Woodcraft Rangers

Industry:	Charitable Organizations & Foundations
Employees:	180

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Woodcraft Rangers was founded in 1902 by author and naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton to provide alternative activities for delinquent youth. Seton's goal was to deflect children from criminal activities by providing character-building opportunities based on the principles of service, truth, fortitude and beauty. We honor this same mission today.

Seton's youth group model was the forerunner for other well-known programs, such as the Boy Scouts and Campfire. The Los Angeles Woodcraft Rangers was founded in 1915 and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 1922. Its mission is to promote healthy youth development, especially in low-income neighborhoods that offer limited opportunities. After-school programs and customized camping experiences enhance participants' social, cognitive, motor and fitness skills. Woodcraft's programs also strengthen children's bonds with their natural support systems (schools, family, peers and community), thereby reducing their risks for academic failure, crime/gang involvement, substance abuse, and teenage parenting.

In fiscal year 2005-2006, 13,069 young people (ages 6 to18) benefited from Woodcraft Rangers' programs: 12,451 students participated in the Nvision After School Program and an additional 608 children attended summer camp. The geographic areas served include the lowest income areas of the San Fernando Valley, Central Los Angeles, South Central/Watts, Huntington Park/Southeast Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley. Woodcraft Rangers' clients are ethnically and culturally diverse, including 81% Latinos, 12% African-Americans, 2% Caucasians, 1% each Asians/Pacific Islanders and American Indians, and 4% of mixed ethnicity. Participants are 51% female and 49% male. Children from all backgrounds are encouraged to join our programs.

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Historic Landmarks in New York City, Los Angeles Will Light Up for Afterschool on October 22nd U.S. Newswire; 9/29/2009 ...Afterschoolthanks to the efforts of Los Angeles' Woodcraft Rangers afterschool program and City Councilwoman Jan Perry...resolution regarding the Beacon, saying in part: Woodcraft Rangers, on behalf of the Afterschool Alliance's 2009... ...more

Hookups pay off for non-profits: institute puts together mergers for groups hurt by down economy.(UP FRONT)(Brief article) Los Angeles Business Journal; 8/31/2009 ...nonprofits and oversees their mergers. Founded less than a year ago, the institute hooked up Rock the Classroom with the Woodcraft Rangers, a much larger and better-funded organization looking to expand. "I think what they're doing is quite amazing... ...more

From Coast to Coast and Around the Globe, Parents, Students, Educators, Community Leaders and Policy Makers to Rally to Keep the Lights On Afterschool. Biotech Week; 11/4/2009 ...on the evening of October 22 for the third year in a row. In addition, this year for the first time, thanks to Woodcraft Rangers, city officials in Los Angeles will light the historic Lindbergh Beacon atop City Hall that evening. National landmarks... ...more