NORTHEAST TALLAHASSEE, FL \u2014 Finding a summer camp just got easier for parents in South Georgia and North Florida.<\/p>\n
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First Commerce Credit Union launches free summer camp database for South Georgia and North Florida families<\/p>\n
First Commerce Credit Union<\/a> launched Camp Connector<\/a>, a free database designed to help families search for summer camps and break down barriers to participation.<\/p>\n Vicky Bruns knows firsthand how difficult the search can be.<\/p>\n “By the time we started looking for programs, a lot of the programs that we wanted to get our son into were already booked up,” Bruns said.<\/p>\n Research from Afterschool Alliance<\/a> shows the top barriers to summer program participation are affordability, transportation, and a lack of information on available programs.<\/p>\n Camp Connector allows parents to search for summer camps while filtering by location, camp type, time range and price range.<\/p>\n Doug Luciani, the director of growth and innovation at First Commerce Credit Union, says the tool was built with parents in mind.<\/p>\n “There are a lot of great memories for kids when it comes to summer camps, but we know, for mom and dad, it presents a little bit of a challenge, and so how can we help maybe alleviate that?” Luciani said.<\/p>\n Since launching in April, Luciani says the site has tracked thousands of visitors, including Bruns who was able to find a camp through the database.<\/p>\n “That has been really helpful for us instead of having to piece together multiple summer camp puzzle pieces,” Bruns said.<\/p>\n Luciani says there is also an opportunity to use the platform year-round, helping parents find childcare during spring, fall, and winter breaks.<\/p>\n \u201cI think one of the biggest things that we are hearing is that, \u2018Oh finally, there’s somebody who listened, finally somebody came with a solution that helps me tackle this,\u2019\u201d Luciani said.<\/p>\n ***This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.***<\/p>\n Want to see more local news? Visit the WTXL ABC 27 Website. <\/a><\/p>\n Stay in touch with us anywhere, anytime.<\/p>\n Like us on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n Follow us on Instagram <\/a>and X.<\/a><\/p>\n