Entry FeedI received an email about an interesting opportunity to help kids from inner city New York. The name of the organization is The Fresh Air Fund, and they help kids from disadvantaged backgrounds get a fresh air experience that they will never forget.
They are currently looking for host families for summer 2009; people willing to open their hearts and their homes to create an amazing experience. It is for girls and boys aged 6 to 12 who reside in low-income communities in New York City and are eager to experience the simply pleasures of life outside the city.
You host for only two weeks. I have added links so that you can check out their website. If you cannot host, consider a donation to help make fresh air summers possible. I hadn't heard of this organization before, but it seems like it could do a lot of good for many children.
I am not sure if my father was part of a similar program when he was growing up, but I have often heard stories of him and his sister going to spend a few weeks in the summer on a farm. These are very fond memories of his, and now he even fancies himself a little bit farmer, starting conversations with, "well, when I was on the farm."