1,318
NUMBER OF CHILDREN FROM MILITARY FAMILIES SERVED
33,596
3,259
JUNIOR
RANGER BADGES
NUMBER OF
YOUNG ADULT STAFF
$383K
SCHOLARSHIPS
More than $383k was awarded in scholarships to 1,204 children and youth in 2023
9,524
SERVICE LEARNING
Children and teens engaged in service learning projects with partners
21
Number of Participating YMCAs
Collaborating through virtual and in-person curriculum with NPS rangers
Number of Youth in
Engaged in the Outdoors
121,260
Thousands of children and teens engaged virtually or in-person with outdoor programming, service learning and parks
MEASURING OUR PROGRESS FROM 2015 TO TODAY
ENGAGE
CHILDREN & TEENS
OUTDOORS
A partnership program between the YMCA and the National Park Service
ENJOYING SUCCESS SINCE 2015!
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Making Progress
CLEARING A PATH TO THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Together, YMCAs and their partners have successfully engaged children and teens who live in communities with limited awareness or access to public lands, cultural and historical sites and outdoor recreational facilities in outdoor summer and fall programming opportunities. A key component of this program is to offer financial assistance to children and youth who may not be able to afford attending a youth outdoors program. Each year, YMCAs raise financial resources that more than match the National Park Service support to serve more youth and train more YMCA staff and young leaders in conservation, recreation and service.
In 2015, nine Ys and their partner National Park Service (NPS) sites launched the pilot Youth Outdoors Initiative. By 2019 and 2020, the program has expanded to 16 Ys and their national park partners and is only continuing to grow
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