This summer, many parents have been left without child care options due to camps closing because of COVID-19.
The Boys and Girls Club says opening felt like a responsibility to they were willing to take on.
MANY PARENTS WITH FEWOPTIONS FOR CHILD CARE.23ABC'S DANIELA GARRIDO HAS MOREON HOW THE BOYS & GIRLSCLUB IS MAKING IT HAPPEN FORTHEIR CAMPERS.THIS SUMMER, MANY PARENTS HAVEBEEN LEFT WITHOUT CHILDCARE OPTIONS DUE TO CAMPSCLOSING BECAUSE OF COVID-19.THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB SAYSOPENING FELT LIKE ARESPONSIBILITY TO THEY WEREWILLING TO TAKE ON.NAT OF VIRTUAL CLASS"NOT LIKE YOUR TYPICAL SUMMERWE'VE HAD TO CUT DOWN TO HALF OFTHE MEMBERS WERE SERVING"ANY TYPICAL SUMMER, THE BOYS ANDGIRLS CLUB OF KERNCOUNTY WILL SERVE UP TO 230 KIDSFOR SUMMER CAMP.
DUE TO THESPREAD OF COVID-19, THIS YEAR,THEY WERE FORCED TO CUT THEPROGRAM TO 75 KIDS."ALOT OF OUR KIDS THIS IS THEONLY HOME THEY HAVE OR THEIRPARENTS ARE CONSTANTLY WORKING,THEIR FRONT LINEEMPLOYEES, EMTS, GROCERY STOREEMPLOYEES, ANDITS IMPORTANT TO NOT HAVE THESEKIDS ALONE AT HOME"UPON ENTRY, CAMPERS HAVE TO GETTHEIR TEMPERATURECHECKED.EVERY 45 MINUTES, THEY HAVE TOWASH THEIR HANDS.AND EVERY HOUR, COUNSELORSSANITIZE THE ACTIVITYSTATIONS."THEY SEE US CLEANING ALL THETIME AND A MAJORITY OF OURKIDS UNDERSTAND WE CARE FOR THEMAND WE'LL DO ANYTHING TOKEEP THEM SAFE"THE SUMMER CAMP HAS HAD TOINNOVATE THEIR PROGRAM TOEIGHT CAMPERS PER COUNSELOR -MAKING SURE THERE IS ENOUGHSOCIAL DISTANCING IN EACHACTIVITY INCLUDINGSPORTS AND ART CLASS."I KNOW THEIR BIGGEST CONCERN ISWHOEVERDOESNT HAVE SYMPTOMS AND IS ABLETO SPREAD IT - WERECLEANING EVERYTHING, WASHING OURHANDS ALL THETIME, WERE DISPOSING OFPRODUCTS"THIS YEAR, THE SUMMER CAMP ISOFFERING SOMETHINGTHEY'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE -VIRTUAL SUMMER CAMP THROUGHZOOM.NAT: "AND I CLOSED THE BOX ANDTAPED IT CLOSED"THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB SAYSREMAINING OPEN HAS BEENESSENTIAL FOR THE PARENTS WHOARE STILL WORKINGTHROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC."OUR PARENTS ARE GRATEFUL THEYGET EMOTIONAL YOUCAN SEE IT IN THEIR EYES THEYLOVE TO SEE THEIR KIDS GOHOME WITH ACTIVITIES"FOR NOW, IN-PERSON SUMMER CAMPIS FULL BUT THEY ARE STILL
If you can’t stand the summer heat, get off the soccer field and play indoors instead! Thanks to the City of Pascagoula and..
