Easterseals camp supports children and caregivers
YOUNGSTOWN — A summer camp offered to local children by Easterseals of Northeast Ohio is not only benefiting them but the grandparents, aunts and uncles taking care of them. Called “Kinship Summer Camp,” the program held for seven weeks four days per week in June and July, has children spending four hours at the camp while their caregivers are given time to spend on their own. McDonald resident Jody Klase, CEO of Easterseals, said the children who attend are being raised by an older adult relative who is not a parent, typically a grandparent or other family member. “We want ...