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Making our website accessible for all
Making our website accessible for all Great news: Camp Fire National's website gets a much-needed refresh this month (it will launch mid-Feb, stay tuned)! They haven’t done a major overhaul of our...
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Growing Up is Hard – But You Can Make it Less Lonely
Making our website accessible for all You can’t be a growing human without experiencing some amount of pain, discomfort and suffering. But the past few years have introduced new challenges to being a...
View ArticleMedia Release: Camp Fire Central Oregon’s Environmental Program Expands to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 14, 2023 CAMP FIRE CENTRAL OREGON EXPANDS ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMER PROGRAM TO MADRAS AND WARM SPRINGS AREA YOUTH Bend, Ore. – A new environmental program for youth, launched in...
View ArticleMedia Release: $75,000 PacificSource Community Solutions Grant Awarded to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2023 PACIFICSOURCE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS GRANT AWARDED TO CAMP FIRE CENTRAL OREGON Funding Helps Remove Financial Barriers, Sending 100 More Kids to Camp, Summer 2023...
View ArticleGather ‘Round the Camp Fire: It’s Story Time
We really, really need your story. Here’s why. Happy Alumni Month! Gather ‘round the crackling fire with us…watch the flames dance as the smell of smoke and crisp night air billows up into a starry...
View ArticleCamp Fire’s Approach to Trauma: What It Means to Be Trauma-informed
You’ve heard us say it many times: Growing up is hard. That’s the why behind everything we do. But when we say hard…just how hard are we talking? Right now, really hard. Like, clinically hard. We’re in...
View ArticleMedia Release: Camp Fire Central Oregon Expands Environmental Program to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 24, 2023 CAMP FIRE CENTRAL OREGON EXPANDS ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM TO SISTERS MIDDLE SCHOOL ‘ExplOregon: Project Good Earth’ will boost accessibility to nature-based...
View ArticleBuilding on Our STEM Foundations
Have you ever had the experience of being fully in the moment … and only later realizing how well that presence set you up for the future? Maybe you got so in the flow of doing something you love that…...
View ArticleHow Can Nature Help us Reframe ‘Work’?
“What happens when you shift from thinking of your team functioning like a well-oiled machine to a well-nurtured meadow?” This is just one of the many re-framing questions from José González, an...
View ArticleVolunteer Opportunity at Autumn Family Faire
Autumn Family Faire volunteers needed! We're not just hosting an event... we're throwing a fantastic day-long faire at Troy Field in Bend! Picture this: Booths, games galore, food trucks, face...
View ArticleCamp Fire Central Oregon Scores Major Grant to Fund New Marketing &...
Bend, Ore. – Camp Fire Central Oregon is thrilled to announce the recent receipt of a substantial three-year capacity-building grant being awarded by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. The funds,...
View ArticleEquity in Action
What do you think of when you think about equity? Fairness? Equality? Acting justly? When we talk about equity at Camp Fire, we’re not talking about an unreachable ideal. We’re not talking about a...
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All young people find, build, and contribute to their community; they develop meaningful relationships with supportive adults and peers; they feel seen, heard, accepted, supported, and affirmed for who...
View ArticleSupporting Young People Through the Holidays
The holidays: when both cheer and stress levels reach epic highs. Many young people are already struggling with mental health issues, and the season creates extra challenges. Gatherings can highlight...
View ArticleCamp Fire Central Oregon Staff Recognized With Top Leadership Award at...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CAMP FIRE CENTRAL OREGON STAFF RECOGNIZED WITH TOP LEADERSHIP AWARD AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE Distinguished Honor from Camp Fire National Headquarters Acknowledges Outstanding...
View ArticleCamp Fire Central Oregon to Launch Youth Advisory Committee in Service to the...
In addition to all the great activities being offered to teens through our Teen Connects Service and Leadership Program, wheels are in motion for the creation of a Youth Advisory Committee, in...
View ArticleFIRST® LEGO® League Competition: A Robotics Recap!
Sunday, December 11 was an exciting, fun-filled day for our three competitive robotics teams! The three Camp Fire teams: The Midnight Makers, The League, and The Brick Alliance came to the competition...
View ArticleCFA: Wraps up Fall Session, Plus a Winter Sign-up Reminder!
Camp Fire Afterschool is gearing up for a wonderful winter program, with availability at both Bend International School (BIS) and Amity Creek locations on some days, some weeks. Check it out!...
View ArticleFIRST® LEGO® League Competition: A Robotics Recap!
Sunday, December 11 was an exciting, fun-filled day for our three competitive robotics teams! The three Camp Fire teams: The Midnight Makers, The League, and The Brick Alliance came to the competition...
View ArticleReconnection over Resolution
This January, we’re trying something new: We’re focusing on reconnection instead of resolutions. Case in point, our December National Leadership Conference (NLC) theme was Camp Fire (re)Connects. Camp...
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