Mission
Camp Fire USA Central Puget Sound Council builds caring, confident youth and future leaders.
Vision
Camp Fire is this community’s first choice for building caring, confident youth and future leaders. We provide every youth an opportunity to build key assets, experience success, care for our environment, and have fun.
We Value
- Each child as unique and valuable to society.
- Volunteer participation and recognition. Acceptance of full responsibility and accountability for our actions.
- Direct communication that permits healthy disagreement.
- Resolving conflicts in mutually respectful ways. Innovation, creativity and reasoned risk-taking.
- Quality training and commitment to personal and professional growth.
- Flexibility in adapting to change.
- Responsible and creative management of all our resources.
- Collaboration with others to meet the needs of youth.
- Excellence and continuous improvement in all that we do.
Statement of Philosophy
We are an effective youth development organization committed to building upon 90 years of rich history and experience in responding to the changing needs of youth. We believe that through informal education programs "kids can be kids," have fun, learn to set goals, meet challenges, discover themselves, and become responsible, caring citizens. We are dedicated to the philosophy that staff, volunteers, youth, and families are partners in shaping Camp Fire policies and programs, and that the talents of all are essential to our success. Our communications are direct, open, and respectful. We value our unity and differences, recognizing that there is strength in both. Our pledge to all youth will be shown through continually enhanced programs, a stable and broad funding base, and enthusiastic youth, staff, and volunteers who reflect the rich diversity of our communities.
Youth and Families Served in 2009
5,224 |
Participants / Program Members |
4,545 |
Additional Community Served |
2,901 |
Adult Volunteers |
12,670 |
Total Participants |
The Central Puget Sound Council serves youth and their families in King, Kitsap, and North Mason Counties.
Camp Fire History
| 1910 |
Founded nationally by Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick and Charlotte Vetter Gulick in Sebago, Maine |
| 1911 |
First local groups begin in Kirkland and Federal Way |
| 1919 |
The Seattle-King County Council of Camp Fire Girls was chartered December 31, 1919; Ruth A. Brown is named Executive Director |
| 1920 |
Camp Sealth established as the first permanent resident camp for girls in Washington State |
| 1975 |
Camp Fire welcomes boys into the program and becomes Camp Fire, Inc. |
| 1993 |
The National Organization changes name to Camp Fire Boys and Girls |
| 2001 |
The National Organization changes name to Camp Fire USA |
| 2010 |
The Central Puget Sound Council celebrates 100 years of serving youth in the Puget Sound area, 90 years of camping at Camp Sealth and 60 years of camping at Camp Niwana |
Camp Fire USA -CPSC is an United Way affiliate agency.
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