Address: 633 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10017, USA
Phone: +18003670003
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 9AM–5PM
Tuesday: 9AM–5PM
Wednesday: 9AM–5PM
Thursday: 9AM–5PM
Friday: 9AM–5PM
Saturday: Closed
Alyvia Quiroz
My father went there and the family had loved them
Nish Patel
Great place!
Annette Cotto
My son went from 2004-2008. Amazing, beautiful,caring people. It was the time of his life, and being around white amazing people for his first time. NYC has segregated parts mainly in Harlem,Brooklyn and NYCHA projects.......gives kids a chance to be around good white people who really care. The family send my son Christmas & birthday gifts also. Fresh air fund is awesome.
Veronica Ellis
I feel this program really is geared for the underprivileged child unexposed to travel and opportunities. I was looking forward to all the benefits of The Fresh Air Fund such as the tutoring, SAT prep, college readiness and the many other support options. But Fresh Air mandates a two-week sleep away camp as a qualifier into the program that just was not for my child. There is no phone communication allowed, only letters, and you're lucky to receive two before the two weeks are up. Our close knit family traveled often and was accustomed to communications via phone, text and emails. So my child had severe separation anxiety once he got to the camp. He had camp mates that, when left unsupervised, weren't very kind and initiated physical altercations. He wrote home begging us to come get him while also writing that he had tried to be brave and not cry but he really missed us and wanted to come home. My husband drove up the same day we received that letter and my son broke down in tears when they brought him out to us. And because he did not complete the entire two weeks he was disqualified from the program altogether. The Fresh Air Fund has a one-style-fits-all structure for its program but it's not ideal for anxious children. To know at a designated time they can check in with a parent makes a significant impact on a child with separation anxiety. It can give them the emotional support they need to complete the two-week requirement and feel successful that they completed such a necessary step in the program. Thankfully I found a program with a similar sleep-away requirement that allowed any interested campers 15 minute nightly video chats or phone calls and it made a huge difference for my family. My son relished in showing me his camp, his campmates, and sharing the day's activities. I saw how happy he was and was glad he allowed me to enroll him in another program because he was very mistrustful of camps after his Fresh Air Fund experience. This is not to say The Fresh Air Fund won't work for your extroverted and outgoing child, but parents should know how this may affect children who need extra support.
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You should probably contact the Fund through phone.
You can always call to ask for them to check their records...glad to know you were involved and still reaching out.
Yes you can , call fresh air fund and they will direct you from there
You don't have to apply on line if you want you can also go to the office there are 2 opportunity to sign up my daughter went there and she had lots of fun
Oh wow! Contact the Fresh Air Fund directly until you reach the right person who can help you.
https://freshair.org/which-fresh-air-program-is-right-for-your-child/
No it's not to late to sign him up,it's a great experience for the children to have & make new friends. Therefore the staff's make sure that our child/children are safe in they present,and while they place our little ones with people that are going to take care of our child/children why they're gone.
When your child receives a placement for camp. You will be mailed a letter with pick up and drop off dates, times, and locations. Hope this helps. If you are still unsure contact the fresh air fund's operation team.
Yes, this is a free program for eligible families. Just go to the website to fill out the application.
Around 8 or 7
Yes! If you call or email and speak to the friendly town team they can help - they love connecting their alumni network!
No! The camp is free if your family meets the qualifying income requirements! Its free and you should check out the online form for more info!
You mail it back to the address which is on the fresh air fund application!
The friendly towns are wonderful. You can have the same family for years to go. You can request a certain type of family, atheist; 2 sibilings; one daughter; 16 yrs old male, doesn't matter. You can also communicate with the family. It's a wonderful experience since different families have different rules therefore your girls will have different experiences. Many families will bring you to amusement parks, malls, etc. My family brought me to eat ice cream, amusement parks, visit families, ride bicycle, kayak, go to the gym, and so much more. It's a beautiful experience. And sometimes I would say it's better than the camps.
I went when I was 7 and 8. I don't know if the ages are still the same now.
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