Blog Blog A 2023 #KidDay Message from our National Youth Advisory CabinetMarch 15, 2023→ A 2023 #KidDay Message from our National Youth Advisory Cabinet Spend time with children in nature for Absolutely Incredible Kid Day®March 13, 2023→ Spend time with children in nature for Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® Encourage and Recognize Military Youth on Absolutely Incredible Kid Day®March 8, 2023→ Encourage and Recognize Military Youth on Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® Growing Up is Hard – But You Can Make it Less Lonely March 2, 2023→ Growing Up is Hard – But You Can Make it Less Lonely Camp Fire’s People & Impact: 2021-2022February 28, 2023→ Camp Fire’s People & Impact: 2021-2022 Making our website accessible for allFebruary 2, 2023→ Making our website accessible for all Sharing Power: Learning to Embrace Humility as an Adult in Youth-Led SpacesJanuary 19, 2023→ Sharing Power: Learning to Embrace Humility as an Adult in Youth-Led Spaces Camp Fire Names Two New Members to the National Board of Trustees to Kick Off 2023January 9, 2023→ Camp Fire Names Two New Members to the National Board of Trustees to Kick Off 2023 Getting focused: Our goals for 2023-2025January 3, 2023→ Getting focused: Our goals for 2023-2025 “Prepare us for the future we are forced to prepare for.” – A reflection on the transformational power of youth leadershipDecember 6, 2022→ “Prepare us for the future we are forced to prepare for.” – A reflection on the transformational power of youth leadership Help the Friendship Fund open up outdoor experiences to allDecember 5, 2022→ Help the Friendship Fund open up outdoor experiences to all How Election Season Impacts LGBTQ2S+ YouthNovember 7, 2022→ How Election Season Impacts LGBTQ2S+ Youth #EmblemDrop2022: It’s here!November 1, 2022→ #EmblemDrop2022: It’s here! #EmblemDrop2022: One Week Out!October 25, 2022→ #EmblemDrop2022: One Week Out! SAVE THE DATE: A Redesign 100 Years in the MakingOctober 11, 2022→ SAVE THE DATE: A Redesign 100 Years in the Making Camp Fire alumni keep camp history aliveOctober 10, 2022→ Camp Fire alumni keep camp history alive You have to center joy: Understanding thriving with Dr. Kia Darling-HammondOctober 6, 2022→ You have to center joy: Understanding thriving with Dr. Kia Darling-Hammond 3 reasons we need afterschool programs NOWSeptember 1, 2022→ 3 reasons we need afterschool programs NOW We’re re-envisioning “thriving”August 1, 2022→ We’re re-envisioning “thriving” Camp Fire’s Boundary Breaking-HistoryJuly 6, 2022→ Camp Fire’s Boundary Breaking-History Camp Fire Celebrates Young People of All GendersJune 1, 2022→ Camp Fire Celebrates Young People of All Genders Answering the Call to ConnectionMay 2, 2022→ Answering the Call to Connection One of our values: We get outdoors.April 4, 2022→ One of our values: We get outdoors. Camp Fire’s Values Deepen as We GrowApril 4, 2022→ Camp Fire’s Values Deepen as We Grow Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® is March 17th!March 1, 2022→ Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® is March 17th! Camp Fire Names Two New Council CEOs and Youth Advisory Cabinet Chair to National Board of TrusteesFebruary 28, 2022→ Camp Fire Names Two New Council CEOs and Youth Advisory Cabinet Chair to National Board of Trustees Camp Fire’s National Youth Advisory Cabinet Stands With Trans* YouthFebruary 25, 2022→ Camp Fire’s National Youth Advisory Cabinet Stands With Trans* Youth Camp Fire National Headquarters Evaluation Manager Hannah Patterson Selected as National Afterschool Association (NAA) 2022 Next Gen HonoreeFebruary 24, 2022→ Camp Fire National Headquarters Evaluation Manager Hannah Patterson Selected as National Afterschool Association (NAA) 2022 Next Gen Honoree 2020-2021 People & Impact Report | Camp FireFebruary 23, 2022→ 2020-2021 People & Impact Report | Camp Fire Camp Fire connects young people to the outdoors, to others, and to themselvesFebruary 1, 2022→ Camp Fire connects young people to the outdoors, to others, and to themselves Camp Fire National Staff Continue Lead in Their FieldJanuary 19, 2022→ Camp Fire National Staff Continue Lead in Their Field CAMPER 2.0: Increasing Camp Accessibility for Historically Excluded Groups of Young PeopleJanuary 19, 2022→ CAMPER 2.0: Increasing Camp Accessibility for Historically Excluded Groups of