POCO is excited and honored to have been one of eight chosen by Adidas to receive nine months of mentoring, financial support, networking and education designed to accelerate our progress in reaching our long term goals! Thank you, Adidas! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adidas_our-adidas-community-lab-has-officially-launched-activity-7135288812779319296-R8Nc/
HONORS AND AWARDS
2023 - Pamela Slaughter is honored to have been featured in the Oregon Historical Society's exhibition video, OHS Birds of The Pacific Coast Exhibition Video!
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 300 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 K-5th called the People of Color Guardians. The POCO Guardians program is open during Winter, Spring and Summer breaks.
"POCO is family friendly, not just for adults. So we're teaching these littles from a young age, to teens about nature, enjoying nature, the importance of preserving nature, about protecting animals."
-POCO Parent
"There's a peace that comes from, spending time in the environment, and there's a peace that comes from spending time with like minded folks. Spending time with people who might be going through the same issues."
-POCO Parent
Tesimonials
“POCO has provided me a place of belonging. I WANT to learn more about the outdoors, I WANT to be with others like me-and not quite like me. POCO has fostered a sense of safety and confidence in being different and adventurous.”
Quote from A'Jay Scipio, POCO member.
People of Color Outdoors is proud to have been featured on KGW news! We are grateful to Jon Goodman for sharing our story with a wider audience. Thank you for recognizing our efforts to make the outdoors more inclusive and accessible for all. #PeopleOfColorOutdoors #KGWNews #Inclusion #Diversity #Accessibility
https://youtu.be/CywElQDSZv4?si=dcG2kxfSxm0nW7AO
People of Color Outdoors is proud to have been featured on OPB's Oregon Field Guide! We're honored to know that our efforts to make the Columbia Slough more inclusive and accessible for everyone!
https://youtu.be/g3boehO8Bfs?si=GeCl_RMzZ5Zko7iZ