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Media Release: Robo-Revolution: Grant-Powered Partnership Sparks STEM Excitement in Central Oregon Youth

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Grant-Powered Partnership Sparks STEM Excitement in Central Oregon Youth ESSER III funding for “teach the teachers” program enables Camp Fire Central Oregon to improve access to high-quality robotics enrichment, education and fun!  Bend, Ore. March 4, 2024… Read More >

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From Allies to Accomplices

Get uncomfortable! What does the word accomplice mean to you? Someone aiding and abetting questionable activity? A dangerous co-conspirator? An accessory to a crime? Today, we’re exploring a different definition of accomplice. As we strive to become a more equitable… Read More >

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Media Release: Community Invited to Warm Hearts of U.S. Veterans at MLK Jr. Day of Service Volunteer Event.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CAMP FIRE CENTRAL OREGON INVITES COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO WARM THE HEARTS OF U.S. VETERANS THROUGH ITS ANNUAL MLK JR. DAY OF SERVICE VOLUNTEER EVENT. Public invited to come make Valentine’s cards, delivered to regional veterans hospital on Valentine’s… Read More >

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Reconnection over Resolution

This January, we’re trying something new: We’re focusing on reconnection instead of resolutions. Case in point, our December National Leadership Conference (NLC) theme was Camp Fire (re)Connects. Camp Fire’s mission is to connect young people to the outdoors, to others… Read More >

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Camp Fire Central Oregon Staff Recognized With Top Leadership Award at National Conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CAMP FIRE CENTRAL OREGON STAFF RECOGNIZED WITH TOP LEADERSHIP AWARD AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE Distinguished Honor from Camp Fire National Headquarters Acknowledges Outstanding Contribution and Commitment to Youth Development   Bend, Ore. Dec. 14, 2023 – Inclusive youth… Read More >

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Supporting Young People Through the Holidays

The holidays: when both cheer and stress levels reach epic highs. Many young people are already struggling with mental health issues, and the season creates extra challenges. Gatherings can highlight family tensions, sleep and routines get disrupted, and normal sources… Read More >

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Equity in Action

What do you think of when you think about equity? Fairness? Equality? Acting justly? When we talk about equity at Camp Fire, we’re not talking about an unreachable ideal. We’re not talking about a simplistic, everybody-gets-the-same-size-slice-of-pizza approach. We’re talking about… Read More >

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Building on Our STEM Foundations

Have you ever had the experience of being fully in the moment … and only later realizing how well that presence set you up for the future? Maybe you got so in the flow of doing something you love that… Read More >

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Media Release: Camp Fire Central Oregon Expands Environmental Program to Sisters Middle School Youth

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 24, 2023 CAMP FIRE CENTRAL OREGON EXPANDS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM TO SISTERS MIDDLE SCHOOL ‘ExplOregon: Project Good Earth’ will boost accessibility to nature-based enrichment while giving kids a chance to connect to the outdoors, each other, and… Read More >

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