I am not sure if I have ever quoted Whitney Huston before, but those lyrics were the first thing to pop in my head when I was ready about Culture Seed.
Culture Seed is a nonprofit in the Columbia Gorge region of the Pacific Northwest. Their goal is to bring high quality services at the intersection of the outdoors and mental health at no cost to their community.
All my close friends growing up (and still to this day) skated, surfed, mountain biked and snowboarded. I think about all the life lessons we acquired when learning these sports- perseverance, love of nature, creativity, self-reliance and community. We were lucky because we grew up in a time and area were getting outdoors and participating in these activities was relatively easy. Unfortunately, that is not the case for many kids these days.
This is where Culture Seed comes in. They offer free and ongoing outdoor immersion and mental health programs. Culture Seed believes that in a world where we increasingly live our lives indoors, nature is not just a place to recreate, but a social determinant of health.
Check out their organization here:
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