Group Gets Environmental Grant From EPA
Environmental Learning For Kids (ELK) Receives $75,000
POSTED: 2:17 pm MDT July 15, 2010
UPDATED: 3:17 pm MDT July 15, 2010
DENVER -- Environmental Learning for Kids (ELK) received $75,000 in grants from the Environmental Protection Agency to educate Denver youth about science and natural resources.“Environmental Learning for Kids is honored to have been awarded both Environmental Education and Environmental Justice grants this year. EPA is committed to reaching out to communities of color and educating and empowering our participants to become fully engaged in all issues related to the environment. Careers in the sciences have become a reality for our students," said Stacie Gilmore, executive director of Environmental Learning for Kids.The Denver-based environmental nonprofit will teach youth through hands-on, outdoor activities using Colorado’s own natural resources.
ELK connects science education to future careers in natural resources that will contribute to Colorado’s economy and environmental protection.To learn more about the programs ELK offers, go to their website ElkKids.org.
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