On Friday I "interviewed" for a week-long summer position as a volunteer counselor at a youth camp called Camp Sunrise. It is a partner site of Multicultural Communities in Action (the AmeriCorps program that I am in), so that means that the time that I work there will count as AmeriCorps hours. I say "interviewed" because there wasn't really a selection process, it was more of an informational meeting and a way for the Camp Director to get to know me a bit.
Camp Sunrise is a part of YouthCARE Minnesota and according to their website is a "year round youth development program focused on bringing together youth and adults from diverse backgrounds to live and work in an outdoor multicultural environment." The camp was developed in 1974 by Xcel Energy and the Minneapolis and St. Paul Summer Youth Employment Programs. The camp is located about 60 miles north of the Twin Cities, on the St. Croix River. Annually the program serves 300-350 youth aged 13-18. 90% are youth of color.
Week-long sessions run throughout the summer and each session includes teambuilding activities, intercultural activities, service projects and a 3-day canoe trip down the St. Croix. Volunteer counselors serve alongside a full-time Adult Counselor and a Junior Counselor (typically a former camper).
I will be going August 1st-7th and am looking forward to it!!
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