Summers Open to All: YMCA and Local Camps Support Youth
In the Greater Susquehanna Valley, the YMCA serves as an essential hub for affordable summer programs aiding families like Amy Gresh and her sons Stephen and Michael. Across Pennsylvania, schools and nonprofits run camps and reading programs to prevent brain drain, with Keystone SMILES and the Mercer County Housing Authority partnering to offer two week camps in Valley View Homes and Sharon.
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Middlebury
Amy Gresh
Greater
Susquehanna Valley
Gresh
Sunbury Ymca
YMCA
Commonwealth
Sharpsville
Mercer County
Brad Ferko
Keystone Smiles
Mercer County Housing Authority
Valley View Homes
Mercer
Mesabi Street
Sharon
Pine Hollow
Summer camp plus child care and food programs across towns
Community summer activities in Sharon include STEM themed days with electricity circuits and robot building, plus games and face painting. Volunteers support free lunch programs for students district wide, with partnerships to feed kids at 19 sites in New Castle. Community organizers stress childcare options and Red Cross babysitting training for ages 11 and up.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
American Red Cross
Mary Williams
Red Cross
Sharpsville
Nutrition Inc
Georgetown Apartments
Sharpsville Gardens
Ferko
New Castle
Lawrence County
Michelle Scott
Michael Roknick
Melissa Klark
Joe Pinchot
The
Sharon, Pa
Herald
Nancy Lowry
Mark Todd
Ashtabulua
Star-Beacon
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Denaibad Tiene
Weser
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