This form was created to gather contact information on new partners of Miami Valley Leave No Child Inside (MVLNCI) Collaborative.
Those who have common interest in connecting youth to nature are encouraged to join our local MVLNCI. Partners are expected to be able to represent an agency/organization or have a significant circle of adult contacts with whom they activity work with to support local youth with outdoor access and opportunities to connect to nature.
Mission: The MVLNCI collaborative engages and empowers our community to make time and create access for outdoor exploration, play and learning.
Vision: Children will be healthier, happier, and smarter through outdoor play, exploration and learning.
Values:
Children are happier, healthier, and smarter through nature connection.
Children need unstructured and imaginative outdoor play.
Independently;
with their families;
with other children.
Children have the right to take developmentally appropriate risks in order to grow.
Nature Exploration- Children understand that they are part of nature and want to protect it.
As a partner, you and or your agency would:
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Provide a logo (if possible) that can be used with MVLNCI promotional materials as opportunity allows showing community support for the MVLNCI efforts.
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Help MVLNCI promote our events to your specific audiences.
• Provide a contact person that is listed on a shared excel MVLNCI partner list
• Receive our newsletter (via email/Send in Blue)
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And partners are asked to share their best practices for helping children connect to nature with the community.
Partners also champion projects they bring to MVLCNI for collaboration and help.
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Any partner is welcome to approach the group with projects that help create and promote youth access to nature.
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As of September 2015 MVLNCI has created a MVLNCI Board to help guide this work and is working towards building capacity within our organization.
You may direct specific questions to Douglas Horvath Chair MVLNCI
dhorvath@metroparks.orgPlease fill in the survey below.