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New Insights Highlight Effective Messaging About Nature

How we talk about what we do matters. The work of connecting kids to nature and helping them find joy in the outdoors is inherently valuable, but being able to do that work often relies on convincing funders, community

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Photo courtesy of the Camping And Education Foundation

The Camping & Education Foundation Expands Its Impact

The Camping & Education Foundation received its first grant from NRF in 2018. At that time, the Foundation had been in operation for almost 100 years offering immersive summer camp experiences to generations of kids in

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Adolescents & Burnout

Many people look back on their teen years as a time of extremes. Lots of things feel heightened during adolescence, from day-to-day emotions and the intensity of friendships to frustrations at school and shifting family

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Wrap-Around Services Support Youth Outcomes

For many young people, the barriers that prevent them from accessing opportunities are more like webs than walls. There are often multiple, intersecting factors that make it difficult for young people to succeed rather

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