Information for Agencies
This information is here to answer your initial questions, and once you've read it, we recommend that you give us a call at 781-834-2700 and speak with one of our staff members directly so we can facilitate your camper enrollment to make it as quick and easy as possible.
Who is Crossroads For Kids already working with? Our Community Partners
Our Programs - What is the difference between each of our camps?
What kinds of kids we serve-a brief description.
How much does it cost to send a child to the program?
Still more questions? Check out our FAQ which answers question our registrar gets all the time.
Advance Booking - A special service for agencies.
Our Community Partners
We're proud to work with the following amazing agencies and programs who help us get as many at-risk Massachusetts children as possible from their local communities to camp. We are always happy to establish a relationship with agencies who are working to help at-risk youth. If you would like more information about how you can give a child from your local community the summer of a lifetime, please call us at 781-834-2700.
Associated Grant Makers
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Cape Cod
Boston Medical Center
Boys & Girls Clubs, Blue Hills
Boys & Girls Clubs, Roxbury
Boston Renaissance Charter School
Cambridge Camping
Chandler School
Children's Services Roxbury
Community Care for Kids
Connect 5
Department of Mental Health
Department of Social Services:
- Blackstone Valley Area Office (Whitinsville)
- Brockton Area Office
- Cambridge Area Office
- Harbor Area Office
- Dimock St. Area Office
- Hyde Park Area Office
- Lawrence Area Office
- Lowell Area Office
- North Central Area Office
- Plymouth Area Office
- Park St. Area Office
- Warren Center Area Office
Department of Transitional Assistance F.O.R. Families program
Epiphany School
Family Intervention Network
FASST Cambridge Guidance Center
Greater Boston ARC
Homeless Shelters:
- Carolina Hill Shelter
- Family House Shelter (Roxbury MultiServices Center)
- Frances Perkins Home
- HAWC (Home for Abused Women and Children)
- Hildebrand House
- La Casa Nueva
- Malden Tri-City Housing
- Margaret's House (St. Mary's Women/Infants Center)
- Mass Coalition For the Homeless
- Metro Boston Housing Project
- Sojourner House
- Temporary Home for
- Women and Children
- Transition House
- Travelers Aid Boston
Housing Assistance Corporation
MHSPY (Mental Health Services Program for Youth)
MSPCC-Kidsnet
- Boston Region (Jamaica Plain)
- Metro Region
- South-East Region
My Brother's Table
New Bedford Community Connections Coalition
Northeastern University Community Affairs Office
Project Care and Concern
SEEK Program (Kennedy School )
South End Community Health Center
TILL (Towards Independent Living)
Our Programs
At present, we have three specific programs you may be interested in.
Note these programs have undergone changes for the summer of 2004.
Camp Wing/Duxbury Stockade Stockade is “a safe place and supportive community for boys and girls ages 7-13 to develop healthy social behaviors and have fun.”
To accomplish that goal, campers participate in a variety of “traditional” camp activities such as instructional swimming, team sports, creative arts, and outdoor pursuits, including the climbing wall and high and low ropes courses. The program incorporates literacy development into activities such as journal writing, radio, and the camp newspaper in a way that makes learning fun. Special programs like WiredWoods (computer and multimedia technology), sailing and nautical instruction at the Duxbury Bay Maritime School , as well as special events celebrating the Olympics, Carnival, and holidays allow campers to expand their imagination and horizons to see the opportunities available to them.
Camp Mitton
This program was previously called Camp Lapham, and was in Ashby , MA. We have moved this program to our site at Camp Mitton in Brewster, on Cape Cod , which will allow for a more in-depth program, and a facility even more aptly suited to our in-crisis population. If you have questions about this transition, please call our office directly.
Camp Mitton is “a small, family-style environment teaching boys and girls ages 7-12 healthy ways to cope with stressful situations.”
Many campers at Camp Mitton have or are currently experiencing crisis situations such as homelessness, abuse, or neglect (read more). Since children in crisis situations experience a low self-image, feelings of hopelessness, and an inability to understand and communicate their personal feelings, our program intervenes by providing a safe and stable environment, a personal relationship with caring adults, and an opportunity to experience success. The daily program focuses on teambuilding and communication in a group setting. Activity groups are small and concentrate on helping the campers express themselves through a variety of outlets including outdoor pursuits (biking, hiking, and nature exploration) and the creative arts (drama, music, arts and crafts). Therapeutically focused activities in music and art increase opportunities for campers to express their feelings safely and learn about themselves. Advancing through levels in swim lessons provides campers the chance to work towards a goal and build their self-esteem. Our goal is that, as a result of our intervention programs, children will be better able to cope with their situations, have a healthier self-image, and a chance for bolder dreams
Camp Coca-Cola New England at Camp Lapham
This is a leadership program for young people entering the eighth grade and is dedicated to producing “great leaders for great communities.”
