The Barton Center and Joslin Diabetes Center Reach Agreement for Barton to Manage Camp Joslin

The Barton Center for Diabetes Education, Inc. and the Joslin Diabetes Center announced today that The Barton Center will manage and operate Camp Joslin in Charlton, Mass.  Under the agreement, The Barton Center assumes responsibility for all management and operations of Camp Joslin.  Joslin retains ownership of Camp Joslin.  Camp Joslin programs include a summer resident camp serving about 350 boys with insulin-dependent diabetes each year, coed wilderness programs, and other coed programs in the winter and spring.

Barton’s programs include a summer resident camp for girls, coed day camps, coed adventure camps, family camp, and numerous coed and family programs in the fall, winter and spring.  Barton Executive Director Jonas B. Goldenberg said the agreement provides an opportunity for both camps to grow and to have an even greater impact on children with diabetes and their families. 

The two camps, which will remain at their current locations, have much in common and have experience working together.  They are located fewer than five miles away from each other, and both camps have a long heritage of camping and outdoor activities, combined with diabetes education and support for children with diabetes.  In addition, they have jointly operated a highly successful winter camp program at the Barton location for the past two years.