As the entry point into the lives of the children and families we serve, Camp Hope is a week-long overnight camp that begins with children of inmates between ages eight and 10. Progressing each summer for up to seven years, our carefully designed curriculum teaches the basic Christian principles of love, forgiveness, trust, joy, and servant leadership. Growth is expected from each participant every summer, as each year’s lessons build on the years’ prior. The seven-year progression culminates in successful campers being invited to serve as teen counselors to younger children, putting what they have learned into practice. Camp Hope also supports healthy child development by cultivating supportive relationships for campers with peers, teen counselors, and adult counselors, to counteract the trauma experienced due to parental incarceration. Our camper to volunteer ratio is one-to-one, allowing for careful attention to be paid to each child. A week at Camp Hope is filled with intentional play, including team sports, swimming, horseback riding, rock climbing, creative arts, fishing, biking, boating and more. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, “Play is essential to development, as it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children and youth.”

Service Area: Cobb County 30008 30064 30067 30080 30082 30106 30126 30127 30152 30168

Categories Youth Services & Development

• Population Served: Children (5-14)

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