Youth Programs

 

Youth Programs

Since 2018 we have been operating a Youth Outdoors Education Program in neighborhood youth centers.  We focus on getting the kids outdoors in green spaces along the Lincoln Creek greenway and to special places like the lakefront.  In the 18 months prior to the pandemic, we fully funded and held 68 programs in four youth-serving agencies in our target area.  All these agencies serve a population that is 90% or more African American. Our youth educator, Martina Patterson, is a certified master naturalist with a special interest in ethnobotany.  She works gently with the youth, using mindfulness exercises to help them focus on understanding their natural surroundings.

Kids at Flood Basin
Martina Patterson