and teens grow, they can sometimes feel pressure to leave behind hobbies, creative interests, favorite activities, games, books, art, imagination, collections, music, or other positive interests in order to fit in, appear more mature, or avoid judgment. Stay True Project exists to encourage them to keep exploring and embracing the interests they love in a healthy, age-appropriate way.
How we help
Encouragement, resources, activities, and future programming.
Stay True Project may include encouragement, written resources, creative materials, digital tools, community partnerships, activities, and future programming that promote confidence, creativity, healthy interests, and belonging.
What it does not mean
Stay True is not about avoiding growth or responsibility.
Stay True Project is not about encouraging people to avoid growth, maturity, or responsibility. It is about helping older kids and teens grow while still staying connected to the positive interests, hobbies, creativity, and activities that bring them joy.
Early ideas
Possible directions as the project grows.
Hobby-friendly spaces
Family, teen, or all-ages gatherings that celebrate creative interests, fandoms, stories, collections, music, games, and other positive hobbies.
Confidence-building encouragement
Resources, conversations, and community partnerships that encourage young people to keep making time for interests that bring joy, creativity, confidence, and connection.
Get connected
Interested in Stay True Project™?
Reach out if you have ideas for game nights, hobby meetups, volunteer support, community partnerships, or ways to encourage older kids and teens to stay true to what they love.
Contact The Stay Network