TOGETHER WE ARE INVESTING IN LEADERS WHO INCREASE NATURE … · INCREASE NATURE ACCESS FOR ALL...
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TOGETHER WE ARE INVESTING IN LEADERS WHO INCREASE NATURE ACCESS FOR ALL CHILDREN Carmen Burks Cincinnati, OH “ I am grateful to have found so many kindred spirits at the Children & Nature Network Conference. I felt honored and valued for the work I’m doing and left with new energy and ideas to connect kids to nature as they walk to school.” Mayor Ralph Becker Salt Lake City, UT “ I applaud C&NN’s partnership with the National League of Cities. Time spent in natural areas improves mental and physical health, supports learning and decreases stress. Why wouldn’t we invest in something that makes children happier, healthier and smarter?” GRASSROOTS LEADERS 800 grassroots campaigns fueled by research, tools and training, including 500 grassroots leaders at the inaugural C&NN conference CITY LEADERS 60 mayors and municipal leaders increasing critical nature access for underserved populations in 12 U.S. cities The Pike Family San Diego, CA “ Family Adventures in Nature has changed our lives, showing us that we can be adventurous and have fun even with babies and small children. Thank you for showing us that canyons, trees and boulders are opportunities to have fun, develop motor skills, decrease anxiety and increase confidence.” CJ Goulding Seattle, WA “ In this movement, I am a leader, and the Natural Leaders Network has invested in me. I am committed to clearing the spider webs and perceived barriers so that others may follow freely into nature.” FAMILY LEADERS 38,000 families spending active time together in nature with 220 Family Nature Clubs NATURAL LEADERS 200 diverse Millennial leaders creating nature connections for thousands of people in 46 states ABOUT THE CHILDREN & NATURE NETWORK After the publication of Last Child in the Woods in 2005, author Richard Louv and other thought leaders co-founded the Children & Nature Network to fuel the global grassroots movement to reconnect children with nature. We invest in local grassroots leaders, inspiring and supporting them to take action to create a future in which all children play, learn and grow with nature in their everyday lives. The Children & Nature Network invests in change makers to build networks that support the health and vitality of cities, provide green job opportunities for young leaders, strengthen family connections in the outdoors, and collect expertise and research to increase awareness and fuel grassroots campaigns worldwide. DONATE NOW!
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TOGETHER WE ARE INVESTING IN LEADERS WHO INCREASE NATURE ACCESS FOR ALL CHILDREN
Carmen Burks Cincinnati, OH“ I am grateful to have found so many kindred spirits at the Children & Nature
Network Conference. I felt honored and valued for the work I’m doing and left with new energy and ideas to connect kids to nature as they walk to school.”
Mayor Ralph Becker Salt Lake City, UT“ I applaud C&NN’s partnership with the National League of Cities. Time spent
in natural areas improves mental and physical health, supports learning and decreases stress. Why wouldn’t we invest in something that makes children happier, healthier and smarter?”
GRASSROOTS LEADERS
800 grassroots campaigns fueled by research, tools and training, including 500 grassroots leaders at the inaugural C&NN conference
CITY LEADERS
60 mayors and municipal leaders increasing critical nature access for underserved populations in 12 U.S. cities
The Pike Family San Diego, CA“ Family Adventures in Nature has changed our lives, showing us that we can
be adventurous and have fun even with babies and small children. Thank you for showing us that canyons, trees and boulders are opportunities to have fun, develop motor skills, decrease anxiety and increase confi dence.”
CJ Goulding Seattle, WA“ In this movement, I am a leader, and the Natural Leaders Network has invested
in me. I am committed to clearing the spider webs and perceived barriers so that others may follow freely into nature.”
FAMILY LEADERS
38,000 families spending active time together in nature with 220 Family Nature Clubs
NATURAL LEADERS
200 diverse Millennial leaders creating nature connections for thousands of people in 46 states
ABOUT THE CHILDREN & NATURE NETWORKAfter the publication of Last Child in the Woods in 2005, author Richard Louv and other thought leaders co-founded the Children & Nature Network to fuel the global grassroots movement to reconnect children with nature. We invest in local grassroots leaders, inspiring and supporting them to take action to create a future in which all children play, learn and grow with nature in their everyday lives.
The Children & Nature Network invests in change
makers to build networks that support the
health and vitality of cities, provide green job
opportunities for young leaders, strengthen
family connections in the outdoors, and
collect expertise and research to increase
awareness and fuel grassroots campaigns worldwide.
DONATE NOW!
