Hands In 4 Youth is a HI-IMPACT AWARD winner, three years running

In 2019, Hands In 4 Youth was proud to receive the HI-Impact Award for our third consecutive year. HI4Y scored in the top 4% of nearly 460 youth agencies nationwide, based on the annual assessment of our impact on young people in our summer sleepaway camp program.

The award comes from Hello Insight, an innovative online platform developed by the firm Algorhythm, that leverages AI and research-based tools to evaluate Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) skills in young people across the country.

Every summer, our campers take pre- and post-camp surveys and the results are quantified using Hello Insight's assessment tools. The Social and Emotional Learning areas that are measured have been proven to be important indicators of a child’s ability to thrive long-term, in school and life. In summer 2019, our results showed that 99% of the children at Camp Vacamas made statistically significant advances in at least one SEL category, 93% of campers made gains in at least two SEL categories, and 84% in at least three.

We take great pride in receiving the HI-Impact Award three years in a row! Most importantly, it shows that what young people learn at Hands In 4 Youth will help them succeed throughout their lives.