Young People New Year, New VisionJanuary 4, 2022→ New Year, New Vision How we moved Camp Fire forward in 2021: Part 2November 30, 2021→ How we moved Camp Fire forward in 2021: Part 2 How we moved Camp Fire forward in 2021: Part 1November 30, 2021→ How we moved Camp Fire forward in 2021: Part 1 Why equity is essential for developmental relationshipsNovember 8, 2021→ Why equity is essential for developmental relationships Exploring Innovative Nature Engagement PracticesNovember 5, 2021→ Exploring Innovative Nature Engagement Practices Developmental Relationships—are we cultivating them?October 19, 2021→ Developmental Relationships—are we cultivating them? Why Afterschool Programs are a core part of Camp Fire’s strategyOctober 12, 2021→ Why Afterschool Programs are a core part of Camp Fire’s strategy Almost 25 million kids are waiting to get into an afterschool programOctober 1, 2021→ Almost 25 million kids are waiting to get into an afterschool program Advancing Equity at CampSeptember 15, 2021→ Advancing Equity at Camp Using “Pulse Checks” to Empower Young PeopleSeptember 13, 2021→ Using “Pulse Checks” to Empower Young People How Camp Fire Staff Build Youth-Driven ProgramsSeptember 1, 2021→ How Camp Fire Staff Build Youth-Driven Programs Alumni Task Force Builds ConnectionsAugust 2, 2021→ Alumni Task Force Builds Connections Camp Fire’s Delicious HistoryAugust 2, 2021→ Camp Fire’s Delicious History Camp Fire Names Danette Andley, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer for the Health Care Business Group at 3M, to the National Board of TrusteesJuly 14, 2021→ Camp Fire Names Danette Andley, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer for the Health Care Business Group at 3M, to the National Board of Trustees Camp Fire Chief Strategy Officer Shawna Rosenzweig Elected To The National Afterschool Association (NAA) National Board of DirectorsJuly 7, 2021→ Camp Fire Chief Strategy Officer Shawna Rosenzweig Elected To The National Afterschool Association (NAA) National Board of Directors Camps prep for campers’ mental health needsJuly 1, 2021→ Camps prep for campers’ mental health needs A Transaction of TrustJune 7, 2021→ A Transaction of Trust Inclusion Statements: Why specificity mattersJune 1, 2021→ Inclusion Statements: Why specificity matters
A 2023 #KidDay Message from our National Youth Advisory CabinetMarch 15, 2023→ A 2023 #KidDay Message from our National Youth Advisory Cabinet
Spend time with children in nature for Absolutely Incredible Kid Day®March 13, 2023→ Spend time with children in nature for Absolutely Incredible Kid Day®
Encourage and Recognize Military Youth on Absolutely Incredible Kid Day®March 8, 2023→ Encourage and Recognize Military Youth on Absolutely Incredible Kid Day®
Growing Up is Hard – But You Can Make it Less Lonely March 2, 2023→ Growing Up is Hard – But You Can Make it Less Lonely
Sharing Power: Learning to Embrace Humility as an Adult in Youth-Led SpacesJanuary 19, 2023→ Sharing Power: Learning to Embrace Humility as an Adult in Youth-Led Spaces
Camp Fire Names Two New Members to the National Board of Trustees to Kick Off 2023January 9, 2023→ Camp Fire Names Two New Members to the National Board of Trustees to Kick Off 2023
“Prepare us for the future we are forced to prepare for.” – A reflection on the transformational power of youth leadershipDecember 6, 2022→ “Prepare us for the future we are forced to prepare for.” – A reflection on the transformational power of youth leadership
Help the Friendship Fund open up outdoor experiences to allDecember 5, 2022→ Help the Friendship Fund open up outdoor experiences to all
How Election Season Impacts LGBTQ2S+ YouthNovember 7, 2022→ How Election Season Impacts LGBTQ2S+ Youth
SAVE THE DATE: A Redesign 100 Years in the MakingOctober 11, 2022→ SAVE THE DATE: A Redesign 100 Years in the Making
You have to center joy: Understanding thriving with Dr. Kia Darling-HammondOctober 6, 2022→ You have to center joy: Understanding thriving with Dr. Kia Darling-Hammond
3 reasons we need afterschool programs NOWSeptember 1, 2022→ 3 reasons we need afterschool programs NOW
Camp Fire Celebrates Young People of All GendersJune 1, 2022→ Camp Fire Celebrates Young People of All Genders
Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® is March 17th!March 1, 2022→ Absolutely Incredible Kid Day® is March 17th!
