Nature Week: Our Volunteers Speak

We have been having a great week so far, here is a little video where are volunteers describe the nature-themed activities of the day. Enjoy!

Nature Week: Exploring the World (and our neighborhood)

This week we are focusing on nature, learning about environmentalism and how we are connected to the world around us. Nature includes lots of things, from plants and animals, to recycling and taking care of our neighborhoods. Last week were were very lucky to have a visit from Riley's Place, a non-profit in Woodside, CA that brings us animals that the kids can interact with (for more info, go to http://rileys-place.org/ ) Sara, the therapy dog, stopped by to say hello, and the kids made a great connection with her.

This week we are focusing on how we can make the planet better, for our animal friends and for future generations. Stay tuned for more great pictures, as we go on hikes, and even a mini camping trip on Friday. Of course, it couldn't happen without our volunteers, I will be posting a little video about them tomorrow!

Art Week: Campers Ready for the Louvre

Today is the last day of art week, and what a week it has been! With our amazing volunteers Hayley, Izzy, and Ella leading the projects, and Jack and James helping out, we have done many cool things. This morning, all the kids got to make their own baseball caps, which are photographed above, and as you can tell they had a great time being creative! This week we have made bracelets, covered the sidewalks in chalk, and even thrown paint covered tennis balls to create a temporary modernist mural! We could not have done any of this without our volunteers, with each day we have more campers, and more enthusiasm. Thanks to everyone who have helped make art week really great!

Art Week: Our Volunteers Speak

Art week has been going really well, the kids have many many beautiful things, and we owe it all to our amazing volunteers! We hope you enjoy this little snipet of our camp, there will be many more videos to come.

Week 1: Sport Week

Camp Haven: Sports Superstars!

Our first week of Camp Haven was Sports week, and it went off without a hitch! Our two volunteers, Jordan and Roshan, covered everything from soccer dribbling to how to keep hydrated, all in one week. It was our first week, and Jordan and Roshan were integral in getting kids out of their houses and into the sun! The kids played soccer, baseball, bocce ball, field hockey, and even brought out the slip and slide. All the kids had a fantastic time, it really started the ball rolling for Camp Haven! Thanks so much to our volunteers, and we can't wait to see what happens for the rest of the summer.

Welcome to Camp Haven: Fun Lives Here

Welcome Welcome Welcome!

This summer at Shelter Network’s Haven Family House for homeless families in Menlo Park, California, we are launching a brand new program: “Camp Haven – Where Fun Lives”. The idea is that all the kids who live at Haven Family House will have the chance attend an on-site summer camp. The goal of the day camp is provide a wide variety of activities and instruction to provide the homeless children with many opportunities to learn and play all summer long. There is a whole series of staff-supervised, but volunteer-run, activity-filled, weeks. We have just begun (June 13th, 2011), but we will be having fun all summer long!