Every kid deserves a summer vacation
THE FRESH AIR FUND, an independent, not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer vacations to more than 1.7 million New York City children from low-income communities since 1877.
Nearly 10,000 New York City children enjoy free Fresh Air Fund programs annually. In 2007, close to 5,000 children visited volunteer host families in suburbs and small town communities across 13 states from Virginia to Maine and Canada. 3,000 children also attended five Fresh Air camps on a 2,300-acre site in Fishkill, New York. The Fund’s year-round camping program serves an additional 2,000 young people each year.
The Fresh Air Fund has provided free summer vacations to New York City children from disadvantaged communities since 1877. This is your summer to help!
The end of July is growing closer and they still have 200 children who need to be placed with host families for this August.
Unless all prospective host families are screened and vetted by the end of July these 200 children may miss out on an invaluable experience.
Please host a child or help get the word out that we need folks who can welcome a child from the city into their homes next month.
They are looking for families who want to extend an invitation to a 9-12 year old. They really need more families who want older children and boys.
Please Email Email Angie, angie@freshair.org, immediately and she’ll speed you through the process!
Or, you can call us at 1-800-367-0003 (212.897.8900) — ask for Angie
If you want to help but don’t live in these areas - BLOG about this program, tell your friends, recommend someone, or DONATE
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