Our Mission

At The Route 66 Foundation, we believe in creating a world where young adults and the planet can thrive together. Our mission is to empower young people through transformative experiences that build mental and climate resilience, foster self-awareness, and inspire positive change.

We do this by creating immersive learning environments where personal growth and environmental action go hand in hand. Whether through clean-up projects, community living, or eco-conscious construction, we guide young adults to reconnect with themselves, others, and the natural world.

The Journey

The core of our work is a unique program designed to provide young Europeans with the tools and experiences to build resilience and rediscover a meaningful future.

During this journey, participants:

Engage in clean-ups and environmental restoration projects.
Learn practical skills like budgeting, cooking, household management, and teamwork.
Reflect on personal patterns and develop stress management techniques, inspired by mindfulness-based cognitive tools (MBCT).
Participate in community living, balancing personal growth with shared responsibilities.
Develop leadership, planning, and collaboration skills.

Our work is guided by clear goals:

To create opportunities for young adults to reconnect with nature and themselves.
To foster ecological responsibility through hands-on projects.
To build community awareness and resilience through collaboration and solidarity.
To provide tools for personal growth, stress management, and healthy habit transformation.
To contribute to a greener, more sustainable Gran Canaria – and beyond.

This transformative trajectory combines inner and outer growth, helping participants shape a more conscious, connected, and resilient way of life.

Main Organization

The Route 66 Foundation is a Dutch ANBI-registered non-profit organization based in Diepenveen (The Netherlands) and Arteara (Gran Canaria).Through our main platform r66gc.com, we connect young people, volunteers, and partners within one shared mission: ecological restoration, awareness, and collaboration: from EGO to ECO.

Our sister websites:

Ziemens.nl: support foundation focused on vision development, fundraising, and social partnerships.
grancanariacleanup.com: updates on clean-up actions, awareness campaigns, upcycling projects, and local initiatives on the island.

All organizational details, policy documents, and official registrations can be found centrally on r66gc.com.

The Route 66 Foundation

Voorhorsterbrink 18,
7431 ZD Diepenveen,
The Netherlands

Registered with the Chamber of Commerce (KvK):
80876145 | RSIN: 861834227

The Delegation in the Canary Islands of the Foundation Route 66

Calle Arteara 17,
35108 San Bartolomé de Tirajana,
Gran Canaria, Spain

Registered in the Register of Canarian Foundations: 399 | Spanish VAT: G44689545

In cooperation with:
Oceans4Life · Everlast SDG Consulting · Municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana · Stichting ZieMens · Earth4Life · GranCanariaCleanUp

Part of the European Solidarity Corps and Erasmus+ network.