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Give a child a day at the beach that they'll never forget.

Since 1896, the Children's Fresh Air Home has brought vulnerable children to the Jersey Shore from Camden and across South Jersey and Southeastern Pennsylvania, for fresh air, friendship, and the kind of joy that changes a life. After a complete, top-to-bottom renovation of our historic home in North Wildwood, we are reopening in Summer 2026 with our successful “If Just For A Day” Program, while we staff up and make preparations to open our overnight camp in Summer 2027. That only happens because of people like you.
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Your Gift in Action

You don’t need to give a lot to make a real difference. Here’s what your donation provides:

  • Arts and crafts supplies
  • Meals and snacks
  • Nursing supplies to keep our campers healthy and safe all summer
  • Group activities: a boardwalk outing and a summer ice cream social

Every gift — at any level — goes directly to the children we serve. As an all-volunteer board, we keep our overhead low and our focus exactly where it belongs.

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Why Your Support Matters

The children who come to CFAH are referred by schools, churches, and community organizations. To qualify, a child must be facing financial hardship, a difficult home situation, or be recommended by a trusted agency.

Many have experienced trauma, family instability, or a neighborhood environment that limits what they can imagine for themselves.

Time at the Jersey Shore doesn’t just give them a break. Research shows that structured programs like ours—delivered at the critical developmental ages of 7 to 13—help children:

  • reduce stress
  • build confidence and social skills
  • increase problem-solving abilities
  • develop a larger sense of hope and possibility

Those are changes that last.

Your gift restores that possibility. It starts with you.

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Prefer to give by check?

If you prefer to send a check, please make payable to or mail to:

Children’s Fresh Air Home

PO Box 413
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
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The Children’s Fresh Air Home is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
All contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.