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Six Tips for Inspiring Youth Beyond Schools
1. Talk to parents and organizations in your community. Ask them what they are working on or what they need to enrich the lives of…
Nature-based summer camp
A nature-based summer camp offers full scholarships, as needed, so any child can participate. The program provides free lunch to all campers and works with…
Youth crews improve wildlife habitat
Groundswell Conservancy partners with Operation Fresh Start to provide job training and on-the-land conservation education for at-risk youth ages 16 to 24. The youth crews…
Leadership, Employment Skills
Conserving Carolina hosts a Summer of Service program for community members ages 17 to 19 interested in trying something new and learning more about oneself…
Rural and Urban Connections
Camp for kids ages 5 to 19 during school breaks and the summer to connect kids to the land, river and wildlife. Uses a multidisciplinary…
Year-Round After-School Programs, K–12
The Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust is an urban land trust operating in the City of Lowell. In 2005 it initiated an after-school program offering…
Enrichment Program for Elementary Students
In partnership with another non-profit, offers a weekly after school enrichment program for elementary students at the local school with two programs: Grades K–2 and…
Faith Communities
The Bow in the Clouds property got its name from the donors—the Sisters of the Congregation of St. Joseph—who reference the rainbow after the Great…
Wildlife Camps
“Babes in the Woods” meets once a month throughout the year providing age-appropriate games, crafts, stories and other activities that connect participants to the natural…
Healing from Domestic Violence
For an organization dedicated to land protection and restoration, it was both a new language and a new way of thinking. “What I mean by…