Fast Facts About CHV
- boys and girls ages 11 -14 who reside in the Boston area (particularly Dorchester, Mattapan, Jamaica Plain and Hyde Park)
- provided with apparel, bus transportation to and from camp, and three meals a day
- sits on 12 Acres on Long Island in Boston Harbor
- runs Monday through Friday, 9am to 6pm
- tuition is $5 per child, per four week session (two sessions per summer)
- operated daily and staffed by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston
- built from start to finish in just 109 days in the spring and summer of 2007 by Suffolk Construction
- programming is based on five key areas of development: Leadership Skills, Knowledge Is Power, Sports and Fitness, The Arts, and Aquatics
- The #1 rule at Camp Harbor View is: Have Fun!
- Now serves 800 campers for 4 weeks each summer
- 65 Leaders in Training engage in a summertime program that extends throughout the school year.
Off-Season Programming includes:
- Monthly “Spring Training” reunions January-June themed based on our 5 Key Areas of Development
- December Holiday Party
- After-school tutoring
- Friday Movie Nights
Year-round social work assistance
- Parent Support Group
- Parents’ Poker Night
- Self-defense classes
- Photography Club
- Health & Wellness groups
- CHV ID—young men’s group
- Boys’ Support Group
LIT mentoring
- Weekly phone calls
- Friday Movie & Trivia Nights
- Sunday Basketball & Spirituality Programming