Avara Roberts, Afterschool Program Coordinator, South County: Bringing Localness, Expertise and Fantastic Fun to New Three Rivers Location Hip hip hooray! We’re so thrilled to announce Avara Roberts has joined Camp Fire Central Oregon’s afterschool program team! As our Afterschool… Read More >

Camp Fire collaborates with AT&T on free online learning School is back, baby! You’d think an organization with Camp in its name would get moody come September, but we love the smell of fresh school supplies almost as much as… Read More >

It’s official: Summer 2024 will go down in history for Camp Fire Central Oregon as the season with the most summer camps we’ve ever offered. But it’s also the first summer for a new program, Ecology Engineers—a super fun, high-impact… Read More >

There’s no doubt that fighting wildland fires is one of the toughest jobs around. With so many fires raging throughout Oregon this summer, the risk for those on the frontlines has been real, but not overlooked by many folks, including… Read More >

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Camp Fire Central Oregon Plans to Expand Afterschool Program to Sunriver-Three Rivers Community Rapid hiring required to meet upcoming launch—interested candidates encouraged to apply now! BEND, ORE., August 13, 2024 – Inclusive youth development organization Camp Fire Central… Read More >

Javier Leiva, Executive Administrator, a Superstar Behind Camp Scenes Javier Leiva, our superstar executive administrator, joined Camp Fire in 2020. Soon after moving to Central Oregon and seeing a job opening to teach Spanish in our afterschool program, he decide… Read More >

When you think of childhood, what wonderful thoughts and memories pop into mind? Chances are, many come from experiences outdoors, perhaps playing in the woods or floating rivers with friends and family. Eating watermelon at a park. Building snowmen. Kicking… Read More >

Have you had one of those days (or weeks or years) when you look around and think, “Where is everybody?” Maybe you moved to a new place or went through a hard time or got sick. Maybe your social circles… Read More >

At Camp Fire Central Oregon, our mission is to connect youth to the outdoors, to each other, and to themselves. But this can be easier said than done when we look at this mission through the lens of mental health.… Read More >