CAMP FOSTER YMCA

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STAFF & SAFETY
Safety is always our top priority at camp. We offer excellent staff to camper ratios (one staff member for every five
campers) so you can rest assured that your child will receive the best care and attention possible.
We recruit outstanding counselors on the basis of their values and proven abilities to work with children. Our
programs, summer staff supervision, and trainings are led by full-time, year-round professionals. All staff members
must complete a rigorous application process that includes reference, background, and sex offender list checks. Our
staff members also participate in extensive training to ensure that they serve as positive, responsible, and caring
role models for your child.
We are accredited by the American Camp Association—meaning that we meet or exceed more than 300 standards for
health, safety, and program quality. The Health Director lives on-site to provide ongoing care for campers and camp
is located 10 minutes away from Lakes Regional Hospital.
THE CAMP FOSTER EXPERIENCE
RESIDENT CAMP PROGRAM
What My Child Can Expect At Camp Foster
Camp Foster YMCA is a 100+ year old program that allows kids to be kids! Camp is a place where campers learn to
canoe and sail, swim, ride horses, make friends, rifelry, and archery, explore the great outdoors, and create art.
However, camp is so much more than that! Camp Foster is a place where campers and counselors alike learn side by
side, get out of their comfort zone, and build a respectful and caring community where each person can be
themselves. It is this sense of being part of something that translates to loyalty and pride to both counselors and
campers since 1912.
Our program is designed to encourage campers to take healthy, safe risks that push them both mentally and
physically with the guidance of our skilled counselors. This helps each child gain confidence, grit, and learn to work
as a team. Our program incorporates the natural surroundings and requires a positive attitude, age-appropriate
independence, and teamwork.
Successful participation at Camp Foster means that each camper can ….
Live with campers in a cabin or tent that are of similar age and can safely and cooperatively take part in
scheduled group activities, free time, and play time with their cabin mates and the camp community.
Exhibit behavior that is in line with Camp Foster’s five values of respect, responsibility, caring, honesty, and
fairness and does not need more than the usual amount of individual attention.
Be responsible for their own personal hygiene, health, and safety or be able to ask for assistance from a
counselor to assist.
Walk moderate distances over uneven surfaces that are part of Camp Foster’s natural surroundings.
Enjoy off-site trips that will require staying in a tent outdoors for the night.
Understand and respond to group instructions.
Join in on activities, such as: singing, games, campfires, family-style meals, overnight trips, and other fun
stuff!
Contribute to the Camp Foster community.
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