Greensboro youth camp is helping kids overcome trauma; GPDs Sgt. Dale Nix was one of its strongest supporters [Video]

The Guilford County Family Justice Center is hosting Camp Hope America for the eighth year, but this year, it is doing so without one of the camp’s strongest supporters. The nearly weeklong overnight camp gives kids impacted by violence and abuse the opportunity to learn wellness habits, build connections and participate in high-adventure activities. The camping experience is paired with a year-round mentoring program designed to break the generational outcomes of domestic abuse.Greensboro police Sgt. Dale Nix was shot and killed late last year after stopping a group that was attempting to steal from a convenience store in Colfax. Before his death, he was a proud supporter of Camp Hope. Camp Hope is a national program locally sponsored by the Guilford County Family Justice Center. Nix oversaw GPD’s Family Victims Unit, which investigates abuse cases for the center. The center’s director, Catherine Johnson, says Nix worked to get kids in …