NPR August 25, 2026 • 09:00

Kids with brain injuries thrive at this camp. But federal research funding is in flux - NPR

By Lydia McFarlane

Kids with brain injuries thrive at this camp. But federal research funding is in flux - NPR

A Pennsylvania summer camp helps children who have survived brain injuries. But the future of federal funding for brain injury research, as well as grants to states to help such patients, is in limbo.

In an open field, arrows whizzed through the humid June air and struck their targets. Campers and counselors cheered.
It was archery hour at Camp Cranium in Millville, Pennsylvania. Operations direc… [+6442 chars]

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