Overnight
camp is an adventure that every child should experience. It's a time
they'll explore new games and activities, make lasting friendships, and,
at Jewish camp, discover their own identity. But finding the right camp
for your child isn't always easy-and affording that perfect summer can
be difficult too.Foundation for Jewish camp offers several opportunities and tools to ensure that every child has access to an unforgettable Jewish summer experience. No matter what your background is, there's a camp to match your child's interests and your family's budget.
BUNKCONNECT The newest, easiest way for qualified families to find great summer experiences at over 40 camps offering special introductory rates (40-80% off!!!)
One Happy Camper (OHC) offers incentive grants of up to $1000 for children attending nonprofit, Jewish overnight camp for the first time. OHC is a program of the Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC) in partnership with local Jewish organizations. One Happy Camper partners - such as Jewish federations, foundations, individual camps, and The PJ Library - provide support and a local perspective to help find the right camp for your child.
Camper Scholarships We believe that every child deserves an opportunity to go to camp but recognize that some families might require a little help. Visit our scholarship directory and speak to your local organizations and camp to see what financial assistance may be available.
Let us help you discover the perfect summer camp experience for your child!
Happy camping!
When
I was planning to have children, it didn’t occur to me how my
relationships with my friends without kids might change. I should have. I
had had the experience when I entered a serious relationship and then
again when I got married. With friends who hadn’t reached those
milestones or didn’t want to, even as they were celebrating with me,
there was always the hint of…what’s going to happen to us?
I’m
a pretty laid-back parent about most things. My kids eat dirt, play
with (plastic) knives, and spend a lot of time on the counter helping me
cook. I rarely think to warn others when they have colds (I’m trying to
remember!), because I would never expect the same. Colds are a part of
life, and will probably help them in the long run, as frustrating as
they are now. My kids run around, make messes, get sick, get better, and
generally (I hope) have a lot of fun. (It’s not always fun for me,
especially the mess part.)
“[The
father] has dreamed about [the son] every night since the event, dreams
of pervasive sadness rather than fear; he had told me that he could not
be afraid of his fate as [the son’s] father, even of being murdered by
his son. Recently, though, he had the worst nightmare of his life. He
was walking past a door; a figure in the door began shaking it
violently. [The father] could sense hatred, anger, ‘the worst possible
evilness,’ and he could see upraised hands. He realized it was [his
son]. ‘What surprised me is that I was scared as s--t,’ he recounted. ‘I
couldn’t understand what was happening to me. And then I realized that I
was experiencing it from the perspective of his victims.’”
I
was recently hanging out with a mama friend who’s been staying home
with her toddler. She’s starting to look for day care, to her own
surprise. As she put it: “Before I had kids, I thought, why even have
kids if you’re going to give them to someone else to raise them? And now
I’m like, oh yeah–he needs to do his thing and I need to do my thing
and then we’re both happy to see each other in the afternoon.”