“Located in the foothills of the Northern California Sierra mountains with cabins nestled between tall pines and majestic oak and cedar trees, Camp Del Oro in Nevada City provides the perfect setting to learn about God’s creation. Situated just 75 minutes from downtown Sacramento, more than 900 underprivileged youth enjoy a week of camp each summer. Life-changes happen at camp.

But those in the life-change business know that owning and operating a camp can be expensive—even becoming a money pit. In fact, after purchasing the camp almost eight years ago, Camp Del Oro was losing money. The Salvation Army Del Oro Division, with headquarters in Sacramento, was facing a significant financial strain. Left unchecked, it had the potential to leave a negative impact on the Army’s ability to provide other services to the poor and needy in its 27 local corps operations and 100+ service extension offices in northern California.”

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By James Sullivan, Sept/Oct 2017, Facility Renovations. CampBusiness magazine. https://www.campbusiness.com/articles/2017/9/from-floundering-to-flourishing