Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Boston, Massachusetts

              OTHER CATPS
Tevyah
89 boys
Kiddie Camp

Y.'est End House

Burroughs
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Sub-Committee on Camps, Meeting held on February 17, 1944 at 4:00 p.m. Page 2
85 girls
Kiddie Camp 26 "
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In anawer to queries, ^'iss Margolis stated that had sufficient facilities been
available, 2CC additional children presenting health problems, could have profited by camp
care but, in her opinion, increased facilities ->ircht be put to bettor use by providing
longer periods of vacation cere than tho three-week minimum. From 3,GC0 to 4,000 ohildren
are included in the families receiving Gervice through either the JF.3i or JCT.A.
In discus sin? a long-range proTa-, it was suggested that in addition to the unaer-
privileged ohildren that the committee explore the following needs*
1. Those who can pay up to ^10 psr week.
2, Those who oould pay full oost on a non-profit basis,
o. Straw day camt- facilities.
In explaining the camp needs of childron at Hecht \ei<-hborhood House, ."r. Sidman
stated that approximately 1,000 children under 15 years of age -.'ere served by the iiooht
:Jouse for eight months a year, and tnat agency would liko to sea on extonsion of the program
to cover the summer months* About 25J> of those cmldrer. row go to private camps or to
the beaches or country with their parents. The Eecht House Floncer Camp, formerly
opjrated at ".."estwood on a non-profit basis, had been abandoned becuuse of inadequate
rhvsioal facilities. Tne only facilities available last year \;or&  (l) Summer Dav Gamp;
(2) Ca--.p scholarships for boys fror. a tfl.fJfO grant from the Havden Foundation; (3) Tho
'..omor.1 s Neighborhood Group car.r scholarships for six "iris last summer, "'r. .• ir.&'<er
said that a similar problem existing at tho Y.'!.H.A. for 6C0 children with Summer Day
I    Camp the only faoility now available,
W Camp facilities outside cf the AJP program include the YMHA, Coups Avoda and Tevyah
■  and Bauorcrest at anjut J15 ror *eok tnd which draw 5l>,' of Iheir c^r.:,or3 fro.-. Boston.
■      Dr. Solekman pointed out that we hevo a responsibility to the children cf marginal
^k   7cj".ilies and suggested that v/e explore the possibilities of a r:art-pay cam o-->rt.tod
B iointly by the Hecht iioir.hborhood Louse and the Y. *'. Y.  A.