December 15, 2021
Group empowering native youth gets huge grant from Hearst
Author: Sasha Lenninger
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —
A program aimed at helping Native American youth was awarded a grant by The Hearst Foundations in New Mexico.
It's called Project Venture and it started as a dream several years ago.
"We use the outdoor adventure as a metaphor to overcoming challenges," said its founder, McClellan Hall.
Project Venture is helping thousands of Native American children all across the world, including in New Mexico.
"Things that kids are facing in native communities like substance abuse, suicide...