High Desert Museum will offer two innovative programs, Fired Up About OregonвЂ™s Forests! and Desert Waters to approximately 1,200 students. Following the camp, participants also have the opportunity to join Central Oregon Youth Conservation Corps (COYCC) crews for paid work experience. Forest Service to offer Camp LEAD, an innovative leadership camp, employing and empowering youth with disabilities to gain job skills in natural resources. Heart of Oregon Corps will partner with Oregon Vocational RehabilitationвЂ™s Youth Transition Program, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, and the U.S. Our Rivers, Our Forests provides a year-long nature-based education program to preschool students that incorporates science, outdoor play, music, and storytelling.

The Winter Wellness Program provides youth with a multi-day outdoor experience including snowshoeing, hikes, and team-building activities, with an emphasis on leadership skills, community wellness, positive self-identity and self-esteem.Дiscover Your Forest will expand its Our Rivers, Our Forests program to reach seven Head Start Preschools and Early Childhood Special Education programs in Central Oregon. Bend Park and Recreation District will provide van transportation from multiple affordable housing locations throughout Bend and utilize their Latino Outreach Coordinator and connections with the Family Access Network to recruit families to participate in the program.Д¬amp Tamarack will sponsor 60 7th grade students from Jefferson County Middle School to participate in its Winter Wellness Program at no cost. The camp will provide memorable outdoor adventures to public land sites. Funded projects include:Д¬amp Fire of Central Oregon will partner with Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Human Dignity Coalition, Kids Center, and Healing Reins to offer seven scholarships for their SummerKids Program.Д«end Park and Recreation District will offer 8-weeks of Discover the Outdoor Camp, a low-cost summer camp for Latino and low-income middle school youth.

Projects that received funding focus on connecting underrepresented populations in Central Oregon to the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests so youthВ of all backgrounds, abilities, and incomes have opportunities to learn and recreate in nature. These grants are made possible by Youth Engagement Strategy (YES) funds from the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S. The ChildrenвЂ™s Forest allocated $30,000 amongst eight of its partner organizations as part of a regional initiative to connect underserved youth to public lands through conservation education, service projects, and career pathway projects.

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