The Sierra Club is proud to host the Outdoors Alliance for Kids. OAK is a national strategic partnership of organizations from diverse sectors with a common interest in connecting children, youth, and families with the outdoors. OAK’s members are brought together by the belief that the wellness of current and future generations, the health of our planet and communities and the economy of the future depend on humans having a personal, direct and life-long relationship with nature and the outdoors.

Our long-term vision is to work toward a world where all children and youth have the opportunity and encouragement to play outside, touch soil, feel rain, watch leaves fall, sleep under the stars, count waves, eat food fresh from the garden, roll down a hill, catch a fish, and enjoy the satisfaction of climbing to the top of a hill or a tree. Such simple acts create a pathway to an appreciation for nature and wildlife, an active and healthy outdoor lifestyle, and a sustained relationship with the natural world.

OAK seeks to raise awareness and activate leaders and decision-makers at the grassroots, local, state, regional, and federal levels to support change efforts that expand and strengthen outdoor education, community health and wellness, and environmental stewardship opportunities for children and youth across America.

OAK was cofounded by Sierra Club Outdoors director Jackie Ostfeld and is fiscally sponsored by the Sierra Club Foundation.