This summer, share the beauty of your community with a Fresh Air child while enjoying the pure joys of summer in your own backyard. Thousands of volunteer host families in rural, suburban, and small town communities open their hearts and homes to New York City children from low-income communities through The Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer Host Family Program. The Fresh Air Fund, an independent, not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer experiences to more than 1.8 million New York City children from low-income communities since 1877. It is currently seeking families to give inner-city children a Fresh Air experience this summer.
Host families across 13 states from Virginia to Maine and Canada open their homes to children who might not otherwise be able to enjoy a summer away from the big city. Fresh Air children experience simple pleasures like running barefoot through the grass, swimming in a cool lake, and gazing at star-filled skies. Through the eyes of Fresh Air children, families often rediscover the beauty of their own communities.
For more information on how you can make summer special for a Fresh Air child, contact Joanne Wales-Smith at 585-305-5307 or visit The Fresh Air Fund at www.freshair.org.
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