Where Are The Free or Affordable Summer Camps and Youth Activities in Philly?

Is this an access, apathy, or a marketing issue?

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The last day of school is June 13th and I’m having a hard time finding free or affordable summer camps and youth activities.

What’s going on?

Registration for 2023 Summer Learning Programs closed May 6

https://www.philasd.org/academics/summerprograms/#summerlearning

Are there a lot of free and affordable programs and they are having a hard time marketing and promoting their programs because they don’t have the capacity or staff?

PhiladelphiaSummerCamps.com — Has a comprehensive list of camps, but fees aren’t listed.

Google Search Snapshot #1 — Free and affordable camps

The Philadelphia Inquirer normally has a good comprehensive camp guide, but it’s behind a paywall and Broke in Philly’s 2022 Summer Camp guide is a link to an old Inquirer article — which is also behind a paywall.

Philadelphia Parks and Recreation’s webpage and Summer Quick Reference Guide is archived from 2019 and The Summer Camp page says it has over 100 camps, but only…