Camp Fire Names Two New Council CEOs and Youth Advisory Cabinet Chair to National Board of TrusteesFebruary 28, 2022→ Camp Fire Names Two New Council CEOs and Youth Advisory Cabinet Chair to National Board of Trustees
Camp Fire’s National Youth Advisory Cabinet Stands With Trans* YouthFebruary 25, 2022→ Camp Fire’s National Youth Advisory Cabinet Stands With Trans* Youth
Camp Fire National Headquarters Evaluation Manager Hannah Patterson Selected as National Afterschool Association (NAA) 2022 Next Gen HonoreeFebruary 24, 2022→ Camp Fire National Headquarters Evaluation Manager Hannah Patterson Selected as National Afterschool Association (NAA) 2022 Next Gen Honoree
2020-2021 People & Impact Report | Camp FireFebruary 23, 2022→ 2020-2021 People & Impact Report | Camp Fire
Camp Fire connects young people to the outdoors, to others, and to themselvesFebruary 1, 2022→ Camp Fire connects young people to the outdoors, to others, and to themselves
Camp Fire National Staff Continue Lead in Their FieldJanuary 19, 2022→ Camp Fire National Staff Continue Lead in Their Field
CAMPER 2.0: Increasing Camp Accessibility for Historically Excluded Groups of Young PeopleJanuary 19, 2022→ CAMPER 2.0: Increasing Camp Accessibility for Historically Excluded Groups of Young People
How we moved Camp Fire forward in 2021: Part 2November 30, 2021→ How we moved Camp Fire forward in 2021: Part 2
How we moved Camp Fire forward in 2021: Part 1November 30, 2021→ How we moved Camp Fire forward in 2021: Part 1
Why equity is essential for developmental relationshipsNovember 8, 2021→ Why equity is essential for developmental relationships
Exploring Innovative Nature Engagement PracticesNovember 5, 2021→ Exploring Innovative Nature Engagement Practices
Developmental Relationships—are we cultivating them?October 19, 2021→ Developmental Relationships—are we cultivating them?
Why Afterschool Programs are a core part of Camp Fire’s strategyOctober 12, 2021→ Why Afterschool Programs are a core part of Camp Fire’s strategy
Almost 25 million kids are waiting to get into an afterschool programOctober 1, 2021→ Almost 25 million kids are waiting to get into an afterschool program
Using “Pulse Checks” to Empower Young PeopleSeptember 13, 2021→ Using “Pulse Checks” to Empower Young People
How Camp Fire Staff Build Youth-Driven ProgramsSeptember 1, 2021→ How Camp Fire Staff Build Youth-Driven Programs
Camp Fire Names Danette Andley, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer for the Health Care Business Group at 3M, to the National Board of TrusteesJuly 14, 2021→ Camp Fire Names Danette Andley, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer for the Health Care Business Group at 3M, to the National Board of Trustees
Camp Fire Chief Strategy Officer Shawna Rosenzweig Elected To The National Afterschool Association (NAA) National Board of DirectorsJuly 7, 2021→ Camp Fire Chief Strategy Officer Shawna Rosenzweig Elected To The National Afterschool Association (NAA) National Board of Directors
Inclusion Statements: Why specificity mattersJune 1, 2021→ Inclusion Statements: Why specificity matters