SOURCE: Montana Public Radio
Like a public-library pool party, a crowd of about 60 summer camp counselors-in-training work together to keep a dozen balloons bouncing through the air. The rules: they have to stay seated, and they can’t touch anyone around them.
It’s not just a fun break from training — the counselors are practicing a game they can use to help refocus campers when Missoula Parks and Recreation’s summer camp series begins. When schools close for summer break, kids can lose the mental health support they rely on. A new collaboration in Missoula is aiming to close that gap.
