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Calling All VISIONS Alumni
Hello, VISIONS alumni! Many of you have stayed in contact over the years with us and with your trip mates. Some of you even have returned to VISIONS to work as staffers. We love hearing what you are up to, what you have been doing since your summers with us, and in...
Rebuilding in the Dominican Republic
In the last 12 months, Mother Nature has made the world pay attention to and respect her power. While the work accomplished by VISIONS participants is substantial, rarely does it occur in such a dramatic context as last July in the Dominican Republic. VISIONS’s...
The Broader VISIONS
There are quiet ways that VISIONS breathes life into its mission apart from the work that our participants achieve in the youth summer programs, the financial aid awarded annually (to approximately 8%-10% of summer participants), and the spaces we make on a few of our...
Camp Curious
There are summer camps—and then there are summer experiences. Is your kid ready for a skill-expanding adventure? By Erika Rasmusson Janes Mention the word “camp” and most parents have images of canoe rides and singing "Kumbaya" around the campfire. Those traditional...
A Summer of Service for Teens
Volunteer programs given them the opportunity to do good away from home. By Susan Garland The summer after her sophomore year in high school, Jaclyn Feldman left her comfortable home in a Washington suburb to spend a month in Belize. But instead of lolling around the...
Community Friend Highlight: Pierrette Cairo
You notice her immediately. Deep golden brown complexion. Close-cropped blonde hair. Flowing, colorful clothes, always the latest pret-a-porter French fashions from sunglasses to shoes¬. Standing barely 4’10” Pierrette Cairo is a giant of a human being, a force of...