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New Castle County highlights summer-camp expansion, PAL partnership and scholarship needs
Summary
Community Services Manager Carly Thompson detailed summer-camp offerings across New Castle County, reporting 444 children served and 102 scholarship awards; a new partnership with the Police Athletic League aims to increase capacity, while staff said transportation is not provided and additional sponsorships are needed.
Carly Thompson, Community Services Manager for New Castle County, presented the county’s summer-camp program to the Community Services Committee, outlining program types, participation and financial-aid figures and a new partnership with the Police Athletic League of Delaware.
Thompson said the department’s camps provide "safe, structured, enriching environments for youth throughout Newcastle County," offering full-day and half-day options, sports, arts and Safety Town programming across multiple sites to reduce transportation barriers and increase geographic access. She reported that in the most recent season full-day camps served 444 children over eight weeks and that 102 participants received…
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