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Camp Becomes Safe Place For Children With Parent Behind Bars
By kplu.org- Ariel Van Cleave
Published: 07/05/2016

Growing up and finding ways to fit in can be hard for any kid, but it gets tougher when your mom or dad, sometimes both, are behind bars. Children who have an incarcerated parent tend to keep it a secret, which is a big burden.

That’s where Kids United by Incarceration comes in. It’s a summer camp for kids with a parent in prison, located in the Tahuya State Forest on the Hood Canal.

First things first, you need to meet Patience. She’s nine and a half years old and this is her second time at KUBI camp. Patience was in the middle of arts and crafts with about a dozen other kids while she explained she loves swimming in the lake and being in a boat, even if navigation isn’t exactly her strong suit.

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