Nature Everywhere Communities

KABOOM!, the Children & Nature Network, and National League of Cities are partnering to increase equitable access to nature everywhere children live, learn, and play in 100 U.S. communities by 2025.

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Experts agree that playing in nature makes children happier and healthier. Spending time in nature helps kids build social connections, increase physical activity, improve mental health, and develop a love for the environment. Children thrive when they have frequent access to outdoor spaces, experiences and learning.

But in the United States, families with children—especially Black and Brown families—have less access to nature close to where they live than the rest of the country.

Nature Everywhere communities consist of cross-sector leadership teams that have access to tools, resources, and a national peer learning network of leaders who can share successful strategies for connecting children to the benefits of nature. Learn more about Nature Everywhere Communities.

Become a Nature Everywhere Action Challenge Community

Register for the Action Challenge – a self-paced approach to advancing equitable access to nature everywhere children live, learn, and play in your community. The Action Challenge is just one way to participate in a national initiative to increase equitable access to nature everywhere in 100 U.S. communities by 2025.

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