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Introduction KIDS TO THE COUNTRY’s (KTC) mission is to create a multicultural exchange in a pristine, rural setting for at-risk children from the inner city, build a positive sense of community through non-violent communication and conflict resolution skills, and foster the growth of healthful and cooperative relationships with each other.
Many, if not all, of the children we receive have never walked on a forest path or encountered wild butterflies and sassafras trees and have not had the pleasure of swimming in a real pond or picking wild blackberries. We are planting seeds – seeds so that they will have memories of what walking through a cool forest on a hot day and wading through the creek with tadpoles feels like; so perhaps when they grow up and become decision makers, they will remember to plant trees and gardens and leave some wild places on Earth and in their hearts. The programs that send us their kids and the counselors agree that this program really does make a difference in the lives of the children! GOALS OF KIDS TO THE COUNTRY
Central American Food Security Initiative (CAFSI) Update
Chuck Haren Assists Three CAFSI Partners
Louise Hagler Returns to the Huichol Center Soyaria
Plenty Belize
Kids to the Country
KIDS TO THE COUNTRY
KTC creates a framework of activities to promote lasting feelings of accomplishment and self-worth in each child through an experiential and transformative curriculum developed by the nature school. Every youngster develops a connection with the land and the rhythms of nature through activities providing them with an enriched world view. The youth come from homeless shelters, refugee centers and low-income neighborhoods. Approximately 3,000 children have participated since the program’s inception in 1986.
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