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Mission Magazine. May/June 2020
June 1, 2020
“For many kids, summer camp is more than just outdoor fun and games – it’s a chance to be accepted.”
Camps For Kids Wins Philly Award
November 14, 2019
Website Wins First Place in the under $3-Million Category KANSAS CITY, November 14, 2019. Camps For Kids was honored to receive a 2019 Philly Award last night. The organization won the first-place award for their website in the nonprofit communications category. This year Nonprofit Connect, the group behind the Philly Awards, received nearly 200 entries […]
Summer Camp Uses Dance to Teach Students Life Skills
July 28, 2019
American Anai Espinoza is in the eighth grade. This summer, she took part in a summer dance program called AileyCamp. Each morning, she and other campers would say several phrases together. Her favorite is this: “I am in control.”
Why outdoor education for kids matters
June 12, 2019
Some innovative educators are changing the statistics.
Testimonials
“As we expected camp has been WONDERFUL. The genuine smile on (my daughter’s) face in the pictures I took at drop off and the ones the counselors are sending me are testament to what an amazing thing you are doing. Thank you so very, very much! ”
“I can see what other kids have gone through and how they survived. It helps me get through & conquer. We are all survivors. That’s a gift.”
“When I'm at camp, I feel like a normal kid. Some kids don't get to go outside because our parents are just working too much and too hard. At home, I'm just watching movies all day. I don't want to get too old to come to Wildwood.”
“Without the support of Camps for Kids and the matching fund, CHD Families would be unable to provide a free medically supervised summer camp for kids with Congenital Heart Defects.”
“I look back on the struggle of my childhood and one of the most important and best childhood memories I have include the time spent at camp with the amazing men and women who treated me like I was normal despite my struggle”