POCO and Pamela Slaughter awarded the Joey Pope Award!
2022 - THE FIRST ANNUAL JOEY POPE AWARD FOR INNOVATIVE PARKS LEADERSHIP WON BY PAMELA SLAUGHTER, FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE OF COLOR OUTDOORS!
People of Color Outdoors and Pamela Slaughter were both nominated for the award, which included a prize of $10,000 and a year of technical assistance! Pamela Slaughter was deeply honored to have won the award.
Over the years, Pamela and her advisors have evolved POCO from simple meet-ups for people of color to a growing program of environmental and cultural education. Since inception, POCO has hosted over 450 outings including hiking, birding, canoeing, snowshoeing, biking and camping and more. As POCO continues to grow, Pamela has added a nature education program for children grades pre-K through 5th called the People of Color Guardians. The POCO Guardians program is open during Winter, Spring and Summer breaks.
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