Two programs in the San Antonio area will receive grants from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to help their communities connect with the outdoors.
TPWD’s Community Outdoor Outreach Program awarded $2.9 million to 55 programs across the state to promote recreation and conservation. According to a news release, that is the largest sum of grant funding in the program’s history.
In San Antonio, the YMCA of Greater San Antonio will receive $53,290 to be used for the Ranch Outdoor Adventure Reach, or ROAR.provides youth from communities of color and low-income families with opportunities to participate in Project WILD-based outreach programs and connect their learning to field-based activities while hiking and exploring the natural areas of YMCA’s Roberts Ranch,” the release states.
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