Scholar Summer Academy

OUR SCHOLAR PROGRAMS

A place where our scholars can dream and visualize themselves to be the agents of change in their family, community, and society.

Providing scholars in grades 8th–10th with a safe summer haven where they can connect with peers facing similar life challenges. This program offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to reduce learning loss while creating meaningful, lasting memories. More than just a summer camp, it’s an enriching experience that empowers scholars, builds resilience, and helps shape their future.

Pure Heart Foundations’ summer programming is designed to support scholars’ emotional well-being by continuing the healing process for those overcoming emotional trauma. At the same time, it addresses and strengthens their educational needs through intentional, structured learning experiences.

Through the Scholars Summer Academy, participants will also develop critical social skills, build positive peer relationships, and engage in enriching activities that reduce the risk of learning loss.

June 29th-August 7th

Monday-Friday 8:00am-3:00pm

Before and After Care available daily

Transportation available daily

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SSA APPROACH

This Summer Camp will include the following:

Before and Aftercare starting at 7am and ending at 4pm daily.

Daily breakfast, lunch and snacks

Daily Transportation assistance, pick up and drop off.

ELA (English, Language Arts) and Math

Weekly Field Trips

Life Skills

Enrichment Activities

Mental health & wellness support

This is more than just summer camp—it’s an opportunity for scholars to learn, grow, build confidence, and create lasting memories in a safe and empowering environment.

Spots are expected to fill quickly, so we strongly encourage families to register as soon as possible.

We are seeking:

Volunteers
Camp Mentors
Teachers

SSA PARTNERS

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Mental Health & Wellness

We The psychological devastation a child faces from losing their parent to incarceration can cause emotional and behavioral imbalances. The emotional well-being of our scholars is the core of our Holistic Model.

Academic Enrichment

We want our Scholars to thrive educationally. Focusing on our Scholars academic enrichment increases the opportunity for advancement in their education and future career endeavors. Children of incarcerated parents have a greater chance of breaking the cycle of incarceration if they successfully complete high school.

We Have Heart Mentoring

We Have Heart mentoring was designed to give our scholars a 1:1 mentoring experience that will embrace, empower, and positively navigate them through their life journey while investing in their future.

Family Reunification

When a child communicates and visits their parent while incarcerated, the child is least likely to have abandonment barriers, behavioral, and comprehension barriers. Family Reunification is a critical component to our holistic model because it helps improve, heal and reunify our scholars and their incarcerated parents.

Recreational & Arts

Recreational & Arts allows our scholars to socially develop while interacting with their Pure Heart friends and community. Children of incarcerated parents often feel isolated, alone and unrelatable. This program provides normalcy and it shields them from their reality through fun, engaging and life rememberable experiences.

Cycle Breaker Initiative

The Cycle Breaker Initiative is our Pure Heart Alumni group designed to support our scholars after high school graduation. In addition, we now accept scholars ages 18-25 that have a parent incarcerated to offer additional support.