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Colorado is known for it’s large mountains, hiking trails, and outdoor beauty, but how well do the kids in Colorado know the benefits of living in this naturally beautiful state?
Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) and the Greenway Foundation are growing healthy change for the future of their kids by providing more outdoor experiences through their Inspire Initiative. This 5 year $25 million grant program aspires to help 15 Colorado communities connect to the wild outdoors through close-to-home trails, parks, rivers, and woods.
“That’s an intoxicating vision of what Colorado could be. We could have a trail system that is second to none anywhere in the world,” said Gov. John Hickenlooper, stating in the article about, his vision that in 20 years — within one generation — every resident in Colorado is a 10-minute walk from “vibrant green space.”
How will they do this? By providing close areas to home with the backwoods through lottery funded efforts, grants and filling in the gaps of already paved trails.
Census repots from 2015, show Latino families are 21.1% of Colorado’s population. New movement towards connecting families to the outdoors, may help Latino kids connect to healthier lives by enjoying outdoor activities.
By The Numbers
33
percent
of Latinos live within walking distance (<1 mile) of a park