Working closely with local schools, youth organizations and community leaders, Camp Coca-Cola will provide opportunities for young people to discover and explore their interests, values and talents. Camp Coca-Cola is dedicated to fostering leadership qualities and community service in the young people it serves, through camping experience, community service, and continuing education.
Camp Coca-Cola focuses on young people entering the eighth grade who are doing well in school, have demonstrated some leadership capability, and have a desire to succeed. However, they come from environments containing significant risk factors that may affect their school performance and ability to achieve their full potential. There are a number of other criteria for enrollment, and the program is a five-year commitment and is fully scholarshipped—there is no cost to the participant. Participants must be nominated to attend the program by a community partner who is able to provide a year-round link to the camp, the participant, and the community.
Get more information about becoming involved as a community partner.We know that choosing a camp is hard! We have staff who can help you decide which camp or program is most appropriate for the camper you are trying to place. We will also honestly tell you if we believe that our programs are not right for your camper—and we will help you by providing referrals to another program that may be better suited, should that be the case. Our main goal is to help you help children to have an amazing summer experience.
Our Campers
General profile of a Camp Wing/Duxbury Stockade Camper:
Approximately 80% of the children at Camp Wing/Duxbury Stockade live below the poverty line. While a number of parents or guardians sign their children up for camp directly, many children are referred to camp through organizations such as Big Brothers/Big Sisters programs, the Boys and Girls' Clubs, Department of Social Services (DSS) and other community partners .
The average camp Wing/Duxbury Stockade Campers:
Are virtually independent with regards to daily living skills
Have the social skills to be part of a larger camp community (approximately 200 campers) without becoming “lost” or anxious
Can build esteem over time by working towards a larger goal, i.e. recognition for improvement in archery over a three-week session
Are able to participate in longer activity blocks and/or need less step-by-step direction for individual tasks
Are considered at-risk; they come from risky communities, are vulnerable to developing behavioral problems as a result of their environment, and may not be able to afford a recreational camp experience elsewhere.
General profile of a Camp Mitton Camper:
Many campers at Camp Mitton have or are currently experiencing crisis situations such as homelessness, abuse, or neglect. Many have been removed from their homes and placed in foster care, approximately 25% are homeless with their families, and 70% are involved with DSS. Children are mainly referred through agencies such as DSS, Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the Department of Mental Health, the Mental Heath Services Program for Youth, and approximately 20 homeless shelters across the state.
The average Camp Mitton campers:
- Need more individualized attention for daily living skills
General profile of a Camp Coca-Cola Camper:
Camp Coca-Cola focuses on young people entering the eighth grade who are doing well in school, have demonstrated some leadership capability, and have a desire to succeed. However, they come from environments containing significant risk factors that may affect their school performance and ability to achieve their full potential. There are a number of other criteria for enrollment, and the program is a five-year commitment and is fully scholarshipped—there is no cost to the participant. Participants must be nominated to attend the program by a community partner who is able to provide a year-round link to the camp, the participant, and the community.
Get more information about becoming involved as a community partner.
Advanced Booking
We are grateful for the time and energy that our partnering agencies put into recruiting campers and helping manage enrollment forms, health forms, and in some cases even transportation to camp. In exchange, we offer our agencies the opportunity to “save spaces” ahead of actually having Admissions Applications filled out from your participants. We've been told that this is a very appreciated feature for many of our partners!
In order to do advance book spaces for you, we will need to know approximately how many campers, the sessions and camp you believe they would like to attend, and whether they are boys or girls. If you are considering sending a large number of campers, these can be approximate numbers—or if you would like us to hold one space for a twelve year old boy in session 3 at Camp Wing, we can do that too. Please call (781-834-2700) or email us to get more information about this great option.
Costs for Camp
We are a not-for-profit organization, and as such we charge only what it costs us to have a child on camp. A ten day session at a Crossroads program costs between $880-920. A fourteen day session costs between $1200 and $1260. A twenty-one day session costs between $1760-1840.
We are often able to provide agencies with a discounted rate, in some cases a significantly discounted rate, called our Agency Rate, and then we cover the rest of costs with a campership—financial assistance similar to the funds we provide to our individual camper families to offset their cost of camp.
We are an authorized provider for the Department of Social Services, at a contracted rate. If you are a social worker from an area office interested in sending a child to camp or an agency interested in working with us, please contact us by phone at 781-834-2700 or email.