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Since 1901, The Toronto Star Fresh Air Fund has given children a summer holiday they might otherwise not have experienced.
The Toronto Star Fresh Air Fund is a children’s charity that provides grants to camp organizations to subsidize fees for underprivileged and special needs children from the Toronto area each summer.
Here is a full list of the residential and day camps that are supported by The Toronto Star Fresh Air Fund.
Science-minded campers can learn about everything from anatomy and the environment to astronomy and coding, at camps at York University.
This summer the Willowgrove day camp in Stouffville is welcoming 14 refugee children.
Character development is a central part of the Yonge Street Mission day camp’s programming
Camp AOK is a place where kids who have been diagnosed with autism can take a break from everyday challenges, let loose and just be kids
At-risk or disabled youth get to fish, see moose, portage, build campfires and cultivate friendships during canoe trips.
Youth Assisting Youth, which is supported by the Star’s Fresh Air Fund, pairs at-risk kids with like-minded young mentors.
Marvin Karon, executive director of the camp, said once kids begin to understand Shakespeare “they just are so excited.”
The camp welcomes kids who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, as well as children who have deaf family members. It’s supported by the Star’s Fresh Air Fund.
Students at the San Romanoway Revitalization Association’s camp spend their summers learning. They also get to go on fantastic field trips.
Vicki Edney, a Newmarket resident with an eye for adventure, used her latest thrill as an opportunity to raise money for the Toronto Star’s Fresh Air Fund.
The summer leadership camp operated by Leave Out Violence gives young people an opportunity “to tap into who it is they want to be.”
Moorelands Camp, which is supported by the Toronto Star’s Fresh Air Fund, celebrates its 100th birthday this summer.
Summer camp is about much more than learning skills like tying knots and canoeing.
The Peel Children’s Centre’s summer camp program benefits children with mental and emotional disorders by placing them with similar children and allowing them to learn and grow in a secure environment.
The Geneva Centre for Autism uses money from the Fresh Air Fund to help kids with special needs attend camp.
The Dovercourt Boys and Girls Club, which is supported by the Fresh Air Fund, focuses on helping kids realize their dreams
Harry Wenban credits the Towhee Program with playing a key role in shaping his life.
Doug and Patti Clark fell in love at Camp Big Canoe. Decades later, so did their daughter.
Romero House, a haven to Toronto’s refugee families, runs a weeklong summer camp for its residents every August thanks to donations to the Star’s Fresh Air Fund.
Camp Jumoke has helped Enoch Bempong learn about himself.
All three brothers of a family have benefitted from the Fresh Air Fund.
At Camp Oochigeas and Camp Erin, children living through extreme circumstances in their daily lives get to be regular kids again.
Little Trinity Anglican Church to celebrate its 175th anniversary with a walk around historic Toronto sites.
It was a team at Sick Kids who told Hayden Knight about Camp Kivita, which is designed for children who have had organ transplants.
The Star speaks with readers about the unexpected things they learned while at camp.
The Toronto International Boat Show has raised almost $200,000 for the Fresh Air Fund.
Andrew Boehmer believes going to summer camp is an experience every child deserves to have.
The Fresh Air Fund helps support the popular summer day camp at Scadding Court.
A collection of almost 500 Valentine’s Day cards, with dates ranging from about 1830 to 1940, at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library are offering a glimpse into the history of romance.
