BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- As summer 2025 is beginning to wind down, the YMCA is looking forward to future summers at their upcoming "Camp Swan."

"Camp Swan will be more than a camp, it will be a community space where children and families can find health, safety, and belonging," said Mark Lempko, the chair and board of directors at YMCA Buffalo Niagara.

The YMCA will be turning a seven-acre lot on Elmwood Avenue in Buffalo into Camp Swan, a new outdoor park, and they're expecting to break ground on the project this fall.

"It's an opportunity to have a campsite right in the City of Buffalo, where kids can learn, grow, play and thrive," said Danielle Roberts, the vice president of development and government relations of YMCA Buffalo Niagara. "It's also a place where we can have family event

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