At The Summer Camp, the girls are provided with a safe, friendly environment; taught that they are valued as individuals; given positive instruction and counsel; and empowered with greater self-esteem. Our counselors create a wonderful camp culture based on caring and a true sense of community. They teach the girls that a smile, word of encouragement or a helping hand will leave a positive impact on those around them. Summer Campers learn to communicate with their peers and with authority figures.



The Board of Directors is committed to financing and developing new programs to meet the changing needs of The Summer Campers. The Summer Camp provides children with a chance to develop social and athletic skills in a secure environment to which they can return each summer.



This program focuses on empowering girls with greater self-esteem and healthy living skills. The campers participate in outdoor challenges and workshops to help them cope with peer pressure and issues that affect teenagers’ lives every day, i.e. nutrition, cooking, babysitting, healthy choices, nonviolent conflict resolution, job application and drug awareness and prevention. The girls learn the importance of helping others by reading to, writing for and entertaining nursing home residents. We work with the Good Shepherd Food Bank and the Humane Society of Knox County to help the Leadership girls experience the intrinsic rewards associated with helping others and volunteering for neighborhood organizations. In addition, Leadership Training gives the girls a chance to work with other inner city and rural teens as they make rules for their living space. Together, they learn how to be responsible leaders in the bunk- planning activities for the younger campers. Young women who have completed our Leadership Training program move on to work as Counselors-In-Training.