The Compass
Camptown Updates
Introducing Camptown’s New Board Chair: Nate Browning
As Bob completes 10 years of dedicated service to Camptown, we would like to express our appreciation for his unwavering commitment to our mission. This was an expected transition in normal rhythms of board succession, and we are excited to announce Nate Browning as...
Top 10 Mission Moments of 2023
In 2023, your gifts moved mountains for kids in our city…YOU connected more than 5,000 kids to nature, their peers, and themselves. On behalf of the entire Camptown team, THANK YOU. Each year, we are blown away by the way people like YOU show up for our mission and we...
Brent on the Mindfulness Academy Podcast
Camptown's President & Executive Director, Brent Freeman sits down with Mindfulness Academy Podcast's Aimee Morgan to discuss his path to mindfulness, the importance of the outdoors and how teaching kids to understand their feelings can set up their lives for...
Camptown Receives Grant to Expand Program for Justice-Involved Youth
Camptown, Inc. has been awarded a grant in the amount of $143,671 to bring Marion County youth through HopeTrail, a crime reduction program focused on education and mentorship via purposeful recreation. This support is funded through the fourth round of the Elevation...
And how are the children?…Reflections from Camptown’s President & Executive Director
‘Kasserian Ingera’ or “And how are the children?” is the traditional greeting of Maasai tribe warriors of Kenya. The traditional response is, “All the children are well”, meaning that the priorities of protecting the young and powerless are intact. The expression...
Camptown Receives $474,000 from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Camptown has received a $474,000 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to expand outdoor adventure programming with youth and sustainably build capacity. This sizable gift propels Camptown to serve more children in critical need of purposeful youth development outdoors,...
Because of Camptown…
In the cool mornings and sunny afternoons of May, Camptown staff guided dozens of 8th graders into Tennessee wilderness, including two all-female treks. Battling doubt and anxiety at times, students dug deep to learn about their personal and collective strength. “We...
The 74 – “From Pre-K to Age 74, Charter Network Works to Keep Indy Students on Track”
https://www.the74million.org/article/from-pre-k-to-age-74-charter-network-works-to-keep-indy-students-on-track/ In a new article from education news source The 74, Camptown gets a shoutout as a pivotal piece of Christel House Academy's work in educating the largest...
2022: A Year of Thoughtful Transformation
“I used to be difficult, and now I’m a leader.”
These words were uttered by a teenager who joined Camptown several summers in a row for wilderness adventures with Hamilton County Youth Assistance Programs. His words speak of significant life changes, made possible through intentional, purposeful adventures.
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