Taproots at Camp Walden
Nurturing a Diverse Summer Community at Camp Walden
What We Do
Taproots is an organization committed to promoting opportunity and diversity at camp. We provide programming and camp tuition so kids from low-income households have the opportunity to attend summer camp.
TAPROOTS MINI-WEEK
Taproots Mini-Week is a tuition-free mini-week of camp that takes place every August. Working in partnership with other organizations in Michigan, Taproots brings children from low-income households to Camp Walden for a five day, four night sleep-away camp experience. Mini Week offers kids a taste of the independence and activities of overnight camp – campfires & s’mores, mess hall meals, swimming in the lake, arts & crafts, sports & games, cabin life, and much more.
TAPROOTS CAMPERSHIPS
Our campership program provides tuition and transportation for a two-week session at Camp Walden to children from low-income households. Campers can choose to attend any regularly scheduled two-week session of Camp. Campership recipients have previously attended the Taproots Mini-Week or are children who have been identified as camp-ready and referred to Taproots by camp alumni or partner organizations.
OUR MISSION
Our Mission is to provide a residential summer camp experience to kids from low-income households in predominantely Black and brown communities in Michigan.