NYSP in the News

Kids sitting together and smiling
Long-running ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ summer program introduces Cleveland youth to college

On the campus of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ (ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½), Dennis Harris, camp director of the school’s National Youth Sports Program, labors for an entire year to put together a five-week summer program aimed at giving kids a summer camp experience on a college campus.

NYSP kids with Kenny Crumpton
Kenny, kids & a special summer camp at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½

Fox 8’s Kenny Crumpton puts the spotlight on a wonderful program still going strong in Cleveland that combines fitness, fun and learning. The National Youth Sports Program Camp has called ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ ‘home base’ for 54 years. 

two girls swimming laps in a pool
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This summer youth sports camp was common nationally. Now, Cleveland's is among the last

The National Youth Sports Program, which once was a coalition of about 200 universities, was originally founded in 1968 to provide economically disadvantaged youth with access to sports and educational programs.