Outdoors Alliance for Kids

Kids need your attention! Be one of our first 100 donors this holiday season. Every dollar you contribute supports OAK’s advocacy to connect children, youth and families with the outdoors. #GivingTuesday bit.ly/OAKDonate

Happy Earth Day! Take some time today to enjoy the outdoors AND help youth get outside by encouraging your members of Congress to support RSYA. Let's help increase equitable access to outdoor spaces for all kids! Link to act is HERE: lnkd.in/gaykHxhZ... #EarthDay

OAK is excited to announce that the Revitalizing America’s Schoolyards Act (S. 4258) has been introduced in the House and the Senate. Support RSYA by completing the action alert in our bio to tell your members of Congress to support this important legislation!

For our second Steering Committee member highlight, hear from Jahir Morris with @Wilderness about why being a part of OAK is important to him! Thank you to all of our coalition members for the expertise and enthusiasm they bring to OAK's policy priorities.

With the FY2027 appropriations process underway, OAK is advocating for different programs that fund youth access to the outdoors. Read the specifics about our requested funding and sign your organization onto the letter by Monday, March 23rd at 5 pm at the link in our bio!

Hear from Jessica Montoya with @tpl_org about which OAK priorities resonate with her and the causes that our Steering Committee advocated for during our Hill Day in late February!

In February, OAK's Steering Committee met for our planning meeting to discuss OAK's Theory of Change and 2026 policy priorities. Members of the Steering Committee also hit the Hill, speaking with staff about the importance of increasing youth access to the outdoors.

Thank you for including OAK's perspective in this excellent piece in @NoemaMag. "In a world seemingly short on empathy, nature offers a crucial and largely non-political pathway toward restitching our fraying societal fabric.” #children #outdoors noemamag.com/society-needs-…

OAK is celebrating recent wins from the FY26 appropriations package! Read more about specific wins in our thank you letter here: docs.google.com/document/d/1AL… Sign your organization onto the thank you letter by Friday, February 13th at 5pm here: docs.google.com/document/d/1AL…

What can be experienced, explored & discovered when you take a break from screens? On January 24, join us in pressing pause. Take the pledge at: The-Reset.org

❗There’s ONE WEEK left to apply for the 2026 #KidsToParks Day School Grants Program❗ National Park Trust invites kids and families nationwide to join the movement to discover America’s parks, historic sites, public lands, and waters. Apply: cybergrants.com/pls/cybergrant…

2025: Meeting the Moment for Kids and the Outdoors New blog by OAK Chair @JackieOstfeld Read on for highlights from the year --> outdoorsallianceforkids.org/2025-meeting-t…

Our @hollybendermsn recently joined her daughter on a field trip to the Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin. @SierraClubWI It was a perfect backdrop to hand out Every Kid Outdoors passes providing a year of free entry to national parks for 4th graders & families. 🔗 bit.ly/4oitTK9

This year, we are especially thankful for the public servants who protect our public lands! Check out these youth advocates with the Outdoors Alliance for Kids giving our national park rangers some love. @OAK_Updates 👉Tag your favorite park ranger or public land steward in the comments below!

OAK is thrilled to see the introduction of the PLAY Act, a bill would establish an interagency task force on youth health and wellness that would study how to create more parks, playgrounds, and green spaces across the U.S. Check out our statement here: outdoorsallianceforkids.org/outdoors-allia…

Always a pleasure to advocate for policies that help get kids outdoors with my @OAK_Updates partners. As we approach this next Surface Transportation Reauthorization, it’s imperative that we prioritize funding for safe walking, biking and rolling infrastructure🚶🏾🚲🛼

This week, OAK's policy team hit Capitol Hill to advocate for our priorities in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill 🌳🚴‍♀️ In order to get kid outdoors, we need to create policies that support children and families’ safe access to walking, biking and recreation!

We joined the @OAK_Updates and our Buddy Bison students from St. Francis Xavier Catholic Academy for an exciting kickoff event at Yards Marina in #WashingtonDC, where each fourth-grader received their #EveryKidOutdoors pass. Watch the video to join them on the water! 🌊⛵

Last week, we kicked off #OAKWeek with the best day on the Anacostia River with our friends at @NatParkTrust! Check out this great video recap to learn about our #EveryKidOutdoors event, and why the #EveryKidOutdoors pass is so critical! youtube.com/watch?v=ZvF4Cm…

That's a wrap on day one of #OAKWeek 2025. Please join us on TUESDAY, September 30th at 1ET/10PT to continue the convo. Register --> bit.ly/OAKWeek2025Day2