| Our mission | Our mission is to prepare youth for life's journey, by offering children the opportunity, in a summer camp environment, to develop and practice leadership and life skills that will impact their future in education, family, career, and in their communities. |
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Agassiz Village Founded by Mr. & Mrs. Harry E. Burroughs
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Board MemberAgassiz Village is looking for our next great board members. If you want to make an impact on a life of a child and are interested in board service please contact Lisa Carter, Executive Director, at [email protected]. For eight decades, we have provided a safe, healthy and nurturing environment during the summer for Boston-area youth to embark on a life-changing experience and take with them our values of responsibility, self-confidence, service to others and a commitment to learning. Our Programs Include: Summer camp: Traditional Overnight Camp, ages 8-12; Teen Advancement Program (TAP), ages 13-15; and Internship for Staff Training, Education and Placement (INSTEP) for 15-17 year olds seeking hands-on leadership skills development and potential future employment. Could be a good fit for a candidate with the following skills: Human Resources, Education, Marketing / Social Media, Accounting / Auditing, Real Estate / Facilities/, and Fundraising Our ideal candidate is passionate about Agassiz Village's mission to prepare youth for life’s journey by providing an enriching and educational summer camp opportunity that is transformative and impacts a child's entire future. He/she believes children are our future and are willing to invest their time and money to continue working to transformed the lives of at-risk children whose families could never have afforded to send them to camp. Our ideal candidate should be able to introduce Agassiz to individuals and corporations that can support our mission.Office AssistantWe are looking for some assistance with organizing and cleaning up our office spaces. Tasks would include shredding, filing paperwork, making electronic copies of documents, moving boxes, etc.Graphic DesignerWe would love to bring some fresh life to our website and correspondence. If you're creative and savvy with designing software, please reach out!General VolunteerVolunteering can include a huge range of tasks, year round. Tell us about yourself and how you'd like to be involved, and we'll be in touch. |
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| How you help | AV is largely powered by amazing volunteers like you! Volunteering can include a huge range of tasks, year round. Be a part of an incredible team doing important work. AV is run by a hardworking and loving group of year-round and seasonal employees who believe every child deserves the chance to enjoy the magic of our camp. |
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| About us | Agassiz Village was founded in 1935 at its present lakeside location in Poland Maine by Mr. & Mrs. Harry E. Burroughs. Then, as now, Agassiz gave children the opportunity to escape the hardship of their daily lives. Originally the camp served boys who worked as newsboys, bootblacks, or other street vendors. The boys learned basic job skills, practiced school subjects, experienced outdoor living, and developed many life skills. The camp opened its doors to an adaptive program for physically disabled campers in the late 1950's, and girls joined the camp in 1973 when it became coed. Campers come from all over the New England area to experience this unique program. Today, Agassiz Village serves nearly 750 children a summer. While we welcome all children ages 8–17, our focus is on underserved children in the greater Boston area. Most of our children live in at-risk neighborhoods in eastern Massachusetts. Most of our campers come from low income or poverty level families. |
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