Standing on the Highest Mountain: Summer 2023 Recap
REACH Executive Director Shana Wills shares some of the summer's success and more.
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Rachel Rasmussen
- Sep 8
- 3 min
“Look, it’s allergies!”
REACH Summer Intern Rachel Rasmussen reflects on our docent partnership with an SAIC professor and her students.
REACH
- May 26
- 7 min
Teaching "Rules of War"
Summary report about REACH Peer Mentors' International Humanitarian Law Simulation Event on May 21st
Shana Wills
- May 11
- 6 min
See Beyond
REACH Executive Director recaps our recent 2023 sessions and shares some news about our spring fundraiser.
REACH
- May 11
- 2 min
REACH Spring 2023 Public Events
Information about upcoming Spring 2023 Public Events hosted by REACH
Shana Wills
- Feb 2
- 1 min
REACH 2022 Annual Report
REACH Executive Director shares some of our 2022 successes and recognizes our supporters in this Year-End Summary.
REACH
- Nov 28, 2022
- 1 min
Join the Adventure this #GivingTuesday!
#GivingTuesday 2022 video of REACH Peer Mentor Leadership Corps' Wilderness Learning Adventure.
REACH Peer Mentor
- Nov 22, 2022
- 1 min
The Value of Nature
REACH Peer Mentor Payman explains the value of nature.
Shana Wills
- Nov 15, 2022
- 6 min
The Turning of a Leaf: Summer 2022 Recap
I expected to start this REACH blog update with a quote by Henry David Thoreau: “We had gone to bed in summer, and we awoke in autumn;...
REACH
- Nov 10, 2022
- 1 min
REACH Receives Sport for Good Grant from Laureus USA
Laureus USA press release announces REACH as one of 41 organizations to receive a grant to support sport for development.
reachinchicago
- Jul 6, 2022
- 1 min
Go Wild! Meet the Volunteer. "I Had Nowhere to Go & Breathe Fresh Air"
BBC Wildlife interviews REACH graduate and current volunteer, Abdul Al Ibrahim, in this July 2022 issue of the magazine.
Shana Wills
- May 10, 2022
- 2 min
Nature Does Not Hurry
REACH Executive Director shares exciting updates about some spring and summer events.
REACH
- Apr 20, 2022
- 1 min
Get Ready for a Wild Summer!
Registration for REACH's Summer 2022 Adventure Camp is open now!
REACH
- Apr 19, 2022
- 1 min
Refugee Youth Share Struggles of Coming to the U.S. and How REACH Changed Their Lives
CBS Mornings with Gayle King shares the stories of 5 REACH youth and how the nonprofit changed their lives.
Shana Wills
- Apr 7, 2022
- 5 min
Dreaming of a Thousand Forests
REACH Executive Director discusses a movement in the making to connect more refugee youth to themselves, to community, and to nature.
REACH
- Apr 1, 2022
- 1 min
A Young Refugee’s Journey Getting Comfortable Outdoors
Free Forest School shares a REACH Peer Mentor's story about finding a sense of control, calm, and positivity in nature.
REACH
- Feb 4, 2022
- 1 min
These Groups Are Helping Refugees Rediscover Nature
Outside Magazine highlights REACH programs as positive tool for refugee integration.
Shana Wills
- Dec 9, 2021
- 1 min
2021: A Year of Gratitude & Hope
As we near the end of 2021, there are many outstanding local and global issues that remain prevalent and daunting. At REACH we believe...
REACH
- Nov 17, 2021
- 1 min
REACH Youth Reflections
After a full day of kayaking, REACH youth and volunteers share their intentions and new learning during a closing reflection circle late...
REACH
- Nov 16, 2021
- 1 min
REACH for a Bright Light in a Dark World
A Letter to the Editor of Wednesday Journal reemphasizes how programs like REACH help develop leadership to solve local problems.
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