The Floating Hospital’s summer camp season is off to an exceptional start, with a successful inaugural run of Journey, our new day camp for 10-11 year olds, and the second season of SOAR, our day camp for Spanish speakers, happening this week.

This year’s Camp Rise Up will not only be full of its usual adventures, but chock full of campers as well. With applications exceeding the 100-participant goal for the week-long sleepaway camp, demand is at an all-time high. SOAR, our module for Spanish-speaking teens, is back for year two. In July, we will launch Journey, a day-camp pilot program as a preparation for CRU, for kids ages 10 to 11.

“Ever since the Covid pandemic, youth have reported higher rates of depression, anxiety and loneliness,” according to Dr. Meghan Miller, director of health education at The Floating Hospital. “Our work as health educators can help to bring youth back into healthier bodies and minds through health interventions and youth-centered programming to build resilience and foster social-emotional skills for future success.”