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CAMPERSHIP INCENTIVE PROGRAM
By offering financial incentives to campers' families, FJC drives higher enrollment in Jewish camps across North America.
FJC received a $15 million gift-the largest ever in the field of Jewish camping-for the purpose of creating incentive programs across North America to encourage parents to send their children to Jewish nonprofit camps.
With the support of this gift, FJC is working with local Jewish federations, synagogue movements, professionals, funders and camping leaders to create new programs in local communities. The Campership Incentive Program will provide matching grants, one-to-one in the first year and receding thereafter, aimed at launching incentive programs that will then be supported by the community long-term. FJC will work closely with participating communities, sharing best practices and discussing methodology to maximize the reach and breadth of the program. If you are interested in bringing the program to your local community, please contact Abby Knopp at abby@jewishcamping.org.
Communities with tuition inducements show increased enrollment at Jewish overnight camps and children receiving camper incentives will return to camp long after the incentive grant has concluded.
This program has some very specific goals and parameters.
- Only first time campers are eligible. (Some communities may also opt for a returning campers program.)
- Minimum camp length of stay is three weeks.
- Incentive grants can only be used for the nonprofit overnight Jewish summer camps affiliated with the Foundation for Jewish Camp. For a full listing of these camps, please visit the Find a Camp directory.
- This program is meant as an outreach program for children who do not receive an intensive Jewish experience during the year.
Campers who have been accepted to the JWest Campership Program are NOT eligible for the Campership Incentive Program and vice versa.
The Foundation for Jewish Camp is not administering these programs. All questions must be sent directly to the contact organization. For full details or questions about existing programs please visit the websites or email the contacts linked below:
2008 Campership Incentive Program Participating Communities:
Baltimore, Renée M. Dain, rdain@associated.org
www.associated.org/camping
Boston - Ed Pletman, edp@jcp.org
Boston Information Site
Chicago - info@campership.net
www.campership.net
Cincinnati - Jeff Baden, jbaden@jfedcin.org
Columbus - Nancy Rosen, nrosen@tcjf.org
Dallas - Miranda Winer, jewishcamping@jfgd.org
Greensboro - Rachel Wolf, rwolf@shalomgreensboro.org
Indianapolis - Carolyn Leeds, cleeds@jfgi.org
Indianapolis Information Site
Los Angeles - Lori Port, Campgrants@jewishla.org
www.jewishla.org/camp.cfm
Metro West, NJ - Robert Lichtman, Rlichtman@thepartnershipnj.org
Middlesex, NJ - Gerrie Bamira, gbamira@jf-gmc.org
New Hampshire - Nancy Frankel, corkyatcf@aol.com or Paula Silver, paulas@jewishnh.org
www.jewishnh.org/camperships.html
New York - Emily Pechet, pechete@ujafedny.org
More information contact the resource line: 1-800-852-3337
New York Information Site
Orange County, Chelle Friedman, chelle@jfoc.org
http://www.jewishorangecounty.org/camping
Philadelphia, Brian Mono, info@philafederation.org
www.jewishphilly.org/campincentive
Portland (B'nai Brith Men's Camp Association) - Michelle Koplan, mkoplan@oregonjcc.org
www.bbcamp.org
Toronto - Ron Polster, rpolster@ujafed.org and Karen Lidor, Info@CampRight.org
www.CampRight.org
Union for Reform Judaism - Miriam Chilton, mchilton@urj.org
Young Judaea - Kate Kolendo, kkolendo@youngjudaea.org
JWEST CAMPERSHIP PROGRAM
The JWest Campership Program awards financial incentives of up to $1,800 to first-time campers entering 6th, 7th, or 8th grade in fall 2008, who choose to attend nonprofit Jewish overnight camp for at least 3 weeks. More than one child per family can apply; each will be considered a separate applicant. Please refer to the list in the green box on the left side of this page to find a camp where this grant can be applied.
JWest Campership is an incentive program which seeks to increase the number of pre-teen Jewish youth in the western U.S. enrolled in overnight Jewish summer camps. The program, made possible by a generous contribution from the Jim Joseph Foundation, is currently being rolled out in 13 western states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Campers who have been accepted to the Campership Incentive Program are NOT eligible for a JWest incentive and vice versa. Listed below are 3 basic eligibility requirements. For a more extensive list of eligibility rules, please fill out the online application.
- First-time campers refer to campers that:
- Never attended an overnight Jewish summer camp
- Never attended a "taste of" type short-term Jewish summer camp
- May have attended a short-term "family camp"
- Pre-teen campers who will enter 6th, 7th or 8th grade in the fall after camp are eligible
- Three-week minimum - campers must attend a nonprofit Jewish overnight camp listed in the green box on the left side of this page for a minimum of three weeks, except in Colorado, where the minimum is two weeks.
- JWest Campership Program incentives are only available to Jewish campers who are not presently involved in immersive Jewish experiences such as Jewish day school or yeshiva.
For more details, email JWest@jewishcamping.org or call 646-278-4523.
