Camp Fire Stories
From its founding, Camp Fire has walked the talk of youth leadership. We were among the first organizations in the country to allow young people to serve on our board of directors, and continue that legacy of youth leadership today.
Camp Fire Columbia doesn’t just serve young people—we learn from them. Youth play a critical role in shaping our programs, developing strategy, and measuring impact.
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Employers Must Shift What They Care About By Joshua Todd, President & CEO- Camp Fire Columbia Stores ...
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By Lee Ann Moyer | Special to The Oregonian/OregonLive Camp Fire Columbia’s focus on equity and its ...
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We all need support in life, because the never-ending ups and downs of growing up ...
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This month we’re diving into the second pillar of Developmental Relationships-challenging growth! Challenging growth pushes us ...
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As promised last month we want to share more about a framework we learned from ...
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Over the past year, one of the biggest lessons we have learned is the value ...
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We got connected with Tacoma’s Campfire Coffee Co. after discovering we share both a name and a commitment: Protecting ...
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We’re going virtual this year! Join us for Spark, our annual gala on Thursday, March ...
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Hello Camp Fire families, Along with our district and state partners, Camp Fire Columbia is closely ...
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Dear Camp Fire family, Over the last five years, we’ve been lucky to have Emily Gilliland serve ...
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Today’s youth are making both national and local headlines. Young people are stepping up in ...
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With Spark around the corner, we are collaborating with youth on what Sparks will fly ...
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Since the beginning of the school year at Harrison Park Middle School, one of the ...
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We teach young people how to examine, interpret and learn from their experiences because we ...
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On youth voice and restorative conversations
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Celebrating Spark, and Gathering Around Camp Fire Thanks to all who were able to join us ...
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Help us by voting and spreading the word for Camp Namanu as Best Summer Camp for Summer 2017!
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We’re counting down the days until our biggest event of the year, Spark: Gathering Around Camp ...
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Each year Camp Fire councils across the country celebrate Absolutely Incredible Kid Day (AIKD). This ...
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Family Nights and Showcases are celebrations for Camp Fire kids to showcase their “sparks.” They ...
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At Camp Fire, our youth leaders are ready to let their sparks fly! Youth from all ...
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Continuing in the adventures of Camp Fire youth connecting with community partners in our three-part ...
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More on service-learning in our second installment of our three part blog series, and how Camp ...
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At Camp Fire, service-learning opportunities are one way that we elevate youth voice, and connect ...
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Young people want to shape the world. Come see what it looks like when they ...
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Happy Giving Tuesday! #GivingTuesday is a global day dedicated to giving back. Its purpose is to ...
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This fall over 120 students from our Middle School Program had the opportunity to spend ...
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Just over a month into the 2016-17 school year, and clubs are off and running in ...
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Each year our school year teams at Camp Fire participate in a series of staff ...
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Earlier this year at our Talent Show we featured Julant’e’s story, sharing more on one of ...
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The Camp Fire Columbia Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) celebrated another successful year of leadership development and youth driven programming.
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Camp Fire Columbia is grateful to have served more than 4,334 youth and their families over the past 8 years in our SUN Community Schools program.
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Employees joined us from KeyBank, Pacific Continental Bank, Boly:Welch, and Xenium HR to help us with our 3rd Corporate Day of Service.
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West Linn Day Camp provides campers with fun field trips and adventures while also keeping the traditions of summer camp going strong.
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Our Before and After School (BAS) program leadership team explored their leadership and team further - all while on the high and low ropes courses!
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We’re continuing our series of service-learning with Camp Fire middle school youth. During these projects, ...
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Every year, Camp Fire youth engage in service-learning connections with their community, working together to ...
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Fir Ridge is an alternative high school program site where Camp Fire students are provided ...
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“I learned that I can have a positive impact on the world.” – Noah, 7th grader This ...
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Camp Namanu hosted its second-ever Corporate Day of Service event recently, welcoming more than 50 ...
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Part two of two in a series from Emily Sterling, Middle School Program Director on ...
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At Camp Fire Columbia, we have countless ways of helping students along their educational path ...
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Camp Fire Columbia staff in our new office at Morrison Plaza For over 23 years, Camp ...
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As Camp Fire families, you often hear about “service-learning projects” our students participate in. ...
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We had a great time with all of our Spring Fling Namanu families over the ...
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What a HUGE turnout for Spring Volunteer Service Weekend! Thank you to everyone who joined us ...
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Camp Fire takes pride in honoring our nation’s youth each year with a day of ...
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At Camp Fire Columbia we are very excited for the upcoming months, with tons of ...
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At Camp Fire Columbia, we are still glowing from #TalentShow2016. Thank you to EVERYONE who ...
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At Camp Fire, we see the impact of mentorship every day. We see it in ...
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Over 100 Camp Fire middle school students were rewarded with an incentive field trip: a ...
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Wednesday, February 17 is Digital Learning Day. Digital Learning Day was started as a way to ...
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With our new registration system opening just next week, we are pleased to announce our ...
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After a rigorous search process, which included several Friends of Namanu members, we are pleased ...
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Camp Fire Columbia staff and students took part in MLK Day of Service – empowering ...
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Often, non-profits who work to serve youth still lock them out of decision-making processes. Camp Fire Columbia’s ...
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Part one of two from Emily Sterling, Middle School Program Director, on service-learning projects and ...
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Camp Fire Columbia staff and board recently had the opportunity to dine with Camp Rosenbaum ...
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We are so proud of our partnerships with the critical foundations supporting good work around ...
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Amongst the hustle and bustle of Black Friday and Cyber Monday kicking off the holiday ...
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A huge thanks to all who were able to join reunion weekend September 10-13. All ...
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We are so proud of our partnerships with the critical foundations supporting good work around ...
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(Pictured: Volunteers and Staff at Menlo Park) Our SUN Community School program at Menlo Park opened ...
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Friday, Oct. 23 – Sunday, Oct. 25 Fall Service Weekend was filled with beautiful fall weather, ...
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Camp Fire Columbia held our first Corporate Day of Service on Monday, September 21st. Thank ...
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