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Happy Trails for Kids offers overnight camp experiences where campers go hiking, canoeing, rock-climbing, dancing, singing silly songs by a campfire, and star gazing. Youth ages 7–17 are invited to spend a week in the great outdoors through this program.
• Ages: 7–17 years old
• Schedule: Week-long overnight sessions
Happy Trails for Kids is dedicated to bringing camping, connections and confidence into the lives of boys and girls growing up in foster care through overnight summer camp, year-round extracurricular engagements, and a supportive team of counselors. The program provides exciting and fun-filled overnight camp experiences for children in the foster care system, and campers participate with other children in foster care. Programming extends beyond camping to include year-round educational, cultural, outdoor and social programming activities, as well as older youth programs for teenage campers, year-round reunion events, weekly extracurricular programs, and older youth initiatives. Campers who reach 18 and beyond can remain involved as summer camp counselors, and the program follows the motto “once a camper, always a camper,” offering a year-round community where childhood is celebrated and friendships flourish. The new permanent camp home is on a 133-acre property that is described as a model campus for thousands of children in foster care to experience overnight camps and year-round recreational and educational programs.
Under the supervision of an experienced Camp Director, the camp is staffed by a team of trained and enthusiastic counselors, as well as an on-site nurse. The majority of camp counselors are former foster youth, and several staff members have successfully emerged from the foster care system and serve as role models. The leadership team includes September Sucher (Camp Director), Vincent Steven (Trails To Success Project Manager), Lindsay Elliott (Executive Director), Charlotte Hunt Harvey (Board Member), Dr. Deanna Cooke (Board Member), Erika Frank (Board Member), Jeffrey Schwartz (Board Member), Jonathan Abrams (Board Chairman), Josh Pianko (Board Member), Marci Gonzalez Rand (Board Member), Mark Hikin (Board Secretary and Treasurer), Pepper Edmiston (Founder), Ronda Jackson (Board Member), and Susan Abrams (Co-Founder and Board Member). Happy Trails for Kids provides overnight summer camps and other year-round outdoor adventures for youth in the Southern California foster care system, and through a partnership with the Felix Organization, the camping program has expanded to include Winter Camp and overnight tent camping for older youth participants.
Last updated June 15, 2026.
• Ages: 7–17 years old
• Schedule: Week-long overnight sessions
Happy Trails for Kids is dedicated to bringing camping, connections and confidence into the lives of boys and girls growing up in foster care through overnight summer camp, year-round extracurricular engagements, and a supportive team of counselors. The program provides exciting and fun-filled overnight camp experiences for children in the foster care system, and campers participate with other children in foster care. Programming extends beyond camping to include year-round educational, cultural, outdoor and social programming activities, as well as older youth programs for teenage campers, year-round reunion events, weekly extracurricular programs, and older youth initiatives. Campers who reach 18 and beyond can remain involved as summer camp counselors, and the program follows the motto “once a camper, always a camper,” offering a year-round community where childhood is celebrated and friendships flourish. The new permanent camp home is on a 133-acre property that is described as a model campus for thousands of children in foster care to experience overnight camps and year-round recreational and educational programs.
Under the supervision of an experienced Camp Director, the camp is staffed by a team of trained and enthusiastic counselors, as well as an on-site nurse. The majority of camp counselors are former foster youth, and several staff members have successfully emerged from the foster care system and serve as role models. The leadership team includes September Sucher (Camp Director), Vincent Steven (Trails To Success Project Manager), Lindsay Elliott (Executive Director), Charlotte Hunt Harvey (Board Member), Dr. Deanna Cooke (Board Member), Erika Frank (Board Member), Jeffrey Schwartz (Board Member), Jonathan Abrams (Board Chairman), Josh Pianko (Board Member), Marci Gonzalez Rand (Board Member), Mark Hikin (Board Secretary and Treasurer), Pepper Edmiston (Founder), Ronda Jackson (Board Member), and Susan Abrams (Co-Founder and Board Member). Happy Trails for Kids provides overnight summer camps and other year-round outdoor adventures for youth in the Southern California foster care system, and through a partnership with the Felix Organization, the camping program has expanded to include Winter Camp and overnight tent camping for older youth participants.
Last updated June 15, 2026.
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