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The One Happy Camper (OHC) program was piloted in 2006 to offer incentive grants up to $1,000 to campers attending Jewish overnight camp for the first time, with the goal to increase the number of young people benefiting from the transformative experience of Jewish summer camp. Credit: Courtesy.

Grants to summer camp boost enrollment and connection to Judaism, say administrators

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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...
Celebrating Israel Day at Camp Yavneh in New Hampshire. Credit: Campy Yavneh via Facebook.

Jewish camps get $10 million to expand enrollment and incorporate COVID protocols

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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...
“Good online experiences are bite-size programs that pack a punch,” says Carine Warsawski, founder of Trybal Gatherings. Credit: Courtesy.

As pandemic uncertainties continue, summer gets a dose of virtual camp

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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...
The Marcus Foundation has awarded a $3.2 million grant to Foundation for Jewish Camp for supporting mental health across the spectrum of Jewish camps in North America. Credit: FJC.

BRIEF Ground-breaking grant to address mental health at Jewish summer camp

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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...