 Starting with a camp in the Philly area, PALS now has sleepaway camps about a week long in cities around the country, including one held at Georgetown University, where participants go on trips and hang out. It really is this fully immersive opportunity to get to know someone different from you and to live your life alongside them. She says 6,000 people have participated in PALS programs over the years. Shaina Stuhlin, WTOP News.