Connecting Kids With Nature Is Making A Big Difference
For almost 30 years, Captain Planet Foundation, the public charity outgrowth of the Saturday morning cartoon Captain Planet and the Planeteers, has been engaging and empowering young people to be problem solvers for the planet. Over time, it has directly funded more than 1.6 million children to perform environmental projects and habitat restorations through various programs across the U.S. and in 25 other countries. The author of this article, Leesa Carter-Jones, has been its president and CEO since 2012....