The Pace of Things

The pace of things working in adventure therapy is insane. You can be told one thing and then in the next instant the state government (or who ever funds the program) can make a decision that changes dozens of lives forever. This is the case at the camp where I work. We were told in July that we were safe from budget cuts and being closed down. Come to find out two weeks ago, we are indeed being closed down. What does this mean? This means that 60+ kids lives are being uprooted, some are going home, essentially completing the program; others, are being sent to one of the other camps the organization runs in the state. What happens to all the staff? Most of the youth counselors are moving on to other camps, making the kids transitions easier. Others, are leaving the company all together for different adventures in life. What happens to the non-program staff? They are left jobless, to feed off of unemployment for a while while they look for other employment. Why does this happen? Essentially, for my camp, it was economic issues. As I understand it, the company is slowly phasing out the wilderness adventure camps for a more community based program. My camp was given the axe because of location, we are location approximately an hour from another, newer, co-ed camp. So what am I going to do now that my camp of approximately two months is closing down...I'm moving to a new camp, located closer to where my husband and I live. My husband is coming too.