For almost 30 summers, HIV-impacted children from Pennsylvania and surrounding states have traveled to the woods of Chester County to play.
They ride boats and horses, and race go-karts on sprawling campgrounds a short drive from Kennett Square. They swim, attend concerts, and make crafts, bonding with each other and a small army of helpers that comes back year after year.
Camp Dreamcatcher, launched at the height of 1990s stigma around the virus, has served thousands of children living with or affected by HIV, all of it free of charge and staffed by volunteers like Taj Brown, a counselor who’s been there since the start…