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LOON LAKE — In partnership with the Salvation Army, Family Crisis Network is sending children in need from Pend Oreille County to summer camp at Camp Gifford.
While all teen spots are already full, FCN is still looking to send 12 boys and girls aged 7–12. Registration costs $25 per child, with transportation provided. The program is based on income, but FCN encourages all families to apply, as it varies depending on wages and family sizes. Each summer at Camp Gifford, hundreds of Inland Northwest youth spend nights in A-frame cabins, feast on homestyle cooking and sing songs and trade stories around a campfire. The camp’s mission is to “use nature and Camp Gifford’s unique outdoor environment to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ while encouraging kind behavior, teaching environmental awareness and providing each camper an opportunity for fun and adventure,” according to a camp flyer.
Children aged 7–12 participate in outdoor education, arts and crafts, swimming, evening campfire, games, chapel and boating.
The program benefits children by giving them hope, building confidence and self-esteem and creating positive relationships while developing important social skills, according to FCN. Camp provides a safe environment where children can learn, grow and experience opportunities they may not have otherwise.
For more information, call or email Marlaina Bradley at 509-447-2274 or [email protected].
