Tag: Foundation for Jewish Camp
Grants to summer camp boost enrollment and connection to Judaism, say administrators
Besides celebrating the return of summer camp this year, for Jewish communal professionals there’s an additional item to cheer: the 100,000th child attending a Jewish camp, thanks to the One Happy Camper initiative.
The program—a...
Jewish camps get $10 million to expand enrollment and incorporate COVID protocols
Jewish summer camps will be getting a financial boost to help expand their enrollment this summer while maintaining coronavirus safety regulations. The $2.6 million Capacity Expansion Grants from the Jewish Community Response and Impact...
As pandemic uncertainties continue, summer gets a dose of virtual camp
With summer programs not operating as usual this year, Jewish leaders got some tips from Trybal Gatherings’ Day Camp Boot Camp to learn how to “camplify” online programming with proven techniques and virtual-engagement strategies.
More than 150 participants from...
BRIEF Ground-breaking grant to address mental health at Jewish summer camp
The Marcus Foundation has awarded a $3.2 million grant to Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC) for supporting mental health across the spectrum of Jewish camps in North America.
Funding will be awarded to approximately 60...