Working parents struggle with $2,000 summer camp costs due to inflation, leading Julie Kelley to enroll her son in 7 camps across 3 states.

Working parents face summer crisis as inflation pushes $2,000 camp costs, leading to Julie Kelley sending her 9-year-old son to 7 different camps in 3 states instead of enrolling him in one full-time program in Vermont, costing her family $2,000 for 10 weeks. Full-time camps in Burlington, Vermont, cost $400 per week, forcing Kelley to arrange day camps in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Minnesota with relatives.

July 24, 2024
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