Fresh Air Children

Thousands of Fresh Air children embarked on free summer vacations this summer through the  Fresh Air Fund  . 

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Dedicated host families have opened their homes to a Fresh Air child for up to two weeks during the summer & these children have wonderful summer memories.

The majority of  Fresh Air children  are from low-income communities, whose  families are often without the resources to send their children on summer vacations.  Most inner-city youngsters grow up in towering apartment buildings without large, open, outdoor play spaces. Concrete playgrounds cannot replace the freedom of:

• Running barefoot through the grass
• Riding bikes down country lanes
• Playing in the backyard
• Laughing in the sunshine
• Catching fireflies
• Learning to swim
• Gazing at the stars on moonlit nights
• Building sandcastles
• Making new friends
• Simple pleasures of life away from the inner-city

Thanks to the fresh air fund, thousands of children have realised how good it is to be outside.