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Safe Summers Foundation launches parent pledge campaign

  • As the anniversary of the July 4, 2025, Camp Mystic flood approached, the Safe Summers Foundation launched its Safe Summers Parent Pledge, a nationwide platform inviting parents, families and community members to take an active role in helping keep children safe at summer camp.
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One year since deadly flood at Camp Mystic, parents push for better safety standards

  • This weekend marks one year since catastrophic floods at Camp Mystic killed 28 people, most of them young girls. In their final report, state investigators said the camp failed to respond adequately to storm warnings.
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Dads of Camp Mystic flood victims on the pain of losing their daughters, pushing for safety changes

  • Ryan DeWitt and Matthew Childress, the fathers of a camper and counselor who died during last year's deadly floods at Camp Mystic in Texas, spoke to CBS News about the pain of losing their daughters and their mission to push for safety changes in summer camps across the U.S.
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My daughter Chloe died at Camp Mystic. How does this all end? | Opinion

  • “What we have uncovered is not unique to Camp Mystic. The vulnerabilities exist everywhere. The solutions should belong to everyone. Safety is not a partisan issue. Accountability is not a partisan issue. Facts are not partisan." -Matthew Childress, father of Chloe Childress
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After 8-Year-Old Daughter Died at Summer Camp, Her Broken-Hearted Parents Are Determined to Save Others (Exclusive)

  • “There’s good days, bad days and everything in between,” says Clarke Baker, who is fighting with his wife to create stricter safety guidelines for summer camps
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Safe Summers launches parent pledge as camp safety movement grows

  • New campaign urges parents to ask camp safety questions as Alabama's Heaven's 27 law drives reforms after the Camp Mystic tragedy.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt Hosts Ceremonial Signing for Camp Safety with Advocates and Legislators

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Safe Summers Foundation Launches National Parent Pledge Campaign

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Maryland Camp Safety Bill to be Heard Today 

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Camp Safety Bill Hearing in Missouri House Emerging Issues Committee 

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Camp Safety Legislation to be Heard by Alabama House Committee on State Government 

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Alabama and Missouri File Legislation to Strengthen Summer Camp Safety 

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