Washington State Recreation & Conservation Office: No Child Left Inside outdoor recreation program.

Upwords, now InteGrant, has secured five awards from the No Child Left Inside program, totaling over $1.5 million in funding for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland Northwest, West Central Community Center, and East Central Community Center.

The Washington State Legislature created the No Child Left Inside grant program to provide under-served youth with quality opportunities to experience the natural world.

Grants are available for outdoor environmental, ecological, agricultural, or other natural resource-based education and recreation programs serving youth. Funding focuses on serving youth with the greatest needs and helping them improve their overall academic performance, self-esteem, personal responsibility, community involvement, personal health, and understanding of nature.