Urban youth and nature | Yusuf Burgess
Channel: Extension Center for Youth Development Training and Events
Date: 08/04/2015

Urban youth and nature: Changing lives, transforming communities!

The amount of time young people spend in the outdoors has decreased significantly, research shows. This human cost of alienation affects not only youth, but it also shapes adults, families and communities. Never before has this been so true as for youth living in poverty and in dense urban communities.

How do we reverse these trends and provide meaningful connections that last a lifetime? In this presentation Brother Yusuf addresses disparities and provides critical insights into the importance of reconnecting urban youth with our natural environment.