A team of safety professionals and parents have been quietly working behind the scenes to assist Hill Country summer camps improve their respective emergency safety plans through an organization that formed after the July 4, 2025 catastrophic flood that claimed 119 lives in Kerr County, including 25 young campers and two counselors from Camp Mystic.

The Safety Navigator offers camps free safety tools, training and expert guidance for local camps and has recently received $287,500 grant from the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, awarded through the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund, to launch a camp safety program dedicated to the region.

Safety Navigator co-founders and Houston residents Charlee Johnson, Marleyna Palin started and Ted Jarrett formed the organization October 2025 and launched it nationally in February 2026, according to the organization.