Camp Sunshine Competitors

Founded in 1988 by Paul Newman, The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp provides “a different kind of healing” to more than 25,000 seriously ill children and family members annually – all completely free of charge. For many of these children and families, Hole in the Wall provides multiple Camp experiences throughout the year at the facility in Ashford, Conn., in 40 hospitals and clinics, directly in camper homes and communities, and through other outreach activities across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.

The mission of Victory Junction is to enrich the lives of children with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses by providing life-changing camping experiences that are exciting, fun and empowering, in a safe and medically-sound environment at no cost to campers and their families.

WINGS has been bringing high-quality social emotional learning to at-risk kids in low-income communities for over 20 years. WINGS currently operates direct service afterschool programs at Title I elementary schools in Charleston, SC; Atlanta, GA; and Charlotte, NC, and has served more than 10,000 students in grades K-5. WINGS also leads training workshops and partnerships that help teachers and practitioners develop their own social emotional skills to better support students and create a school and program culture rooted in SEL. To read more about WINGS' RCT study, including more details about the findings and implications, please download the executive summary.