The NC 4-H Camps and Centers have been awarded two grants from the National 4-H Council totaling $60,000. The grants are focused on reaching vulnerable youth ages 5-19 to attend 4-H camp during the summer of 2019.
The Capital and Access to Maximize Participation (CAMP) grants include two subgrants that will provide camper scholarships and funding to improve camp facilities. The grants will be matched dollar for dollar with internal funding for a total investment of $120,000 in the NC 4-H Camps and Centers state system.
A capital subgrant of $25,000 was awarded to replace cabin windows at the Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center in Reidsville, where the original windows remain on cabins from the camp’s 1964 opening. New windows will improve air flow and provide a more comfortable environment for thousands of campers and students who stay overnight in the non-air conditioned cabins.
An access subgrant of $35,000 was awarded to provide funding for camp scholarships or “camperships” for youth from vulnerable populations to attend 4-H camp for the first time. The access subgrant will allow at least 150 youth to attend 4-H camp this summer at one of three 4-H camps in the state.
There are few tools as powerful as the camp experience to positively impact the lives of young people.
NC 4-H Camps and Centers are accepting these campership applications until midnight on May 8. To be eligible, youth must be attending residential camp for the first time and must qualify as belonging to a vulnerable youth population.
“There are few tools as powerful as the camp experience to positively impact the lives of young people,” said Angela Brisson, State 4-H Camping Extension Assistant. “We are honored to partner with National 4-H Council to provide that experience to at least 150 young people.”
Read more at: https://nc4h.ces.ncsu.edu/camps-centers/