TODAY: City teens find peace and clarity in a taste of the great outdoors
NBC’s Rehema Ellis reports in this week’s Sunday Spotlight.
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The Today Show and NBC Nightly News Feature NPF-Funded Camping Program
NBC’s Nightly News and Today Show both featured Camping to Connect, a Young Masterminds Initiative youth program funded by a National Park Foundation ParkVentures grant.
Camping to Connect is an experiential mentorship program empowering young men of color by connecting them to nature. The segment featured interviews with Manny Almonte, Camping to Connect’s founder, and Jalen Bazile, program director.
“They need to know that nature nurtures and heals,” says Almonte of the teenage participants.
Watch the NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt segment here and check out the Today Show segment below: