Submitted by the Somerset County Board of County Commissioners.
The Somerset County Board of Commissioners is utilizing American Rescue Plan funds to support a second year of Franklin Township YMCA’s Camp SOAR at Colonial Park for under-resourced children from Bound Brook, Manville, Franklin, and South Bound Brook. The Commissioners agreed to fund an additional three weeks in 2023 to extend the Camp SOAR program from five to eight weeks, including before- and after-care hours to help working parents through the summer.
“Of all the projects we’ve funded through the American Rescue Plan, the YMCA’s Camp SOAR is one of the most impactful in the lives of children, and the most heart-lifting for me,” said Somerset County Commissioner Director Shanel Robinson. “Seeing the campers singing camp tunes, running through the spray park, studying science and nature and all the other great summer camp activities is an absolutely joyful experience.”
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