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Announcing Youth Access to Nature Fund 2022 Grantee Partners

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Three small Black girls running outside in the sun and among the trees.

We are proud to share the latest cohort of our grantee partners awarded with the Youth Access to Nature grants!  At Justice Outside, grantmaking is one of our core strategies to support systemic change for racial justice and equity. Our Liberated Paths: Youth Access to Nature Fund supports the work of local organizations that increase access to… Continue Reading Announcing Youth Access to Nature Fund 2022 Grantee Partners

Meet the 2022 Youth Access to Nature Fund Cohort

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A group of people standing outside, leaning on a bridge, with trees surrounding them.

In 2022, we are so excited to be able to expand on our grantmaking capacity as we welcome the Youth Access to Nature Fund, formerly held at San Francisco Foundation, into our Liberated Paths Grantmaking Program. We want to take this moment to lift up and welcome the strong and vibrant community that the Youth… Continue Reading Meet the 2022 Youth Access to Nature Fund Cohort

Overcoming Bias in our Understanding of Nature and Mental Health

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Graphic featuring a photo of Lau Hernandez, Kim Moore Bailey, and Rena Payan. Photo by Brooke Anderson.

Justice Outside spotlighted in National Recreation Foundation article From the piece: “There’s a lot of research supporting the idea that time in nature has a positive effect on our mental health. Exposure to green space decreases stress, boosts mood, and helps our bodies’ systems reset and rejuvenate. Nature is good for us. While this truism… Continue Reading Overcoming Bias in our Understanding of Nature and Mental Health

Philanthropy News Digest: To increase support for BIPOC-led climate work, foundations must get creative. Here’s how.

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Three Justice Outside Staff Members standing outside, speaking and laughing. Kim, our CEO and President, is holding an orange Justice Outside mug.

Justice Outside CEO and President Kim Bailey Moore co-authored an op-ed alongside Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Program Officer Danielle Levoit and William Penn Foundation Program Officer Michele Perch about our Liberated Paths grantmaking program and the need for philanthropic organizations to invest in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color-led efforts. Here’s the link to the article and a… Continue Reading Philanthropy News Digest: To increase support for BIPOC-led climate work, foundations must get creative. Here’s how.

Park Poetics

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Park Poetics encourages young people to reclaim relationships with outdoor spaces and speak to their experience. This is a program within a developing organization that engages the connection of natural environments and creative internal process. Park Poetics stewards culturally relevant teachings about relationship to land and how necessary it is to protect green spaces in… Continue Reading Park Poetics

Color the Outdoors

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Color the Outdoors is led by Black educators working within the San Francisco County School District. We work to bring students of color, specifically girls and LGBTQ+ youth outdoors. We’d like students to fill these spaces and explore the healing powers of the outdoors. We believe through meaningful experiential learning and early access to spaces,… Continue Reading Color the Outdoors

Kutichiy Collective

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We are a land trust led by the elements around us. This year, we are focusing on the flow of waters with an emphasis on ocean, marine life, and watersheds of Awaswas and Huichin Ohlone territories (also known as parts of Santa Clara and Alameda Counties), and the Pacific Ocean. The positive impact of our… Continue Reading Kutichiy Collective

Statement on Supreme Court Ruling West Virginia v. EPA

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Today, we at Justice Outside stand firm in our commitment to environmental justice, and join with our allies in the reproductive justice movement, with disability justice and gender justice and LGBTQIA advocates, with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color all across the United States. As we call to mind all our allies across these United… Continue Reading Statement on Supreme Court Ruling West Virginia v. EPA

Earth Day: Investing in People and Planet

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When Black, Indigenous, and People of Color lead outdoor organizations and lead on climate and environmental justice, we root our work in joy, celebration, and community connection. And we know that movements rooted in authentic connection and joy are the movements that last, the movements that build momentum, and the movements that continue to bring more and more people into their folds. Read more Continue Reading Earth Day: Investing in People and Planet

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