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Children & Nature Network is FINDING NATURE during COVID-19

The Children & Nature Network (C&NN) is responding quickly during this time of great disruption from coronavirus. C&NN was co-founded by Richard Louv, NRF's 2019 Crawford Prize recipient. As advocates for the myriad of

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Sophie Twichell, NRF's Executive Director

Response to Covid-19 Pandemic

Dear NRF Grantees, As our world grapples with the unprecedented challenges presented by COVID-19, we want to express our deep concern and support for our grantees. Please know how grateful the National Recreation

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Report Finds Many Americans Are Not Recreating Outdoors

February 19, 2020

The Outdoor Foundation’s 2019 report contains unsettling information for park and recreation professionals. The heading of the report reads, “Half of the US population does not participate in outdoor recreation at

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Impact Grant Progress Report: Laureus Sport for Good Foundation

  “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. Sport can awaken hope where there was previously only despair.” ~ Nelson

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The State of Suicide Trends Among American Black Youth

January 31, 2020

A report from the Congressional Black Caucus outlined a chilling reality about the trends in suicidal completion and ideation among American Black youth. The report, “Ring the Alarm: The Crisis of Black Youth Suicide

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