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Last updated on September 5, 2008

THE FRESH AIR FUND, an independent, not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer vacations to more than 1.7 million New York City children from low-income communities since 1877.

Description:
More than 10,000 New York City children enjoy free Fresh Air Fund programs annually. In 2004, over 5,000 children visited volunteer host families in suburbs and small town communities across 13 states from Virginia to Maine and Canada. 3,000 children also attended five Fresh Air camps on a 2,300-acre site in Fishkill, New York. The Fund's year-round camping program serves an additional 2,000 young people each year.

Contact person: Julie Greilsheimer, Director of Volunteer Programs, (212) 897-8986, (email)
Office fax number: (212) 681-0146

Address:

633 Third Avenue, 14th Floor New York, NY 10017 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.freshair.org

Directions:

Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Grand Central:4,5,6,7,Shuttle,   Walk distance (in minutes): 5   Nearest Bus Stop: 3rd Avenue, 42nd Street, 2 minute walk

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