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Housing Authority highlights Camp Rosenbaum summer program for low-income children
Summary
Housing Authority of Washington County presented an update on Camp Rosenbaum, an overnight summer camp serving children in subsidized housing; staff and volunteers sent 27 county youth to camp this year and the program, run entirely on donations and volunteers, marked decades of operation.
The Housing Authority of Washington County presented a report Sept. 2 on Camp Rosenbaum, an overnight week-long summer camp for children who live in subsidized housing that is run by a nonprofit of the same name and supported by housing authorities and volunteers across the region.
Camp Rosenbaum sends approximately 9-to-11-year-old campers to a coast location for a free week of activities. “We are operating on 100% donations,” Crystal Crowler, program director for Camp Rosenbaum, told the Housing Authority board. She said volunteers and fundraising cover program costs and directed people seeking to help to camprosenbaum.org.
Why it matters: board members described the program…
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