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A summer camp in Vermont is providing a fun, safe space for kids with parents who are or have been incarcerated
Every summer, a weeklong sleepaway camp in Plymouth, Vermont hosts kids between the ages of eight and 12 who currently have, or have had, a parent incarcerated. The campers do all the traditional summer camp activities: songs around the campfire, secret handshakes, arts and crafts, and more.
Knowing all the kids around them share the experience of a parent being incarcerated, the campers feel a freedom to be themselves, let go of the usual worry or stress they'd have at home, and just be kids.
As one camper said, "When you're here, you can just be yourself. You don't have to hide like you have to do at school sometimes."
Why is this good news?Around 4,700 kids in Vermont, or one in 25, have a parent who has gone to jail. On top of everything else kids go through, parental incarceration can be destabilizing, stressful, and isolating. Kids deserve to be kids — and this summer camp is giving them the space to have a core childhood experience, despite what's going on around them.
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Despite slow growth in the U.S., global EV sales are already up 27% this year
In the first seven months of 2025, a new report found that more than 10.7 million electric vehicles were sold — a "robust" 27% increase over the same time period last year.
China led the way with 6.5 million EVs sold, an increase of 29%, but Europe also saw a large uptick: with 2.3 million EVs sold, a 30% increase over the same period last year. Notably in Europe, fully electric vehicle sales were up 30%, while plug-in hybrids were up 32%.
While North America saw 1 million EVs sold, an increase of 2%, the report also came out around the same time Ford announced its new $5 billion investment in manufacturing affordable EV options in the U.S., calling it its next "Model T Moment."
I still remember how to make the friendship bracelets I first learned at Girl Scout camp!
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