Posts Tagged ‘camp’
YEA Campers Love Turkeys!
Thanksgiving is often happily referred to as “Turkey Day,” but many people have never actually considered the turkey. Turkeys are much more complex animals than most people give them credit for. They are friendly, loving animals and of comparable intelligence to the dogs and cats so many of us care about. Unfortunately, though, they…
Read More10 Ways Parents Can Empower Their Courageous Child Activist
At YEA Camp, we specialize in empowering children and teenagers to make the world a better place. That’s why we’ve devised a helpful list so parents can nurture their courageous child activists.
Read MoreLife-Changing Summer Camp Serves Life-Saving Food
YEA Camp is a social justice leadership camp that serves food in line with its mission.
Read More“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 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 MoreInspired Teens Lead Walk to End Slavery
Sixteen-year-old Katy Foley describes her inspiring work with the group Youth Ending Slavery.
Many people don’t realize that slavery still exists and is a far too prevalent injustice in our world today. This is an atrocity not to be misconstrued as solely an issue of the past or a crime of developing countries.
Read MoreCamper Profile: 15-year-old Ofzerna : Too Young to Vote But Not to Make a Difference
With the extremely important midterm elections approaching, 15-year-old Ofzerna from Northern California knew she had to get involved. Ofzerna has been vegetarian since she was 4 years old (even though her parents aren’t) and is a passionate advocate for women’s rights and gay rights, among other causes she cares a lot about. She’s not old…
Read MoreLife-changing, inspiring, restoring our faith in humanity … How to describe an epic YEA Camp summer?!
Friends, Each year of YEA Camp — and this is our SIXTH, OMG! — feels like the best. Maybe that’s because it’s closest in our memory, but it’s probably because the camp just gets better and better every year… which we didn’t actually think was possible!! It’s tough to describe 3 epic life-changing, world-changing weeks…
Read MoreYEA Camp Spring Update!
We have a lot of big things happening at YEA Camp as we gear up for another life-changing and world-changing summer of camps! Some updates about YEA Camp 2014: We are expanding to bigger venues in all of our locations, and yet with camp still 3 months away, our camps are a quarter of the way full. We have…
Read MorePrepare to be blown away: what our campers have been doing since camp!
If you don’t already know, we are all about what campers do after camp. In fact, our goal is to turn campers’ passion into action to make a better world. Our last session of camp only ended in August and we are so happy to see our campers already taking action on their IOI (issue of importance). If…
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