YES Nature to Neighborhoods Youth Programs

YES Nature to Neighborhoods Youth Programs includes a Youth Leadership Pathway that spans ten years from childhood through young adulthood. The programs in this pathway nurture youth to develop the skills and confidence to work toward a just society and a sustainable environment. Family Camps within the program are community retreats in the redwoods that cultivate connection to nature and healthy relationships and serve as a platform for youth and adults to practice leadership among their families and community.

YES Nature to Neighborhoods states that, in partnership with nature, it nurtures leaders who champion the wellbeing of the community. The organization increases access and breaks down barriers for those historically excluded from the outdoors and collaborates at the forefront of the movement to increase equity and inclusivity in the outdoors. It delivers equity, inclusion, and diversity training to partner organizations. Its Family Camps create brave spaces that foster cross-cultural relationships, build resilience in the community, and unite people in common cause. The organization reclaims connection to the earth and embraces the stated power of nature to heal, inspire awe, and develop empowered and compassionate leaders, and it creates an environment inspired by nature and dedicated to enhancing personal and communal well-being, cohesion, and effectiveness by caring for the whole person and the whole family.

Last updated March 20, 2026.