A year after Covid-19 restrictions closed most summer camps and put an estimated 900,000 people out of work, camps across the country are gearing up for a highly anticipated season — but they are having to adapt to the new reality of a worker shortage.
, camps across the country are gearing up for a highly anticipated season — but they are having to adapt to the new reality of a worker shortage, both from abroad and at home., BridgeUSA, according to Tom Rosenberg, American Camp Association president and CEO. Camps also hire international students for support staff roles, like kitchen and maintenance, through BridgeUSA’s Summer Work Travel Program.Joe Mee, of Leicester, England, right, with three other international staff members.
The U.S. embassy in London issued just 52 visas to camp workers in April this year — down from 4,094 in April 2019. The department also said many of its embassies and consulates are short-staffed because of the pandemic and are prioritizing more urgent cases. “We're plugging away every day and trying to find creative solutions on how to fill these remaining roles,” she said.
Berman said 15 kitchen and maintenance workers from Mexico have been cleared to come over via visa, but about five counselors from Australia and New Zealand have dropped out due to quarantine costs when they return at the end of the summer. Berman also said three leadership team members, all from the U.K., are already in Mexico City awaiting their embassy appointments to get their visa stamped there instead.
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