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Supportive Spaces are Essential for LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health
At NRF we care about getting kids outside for many reasons. Outdoor recreation helps young people connect to peers, mentors, their culture, and their communities. It supports positive outcomes for physical and mental
Getting Outside When Outside Is Getting Hotter
Summer is peak season for outdoor recreation. Families head outside to enjoy picnics, walks, and bike rides. Many outdoor recreation and education organizations have busy summer programming schedules while kids are out
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
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
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
Investing in Nearby Nature
When we think of nature, it can be easy to envision it as a faraway pristine landscape where human impacts are invisible and only a privileged few get to explore. In the United States, we’re lucky to have something