Strategic Priorities
Moving Toward Our 100th
CCYMCA Camp Huckins’ centennial summer is on the horizon. Marking such a significant milestone inspires reflection on our history – the remarkable summer camp programs, the leadership development, the committed staff, volunteers and donors, and the beautiful grounds on the shores of Lake Ossipee. Preparing for our 100th also requires us to look toward the future to ensure our programs and facilities continue to be a place where families, individuals, and youth find joy, friendship, confidence, and belonging. We want to leverage our exceptional strengths to meet the changing needs of our campers, staff, and community.
The Huckins staff and Board of Directors have established Strategic Priorities which are inspired by our history while also looking toward the future. The work guided by these priorities will position us to thrive as we enter our 2nd century.
Our Core Pillars
Advance The Huckins Experience, remaining true to the spirit that defines Huckins while evolving to meet the needs of the campers and staff of today and the future.
At the heart of Huckins are the people who live its mission each summer—campers and staff who bring joy, gain confidence, build lifelong friendships, and grow as leaders. We will celebrate the enduring and transformative Huckins experience while ensuring it remains vibrant, relevant, and deeply rooted in our core values and mission.
As part of the core experience, we center friendship, play, creativity, belonging, and courage as core elements of the Camp Huckins experience through staff training, cabin, divisional, and program activities. We nurture confidence and leadership as campers and staff play joyfully, try bravely, and grow through authentic connections and shared community experiences. We also support and develop staff as confident, compassionate leaders and mentors.
As we approach our second century, we will sustain this timeless experience while continuing to evolve with care for the young people we serve.
Deepen connections across generations of Huckins alumni, families, friends, and supporters as we prepare for, and celebrate, 100 years of Huckins.
The strength of Huckins lives in the people who carry its spirit forward - across generations of alumni, families, staff, and friends whose lives have been shaped by this place. As we prepare for our 100th summer, we have a meaningful opportunity to reconnect with our community, rekindle relationships, and invite supporters more deeply into the life of Huckins.
This priority focuses on cultivating consistent, year-round engagement with alumni, families, and friends — building connections, celebrations, storytelling, and shared stewardship during the Centennial and beyond.
Define our purpose with clarity, so we are aligned in how we communicate and do our work.
Huckins has inspired generations. As we enter our second century, it is important that we clearly and consistently communicate our purpose— bringing together the mission, values, experiences, and impact that define and make up Carroll County YMCA Camp Huckins.
This priority includes defining our program pillars for all Huckins programs, including our year-round community programming, to guide both our communications and our practice. It ensures that internal and external communications are aligned, reflecting Huckins’ purpose and core experience with consistency and pride.
Clear, shared language will help staff, board, families, and supporters understand the heart, impact, and intention of Huckins and why it deserves their engagement and support.
Steward a sustainable path forward by investing in the people, place, resources, and systems that will sustain Huckins for generations to come.
The next 100 years of Huckins will be shaped by the choices we make today—about our land, facilities, people, and resources. This priority focuses on long-term stewardship: continued financial sustainability, advancing master plan priorities, investing in staff and infrastructure, actively managing risks, expanding our sustainability efforts and environmental stewardship, and building a culture of philanthropy that reflects gratitude, shared responsibility, and care for our land and legacy.