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Camp Colley News, Events, and Updates Highlighting Our Community ImpactCamp Colley Leaps Into Year-Round Program
Beginning in September 2020 the Camp Colley Foundation will launch its first program for campers to experience positive learning and growth in their communities and nearby nature settings throughout the school year.
read moreCamp Colley Foundation Team Expands
Camp Colley Foundation is celebrating the growth of its Board of Directors and staff team to more successfully achieve its mission to provide outdoor education programming to underserved Phoenix children for positive learning and growth.
read moreCamp Colley Foundation Takes On Camp Operations
This transition is made possible because of our Board of Directors’ multi-year effort to expand our foundation’s impact. In early 2019 the organization took a major step toward that goal by hiring Richard Berg, a seasoned youth development and camp professional, as our first Executive Director. Now the City of Phoenix, which owns and maintains the camp property, has now entrusted us to fully operate Camp Colley.
read moreLetter from the Director: Goals for 2017
“Our summer camp provides the space and time for youth to strengthen relationships with peers and adults. Title I schools, after-school programs, and other youth development programs have weekly, and sometimes daily, contact with the kids they serve, making them the ideal complement to the services Camp Colley provides. “
read moreLetters from Camp: Camper Experience
Camp Colley is all about connections. Our program is designed to connect kids to nature, self-confidence, and relationships. These are protective and promotive factors for youth.
read moreLetters from Camp: Weekend Family Camp
Protective Factors are the positive counterpoint to risk factors. Relationships with caring, responsible adults (including parents), strong family connections, healthy recreation and hobbies, and resilience are among the most impactful protective factors. When present, they increase positive outcomes for children, families, and communities.
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