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Leading The Way: Montae’s Journey from Camper to Camp Director

Our new Camp Director, Montae Franklin, is a City Kids alum and former staff member! He met with Yael Schoenbaum, our new Development and Communications Manager, to share and reflect on his experiences, the impact of City Kids on his personal and professional development, and the significance of being a leader at such an influential […]

Summer Update: WY

Summer camp at Broken Arrow Ranch is off to a fantastic start! The Fox Cabin successfully completed their first backpacking trip to Elkhart Lake. Part of the Mountaineer cohort (rising eighth-grade campers) braved challenging weather—the team’s ingenuity and determination kept the pace swift and morale high! Another part of the cohort, the Moose Cabin, canoed […]

Summer Update: DC

The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) at City Kids is not your typical summer job. SYEP is a locally funded six-week program sponsored by the Department of Employment Services (DOES) that enables high school participants (JETs) to earn money, gain positive work experience and exposure, and develop essential skills to thrive professionally. Arii Sylvers, Program […]

The Rewilding Collective: Empowering Youth and Nurturing Conservation

We are thrilled to announce an exciting partnership that will amplify our mission of connecting D.C. youth with nature and nurturing their sense of belonging and resiliency. This spring, City Kids has been invited to join Conservation Nation and Inward Bound Mindfulness Education in The Rewilding Collective to embark on a transformative journey of exploration, […]

VIDEO | The CK Journey

The City Kids journey begins when youth enter the program in the sixth grade and continue through middle school, high school, and beyond. Watch this video to learn more!

City Kids on WUSA9!

In case you missed it, tune it to see City Kids’ special feature on WUSA9. Participants and staff were interviewed about the program while on a recent horseback riding trip for SYEP.

VIDEO | Snow Club at CK

Get an inside look into year two of City Kids’ Snow Club program. Youth are provided with free lift tickets, ski gear, transportation, ski and ride school, meals, and equipment rentals for all five on-hill ski/snowboarding lessons at Vail’s Whitetail Ski Resort.

A New Program Model: Snow Club

In the winter of 2021, City Kids implemented our first ever Snow Club programming for all youth. In prior years, City Kids would facilitate occasional trips on the slopes, but now as a grantee of Vail Resort + Katz Amsterdam Foundation’s Epic for Everyone Youth Connection to Winter Sports Program, we are able take 30 […]

The Grand Climbing Experience

Every summer, City Kids JETs have the opportunity to climb the Grand Teton, the tallest peak in the Teton range with its summit standing at over two and a half miles above sea level. On August 7th, Desahray and Leon, two first-year JETs, experienced one of the biggest thrills of their lives as they took […]

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