Kids we help & who they are
of prison
population was in
Foster Care
Camp Joy provides monthly respite programs for youth in foster care that teaches life skills, provides role models, and gives them a positive outlook for their future
Children today
have a nature
deficit
Camp Joy provides more than 7,000 youth per year with the opportunity to reconnect with nature, get their hands dirty, and unplug from technology.
I really liked the entire Camp Joy experience. One of my favorite parts was when we learned a lot about the Underground Railroad. We had learned about it in school before, but here, the Underground Railroad program gave me a real feel and a real experience that I didn’t get learning in the classroom. It showed us why discrimination is bad and how you should treat people the way you want to be treated because I saw how people used to be treated in the Underground Railroad program. The actors were using harsh words, and it felt awful, but we learned that this was just a scratch on the surface. I really was able to feel a lot of empathy for the slaves through what I learned here.
Ray Ayanov , Student, Mason Middle School Mason, Ohio