HBCUs or Historically Black Colleges and Universities have been instrumental in the Black community for generations; educating many prominent Black leaders throughout history.
Despite their impact, not all Black youth are able to be exposed to these institutions, so much so that when college application season rolls around – these schools aren’t even on many students their radar.
In 2022 the HBCYouth Foundation Inc. moved to change that, leading to the creation of Camp HBCYouth, a summer-day camp for elementary age children hosted on HBCU campuses around the nation.
According to their website, “Camp HBCYouth is the flagship summer program of the HBCYouth Foundation, Inc., designed to reflect the spirit, values, and excellence of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). “
At this camp, children participate in arts and crafts, music programs, daily academic enrichment, and are even provided with healthy breakfasts, lunches and snacks.
In just 3 years, the program has had many achievements including serving 40,000 meals, serving over 600 kids, and employing over 40 students.
Most recently, HBCYouth announced their partnership with the #1HBCU according to the U.S. News Report: Spelman College.
Located in Atlanta, Spelman College is a liberal arts HBCU that has been educating Black women since 1881.
This summer, Spelman will open its doors to young girls part of Camp HBCYouth from June 8 to July 11. This is the first time that the organization has curated an all-girls summer camp experience.
In a caption posted to Instagram, the organization celebrated this groundbreaking partnership writing, “From day one, these girls are stepping into sisterhood and soaking up the legacy around them. It’s more than summer fun, it’s an early start on the HBCU journey.”
Spelman joins it’s male counterpart Morehouse College, as well as Tennessee State University, Clark Atlanta University, and Morgan State University as one of the hubs of the HBCYouth camp.
Though most of this year’s camp sessions are already over there are applications still open on their website and you can register here.
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