Fresh Air Fund seeks summer host families

Fresh Air Fund seeks
summer host families

The Fresh Air Fund is in need of host families to volunteer to give children from disadvantaged neighborhoods in New York City the opportunity to experience life outside of the city. Nearly 5,000 New York City children are granted the oppor­tunity to live in a more spacious envi­ronment for two weeks or longer each summer through the Fresh Air Fund.

There are no financial requirements to participate in the "Friendly Town Pro­gram." The host family can choose the age and gender of the visitor. First-time visitors range in age from 6 to 12 and can be invited back through The Fund until age 18. Many families, however, keep in contact all year round and form lifelong bonds.

For more information about the Fresh Air Fund and hosting a child this sum­mer, call (732) 660-1195 or (800) 367-0003 or visit www.freshair.org.