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Youth Mental Health Requires Increased Attention

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. While mental health is an important issue for people of all ages, recent trends point to a youth mental health crisis across the United States. Specifically, rates of substance

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Photo courtesy of Latinos Progresando

Intergenerational Connections Help Foster a Relationship with Nature

NRF Outdoor Grants support programs that invite kids outside and foster a connection with nature. This can look like initiatives that only work with young people, but another great way to support youth is through

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Outdoor Grantee Cohorts See Big Wins Over Three Years

For the past three years, Tom’s of Maine has provided key support to NRF through its Get Into Nature initiative. This funding allowed NRF to grow our Outdoor Grants program, which focuses primarily on funding smaller,

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Equine Connections Promote Youth Development Outcomes

There are so many different ways to promote positive youth development. Some youth programs focus on sports, while others emphasize camping, and still others center around art or science. What most youth development

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Agritourism: Where Good Eating and Outdoor Recreation Come Together

With Memorial Day kicking off the unofficial start of summer, there are all kinds of things to be excited about in the coming months. Summer is a great time for kids to be outside and go on adventures. It’s also when

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