BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 27, 2022
Staff at the Down East Family YMCA had to send out a painful announcement to parents Friday, letting them know that one of the Y’s summer camp programs would be ending this week — just a week after it started — due to a lack of staff. The YMCA has been able to get dozens of workers for other age groups at its Camp Discovery in Eastbrook, as well as lifeguards for its pool in Bucksport. But it couldn’t muster enough people to legally keep its “snappers” program running for 37 children between 5th and 8th grade. The staffing crisis has become a common problem for employers across Maine, but it’s one that is acutely felt by summer camps, several Down East camp directors said as the season gets underway this month.