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Leadership Transition Press Release

Eloise Russo, Executive Director of City Kids Wilderness Project Announces Departure

May 27, 2020

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

🌄✨ Join Our Team This Summer! 🌟 Are you r

🌄✨ Join Our Team This Summer! 🌟

Are you ready for the adventure of a lifetime? 🌲 City Kids is looking for passionate, dedicated individuals to join our summer camp staff in Jackson, WY! 🏞️

If you love working with kids, the great outdoors, and making memories that will last a lifetime, we want YOU on our team! 🙌

Apply now and get ready for an unforgettable summer! Link in bio. ⬆️

🌟 Building strength on and off the wall! Our Le

🌟 Building strength on and off the wall!
Our Leadership Cohort recently took their climbing skills indoors to get ready for outdoor climbs this summer in Wyoming! Along the way, they explored what personal power means and inspiring empathy with one another🧗‍♂️💪✨

#LeadershipInAction #ClimbHigher #EmpathyAndStrength

Do you believe in the power of genuine connection?

Do you believe in the power of genuine connection? 🌿 ❤️ 🤝

At City Kids, we’re helping DC youth navigate a fast-paced, cyber-centered world that makes it so easy to disconnect and divide— by inspiring connection to nature, to quality mentors, and to each other.

✨ 100% of City Kids youth graduate high school, empowered to shape their futures and create positive change in their communities.

📅 Save the Date: 12.3.24. This #GivingTuesday, be the spark that transforms connection into community—and community into change.
🔗 Visit citykidsdc.org to learn more.

What an incredible day for all our City Kids cohor

What an incredible day for all our City Kids cohorts at @outwardboundchesapeake!✨ 🧗‍♀️🍂 Yesterday, 46 participants came together to climb, problem-solve, and build lasting bonds. We were thrilled to cheer on each youth as they reached new heights, lifted each other with encouragement, and celebrated every success. Grateful for our community and our partnership with Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School—excited for many more days like this to come!

This Giving Tuesday, join us in creating moments o

This Giving Tuesday, join us in creating moments of kindness and connection. Through connection, we strengthen our community, and ultimately, affect positive change. 💙 #GivingTuesday #TogetherWeGive #ConnectionCommunityChange

Keep calm and hike, bike, and play on 🧘🏾‍♀️🥾🚴‍♂️⛹️⛹🏿

#photodump #dmvadventures

🪢 Weekend adventure recap! 🚙 ⛺️Our JETs

🪢 Weekend adventure recap! 🚙 ⛺️Our JETs were roped into a great time at the Adventure Park at Sandy Springs! They tackled the high ropes course, camped under the stars, and climbed to new heights in teamwork and leadership. From setting goals to hanging in there together, we embraced our core values with plenty of knoteworthy moments along the way. #KnotYourAverageWeekend #HangInThere #JETLife

🌲 Last weekend, our Leadership cohort ventured

🌲 Last weekend, our Leadership cohort ventured to Prince William Forest Park for an overnight car camping trip! From hiking scenic nature trails to sharing stories around the campfire, it was a perfect fall adventure. 🍂
This year, we’ve been anchoring on our core values of joy & connection to strengthen community in shared outdoor spaces, and this trip was full of both! ✨ #FallAdventures #CommunityOutdoors

On a beautiful fall day, first-year JETs hit the A

On a beautiful fall day, first-year JETs hit the Anacostia River Trail for two amazing rides! Huge thanks to @wabadc for joining us! 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️ 🍂 #enjoytheride #anacostiaadventures #JETsonthemove

🌄🎒 Our Mountaineers took on their first back

🌄🎒 Our Mountaineers took on their first backpacking adventure to Annapolis Rock, soaking in the amazing views and sharing plenty of laughs along the way! We loved seeing the energy they brought all weekend as they built skills, confidence, and unforgettable memories. 🏕️🌲 #AnnapolisRock #OutdoorFun #BackpackingAdventures #AppalachianTrail

City Kids Wilderness Project

202-525-4930
sarah@citykidsdc.org

City Kids Wilderness Project is a non-profit organization founded on the belief that providing enriching life experiences for DC children can enhance their lives, the lives of their families and the greater community.

Washington, DC

2437 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009

Jackson Hole, Wyoming

13055 So. US Hwy 191
Jackson, WY 83001

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