Matthew K. Tabor has a bit of an urgent post/note up on his blog. The Fresh Air Fund needs to place about 200 more city kids in rural homes this August. If you reside in any of these Northeastern states or provinces, you can have the opportunity to give a disadvantaged NYC kid a summer vacation.

The screening process is fairly painless, but is not instantaneous, so anyone interested in hosting should start the process sooner rather than later. If you ask for Angie, she’ll get you through in a timely manner. Here’s all the contact info you should need:

If you or someone you know would like to be a host, check out the information page:

Please host a child or help us get the word out that we need folks who can welcome a child from the city into their homes next month.

One last thing that is actually very important. We are looking for families who want to extend an invitation to a 9-12 year old. We really need more families who want older children and boys.

Please Email Angie, angie@freshair.org, immediately and she’ll speed you through the process!

Or, you can call us at 1-800-367-0003 (212.897.8900) — ask for Angie

Posted by Alexa Harrington