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There’s a fabulous new book that impressed our director and one of our campers enough that we wanted to share a review of it here. The book is called Persimmon Takes On Humanity, by Christopher Locke, whom we are thrilled to have interviewed here. The story follows Persimmon, a clever and compassionate raccoon, who teams up with her loyal…
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One of the organizations that has been most supportive of YEA Camp has been the Sacramento Vegetarian Society (SVS), which, for the second year in a row, is sponsoring a scholarship program to enable low-income Sacramento-area campers to attend YEA Camp. See the scholarship announcement and requirements here and apply for the scholarship here. Do you know any…
Click to Read MoreSummer is almost here and so is YEA Camp! Now in its 7th year, Youth Empowered Action (YEA) Camp is a unique week-long overnight camp with sessions in California, Oregon, and New York for youth who want to change the world! Campers ages 12-17 choose a social issue they want to work on, like the environment, gay rights,…
Click to Read MoreAs part of Mercy For Animals‘ campaign to inform people about where their food comes from, and the cruel treatment of animals on factory farms and slaughterhouses, YEA Campers from all over the country are participating in the #noaggag campaign. After dozens of undercover investigations exposing horrific animal abuse and resulting in consumer outrage, instead of trying to…
Click to Read MoreWe know we’re biased, but we’re pretty sure the best teenagers in the world attend YEA Camp! We say this because Youth Empowered Action (YEA) Camp is a leadership camp for teens who want to make our world a better place, and, well, let’s just say not every teenager wants to spend their summer this way. Our campers do! Learn…
Click to Read MoreAre you a talented vegan chef who wouldn’t mind spending some time this summer having one of the most inspiring experiences of your life with some of the best people on the planet? Then this post is for you. Youth Empowered Action (YEA) Camp is an incredible week-long overnight social justice summer camp for 12-17 year-olds who…
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YEA CAMP IS HIRING FOR THE SUMMER! Take our quiz to see if you should apply to work at our summer camp for social change! 1. Want to work with the best teenagers in the world and have a super inspiring experience with amazing staff in a beautiful location this summer? 2. Are you a…
Click to Read MoreWhen we asked our campers what difference YEA Camp made for them, we got so many amazing, inspiring answers! We turned some of them into blog posts for our 12 Days of YEA Camp Heroes campaign, and we made some visuals to tell the story quickly. Take a look! We hope you’re as inspired as…
Click to Read MoreHappy 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…
Click to Read MoreWelcome to Day 11(!) of our 12 Days of YEA Camp Heroes campaign – our way of showing off how amazing our campers are and reflecting on how, according to them, YEA Camp has helped them make a difference. Today’s YEA Camp Hero is 15-year-old Bernie from Oregon, who has been with us the past two summers. Bernie is…
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