b'Helping Underprivileged Kids in Washington, DC Forachild,summershouldbeatimefullof laughter, exploration, sunshine, and the outdoors. Forchildrenfromlow-incomefamiliesin Washington,DC,thatcarefreesummer experienceisntalwayspossible.JustImagine (JI) was formed in 2012 with the goal of giving city children the opportunity to get out of their environment for the summer by providing them withscholarshipstosleep-awaycamp.JI provided 9 children with scholarships in 2012. Seven years later, Just Imagine not only provides scholarships to sleep away camp, it prepares children for college by giving them access to SAT preparation, college tours, and workshops on the college application process and life skills. Just Imagine negotiated more than $400,000 of in-kind scholarship donations from 17 different sleepaway camps for the summer of 2018, which,togetherwith$20,000offundingfrom HOTand$20,000fromothersprovided 85 childrenwiththeopportunitytoattendsleep-away camps up and down the East Coast. JustImaginereliesondonationsbothin-kind and monetary to cover the cost of transportation (carrentals,airfare,andgasoline)toandfrom camp and college tours, partial camp tuition costs, andcampsupplies(sneakers,athleticclothing, sleeping bags, and toiletries). Three years ago, JI expanded its year-round programming to require participation in community service projects, and offered workshops on the college admission process, and field trips to expose their students to careers and areas of study they may not have known about or had access. They have taken students on a series of college tours in the DC/Virginia/Maryland area, and traveled to North Carolina, Atlanta, and Louisiana. This year, for the first time, JI graduates are going to college. Of the eight graduates, six will be attending a four-year college/university and two will attend community college.Onewasvaledictorianofhishighschool,onewasarecipientoftheGates Scholarship, and five are first in their family to go to college. JIswishlistforschoolyear2019-2020and summer 2020: $6,000 for SAT prep courses $9,000foradditionalcollegetours (including transportation and housing) $10,000forsummer2020campfees, clothing and transportation27'