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City Kids Wilderness Project Annual Report 2024-25

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Date

Jan 08 2022

Expired!

Time

All Day

Labels

Elite,

Leadership

Elite & Leadership Rock Climbing

The event is finished.

Building Resiliency. Broadening Horizons. Cultivating Community. Ensuring Skills for Success.

Applicant Overnight = from stepping outside comfor

Applicant Overnight = from stepping outside comfort zones to stepping into community ✨⛺️

This weekend, our prospective City Kids got a taste of camping under the stars, building tents together, repeat-after-me songs, s'mores and campfires, friendship bracelets passed between new friends, mindfulness activities led by our friends at @inwardboundmind, and of course, walking tacos 🌮

Thank you to @conservationnation for helping make this experience possible! We can't wait to officially welcome the newest cohort of City Kids — the Class of 2032 — later this spring 💙

❄️🍻 Après Ski with City Kids is almost here!! 🍻❄️

❄️🍻 Après Ski with City Kids is almost here!! 🍻❄️

Join us next week at Metrobar for a night of drinks, community, and celebrating everything we love about Snow Club 🏂🎿

🎟️ Your ticket includes 2 drinks
💙 Every dollar raised goes directly toward supporting our growing (and very loved) Snow Club program

From first runs to lifelong memories, Snow Club is so much more than time on the mountain — and as participation grows each year, so does the need to keep this program going strong.

Grab your tickets at the link in our bio, bring your friends, and come show up for a program that means so much to so many ⛰️✨

🏹✨ JET Trip Recap ✨🏹 JETs chose their last trip,

🏹✨ JET Trip Recap ✨🏹

JETs chose their last trip, and the answer was ARCHERY! 🎯

Last week took us out to Virginia State Park, where these high schoolers stepped into their inner Merida or Katniss Everdeen — learning the fundamentals of archery through hands-on instruction and guided practice.

Beyond the targets, the day was about connection & exploring the park’s trail system, learning about the local ecosystem, and practicing what it means to be thoughtful stewards of the natural spaces we get to enjoy.

Proud of this group for showing up with focus, curiosity, and just the right amount of competitive spirit.

#CityKidsJETS #OutdoorLearning #Archery FindYourTarget EnvironmentalStewards

🌿🎉 Applicant Family Fun Day! 🎉🌿 This weekend, over

🌿🎉 Applicant Family Fun Day! 🎉🌿
This weekend, over 100 applicants and their family members joined us to learn more about City Kids, meet staff and volunteers, play some classic CK games, and get a glimpse of the journey ahead.

A huge shoutout to our amazing partner @shakeshack for generously donating delicious food and helping make the day extra special for our families! 🍔💚

We’re so excited to soon welcome the next cohort of City Kids into our community — the adventure is just beginning. 🌄

Mountaineers took on the trails in Rock Creek Park

Mountaineers took on the trails in Rock Creek Park last week 🌿🥾 From learning trail etiquette to practicing Leave No Trace and respecting wild places, it was a great reminder that adventure—and community—can be found right here in DC.💚

CK Alumni Snow Club ❄️🏂🎿 Last weekend we welcomed

CK Alumni Snow Club ❄️🏂🎿

Last weekend we welcomed our alumni back to the mountain for our first-ever Alumni Snow Club trip — and it did not disappoint. It was incredible to be back together with the CK community that keeps growing year after year!

Once CK, always CK. 💙⛰️

Special thanks to @latejanadc for helping us fuel up for our day on the mountain!

Thirty years. Thirty stories.💙 The voices we’ve sh

Thirty years. Thirty stories.💙
The voices we’ve shared this week are just a glimpse of the generations who have shaped City Kids. Participants who became mentors. Campers who became staff. Young people who found community, and came back to strengthen it.
As we close out Black History Month, we’re celebrating the leaders, changemakers, and community-builders who continue to define City Kids.
The full collection of 30 stories is now live on our website.
Here’s to our first 30 years — and everything still to come!
#CityKids30 #BlackHistoryMonth

Five days in, and today’s spotlight feels especial

Five days in, and today’s spotlight feels especially meaningful. 💙
The alumni we’re spotlighting today include two full-time staff members, committed volunteers, and a parent of a current participant.
That’s 30 years of City Kids in action — people who come back, step up, and keep building this community.
We’re proud, we’re grateful, and we’re just getting started!
We’ll be back tomorrow with more stories. Full collection drops on our website on 2/28.
#CityKids30 #BlackHistoryMonth

Four days in. 💙 For 30 years, City Kids participan

Four days in. 💙 For 30 years, City Kids participants have shaped this community, and many of the alumni we’re highlighting this week are still a huge part of it today—as mentors, staff, supporters, and leaders!
We’ll be back tomorrow with more stories and check out our website for the full collection on Sunday!
#CityKids30 #BlackHistoryMonth

Three days in. Three decades deep. 💙 Every story w

Three days in. Three decades deep. 💙
Every story we share this week is a reminder: City Kids is more than a program, it’s generations of young people growing, leading, and coming back to lift up the next wave. Today’s spotlight is another powerful chapter in a 30-year legacy.
We’ll be back tomorrow with more stories from City Kids alumni!
#CityKids30 #BlackHistoryMonth

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All Cohort Snow Team Session #1 Mountaineer Bouldering (after school)