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“What Is the Coolest Thing You’ve Ever Done?” Read This Teen’s Answer
By Amanda Houdeschell YEA Camp was one of the best weeks of my life. I honestly do not have anything negative to say about it! On my application for PETA2’s Youth Advisory Board, I was asked “What is the coolest thing you’ve ever done?” And I said YEA Camp! Because where else do you have…
Read MoreTeen Environmentalist Shares Her Story Speaking at International Climate Change Conference
Fifteen-year-old superstar environmentalist and YEA Camper Avalon Theisen shares her inspiring experience of speaking at the international climate change conference in Paris.
Read MoreTeen Activists Across the Country Walk to Save Animals
By Leah Kelly Every year, thousands of people across North America participate in an incredible mass display of compassion towards farmed animals — some of the most abused on the planet. Farm Sanctuary’s annual Walk for Farm Animals campaign is a hugely successful national fundraiser to support the organization, which works to rescue and rehabilitate mistreated…
Read MoreNew Youth Blog Team Showcases Teen Activism
Let’s forget everything we thought we knew about what teens do in their free time.
It’s officially 2016 and our New Year’s resolution is to turn that stereotype around.
Read MoreAll We Can Say Is WOW!
WOW! What an incredible summer! We say it every year, and every year it is true! This was our best summer yet! With Labor Day gone and, with it, the symbolic end to summer, we are still basking in the accomplishments of our seventh(!) year of epic, life-changing summer camps. It is impossible to capture…
Read MoreYEA Camp Hero Day 12: Claire – An Activist Role Model
Happy New Year! We’ve reached the final day, Day 12, of our 12 Days of YEA Camp Heroes series! We are so inspired by ALL of our amazing YEA Campers — and there are so many campers doing great things who we will continue to feature throughout the year. As a reminder, 12 Days of YEA Camp Heroes is…
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