Point Bonita YMCA
Y Rangers is a summer camp without walls. Part of a national Y-USA partnership with the Department of the Interior, Point Bonita Y works locally with the National Park Service, California State Parks, and Bay Area partners to provide immersive experiences that connect youth from under-resourced and under-represented communities to Federal, State, and local parklands through an innovative collaboration between YMCA SF and Bay Area recreational, historical and environmental partners. In 2019, the program will offer ten week-long day camp sessions. These summer sessions provide access and allow youth to explore their parks, become better environmental stewards, give back through service, and develop a sense of pride and ownership in their public lands.
State Parks: Angel Island State Park, Candlestick Point State Recreation Area, China Camp State Park
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Providence Saint John’s Child and Family Development Center
Series of wilderness outings over the course of two years to enhance the mental health and well-being of under-resourced and overburdened families with young children in Los Angeles. Families living at or below the poverty level face a cascade of issues impacting their mental wellness and capacity to parent well. The Nurture in Nature program provides full-day family outings in nature with the goal of promoting mental wellness, decreasing parenting stress, and enhancing parent-child attachment. Young children thrive when they can access experiences that nurture and support them, and support their parents, too.
State Parks: Will Rogers State Park, Leo Carrillo State Park
Sonoma Ecology Center
The Bird School Project
University of California, Merced Foundation
Waterside Workshops
William C. Velasquez Institute
Adventure Risk Challenge