Ideally, every Montana child would have carefree summers filled with sports camps, fort building, and nature exploration. Unfortunately, many youth face everything but idyllic summer months. When school doors close, many Montana children struggle to access educational opportunities and basic needs such as healthy meals and adequate adult supervision.
More than half of the achievement gap between lower- and higher-income youth can be explained by unequal access to summer learning opportunities.
This is just one reason why MCC launched its month-long Expeditions for teens nearly 15 years ago.
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