GB Magazine July 2021 | Page 40

Education

FATHER JOE ’ S VILLAGES Helping children thrive

Educational and fun summer activities for children staying in their shelters and housing programs

40 GBSAN . COM | JULY 2021

While most children ’ s ’ summers are filled with memories of family road trips or other vacations , summer camp , lazy days on the beach or poolside , campfires and the great outdoors , children living with the realities of homelessness likely won ’ t have these stories to share when they return to school . Vacations and summer camps are simply out of reach for unsheltered families . For homeless families staying with Father Joe ’ s Villages , the organization ’ s Therapeutic Childcare team is bringing hope and normalcy into the lives of families in need through their annual Summer Camps .