"All of the girls here make me feel at home. They make me laugh, they make me feel safe and they make me feel like I belong. I love it here and I would be missing out on a lot if you didn't send me."
SCOPE is an independent, not-for-profit organization, has provided camperships for more than 15,000 children from low-income communities since 1991. Each year hundreds of children receive the benefits of summer camp through SCOPE from funds raised from foundation and corporate partners, individual gifts and fundraising events.
By partnering with and providing "campership" funds to residential (overnight), not-for-profit camps, SCOPE Midwest makes camp experiences available to deserving youngsters. Only camps that are accredited by the ACA Midwest Affiliates are eligible to receive funds from SCOPE Midwest. By working with only ACA accredited camps, SCOPE Midwest ensures that all partner camps commit to maintaining a high level of quality in administration, facilities, program and staff to provide a safe and enriching camp experience to children.
Campership funding allocations are made to participating camps upon submission of required documentation for each camper. SCOPE's eligibility guidelines require that these children are enrolled in public school and qualify for the Federal Free or Reduced Lunch Program. Many camps recruit and enroll campers in partnership with schools and community agencies which work with the eligible children year-round. Parents may also apply directly to participating camps.
When you make a donation to SCOPE Midwest, we make sure that it goes to camps that serve the children who need your help most. We also partner with community organizations to ensure that the children they work with during the school year have summer camp experiences that complement these programs.
All camps funded by SCOPE Midwest are ACA accredited which ensures that they are committed to maintaining a high level of quality in administration, facilities, program and staff to provide a safe and enriching camp experience to the children we help.
With your support, SCOPE Midwest provides summer camp opportunities to children in need. Summer camp can put a struggling child on the right track, give a child in a desperate situation something to dream about, and provide a powerful network of peers and adults who offer support and encouragement.
Foundations, corporations, and people like you donate money to SCOPE Midwest to support the summer camp experiences for children in need.
