YOUTH INCORPORATED

CAMP - PROGRAM SERVICES: SINCE 1945, YOUTH INCORPORATED HAS OPERATED A TRADITIONAL OVERNIGHT SUMMER CAMP FOR BOYS AND GIRLS ON 175 ACRES OF LAND ADJACENT TO PERCY PRIEST LAKE, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENNESSEE. THE LAND WAS DONATED BY MR. ALLEN DOBSON, A MIDDLE TENNESSEE BUSINESS EXECUTIVE AND A PRINCIPAL FOUNDER OF THE ORGANIZATION, WHO ALSO BEQUEATHED A SEPARATE TRUST FUND THAT PROVIDES CONTINUING ANNUAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION.CAMPERS PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS ARTS AND CRAFTS, CANOEING, CLIMBING TOWER, HORSEBACK RIDING, ROPES COURSES, SWIMMING, WATER SKIING, OUTDOOR LIVING SKILLS, AND NIGHT TIME ACTIVITIES. CAMPERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN NEW SKILLS, MEET NEW FRIENDS, REKINDLE PRIOR FRIENDSHIPS, ENJOY THE OUTDOORS, AND EXIST IN A COMMUNITY ATMOSPHERE UNPLUGGED FROM THEIR NORMAL ROUTINES.OVER THE YEARS, THE CAMP HAS EXPANDED ITS PROGRAM SERVICES TO OFFER SINGLE AND MULTI-DAY CAMP ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS VARIOUS GROUP SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. THESE PROGRAMS ASSIST CAMPERS TO DEVELOP INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AND TEAM LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH INTERACTING WITH OTHER CAMPERS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, WHILE INCREASING INDIVIDUAL SELF CONFIDENCE, DECISION MAKING ABILITY, AND OVERALL RESPECT FOR OTHERS. A KEY OBJECTIVE OF THESE PROGRAMS IS TO ENHANCE THE CAMPER'S KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF NATURE AND THE OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT. EXPOSING CAMPERS TO NEW TASKS, CHALLENGES, AND OBJECTIVES IN AN OFTEN UNFAMILIAR ENVIRONMENT ALLOWS YOUTH INCORPORATED TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION OF "BUILDING LEADERS FOR TOMORROW".CAMP PARTICIPATION FEES ARE BASED ON OVERNIGHT VS. DAY CAMP PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS THE EXTENT OF CAMP ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED TO THE RESPECTIVE GROUP OF CAMPERS. THE OVERALL GOAL IS FOR PARTICIPATION FEES TO BE AFFORDABLE TO PERSONS FROM ALL SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND TO USE PUBLIC FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO SUBSIDIZE THE COST OF THE PROGRAM SERVICES OFFERED BY YOUTH INCORPORATED.