Camperships- Grants for Jewish Summer Camp

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The Jewish Federation of New Hampshire is delighted to announce a new partnership with The Foundation for Jewish Camp. This partnership will provide a $1000 grant for any first time camper attending a Jewish summer camp.

The Foundation for Jewish Camp, a public foundation, is the only national organization dedicated to nonprofit Jewish resident camps, advancing program and leadership excellence in camps and access to vibrant Jewish experiences for campers. The Foundation helps raise awareness and support for Jewish summer camps, highlighting their successful track record for building powerful Jewish commitment in young Jews, ensuring future Jewish continuity. FJC works with more than 130 camps, 62,000 campers, and 12,000 counselors across North America to further its mission. www.jewishcamp.org

No experience is more powerful, thrilling, or transformative than Jewish overnight camp. Specific memories may vary—camp-wide Maccabiah games, self-made pottery coming out of the kiln, a hike ending around a campfire, the challenge of the ropes course, the lakeside Shabbat—but all Jewish camps create life-long friendships and unbreakable bonds to Judaism and the Jewish Community.

Jewish summer camp is a magical setting infused with Jewish values and culture and connections to Israel. Camp’s 24/7 communal immersive environment allows young people to “live Jewishly,” building in them a strong sense of Jewish self and commitment to community. More importantly, Jewish summer camp means friendship and fun!

Children with pivotal Jewish experiences become adults who value their Jewish heritage, support Jewish causes, and take on leadership roles in their communities. For these reasons, the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire has committed to this exciting new Summer Camp Grant initiative.

What You Need to Know:

  1. The grant is not based on financial need.
  2. Multiple campers from a family are eligible.
  3. To be eligible a camper must attend a Jewish resident camp for 3 ½ or more weeks for the first time.
  4. Family must reside in NH.
  5. Recipient campers must write a short note or article (age appropriate) for publication in the NH Jewish Reporter.
  6. Families must participate in the current Jewish Federation of New Hampshire annual CJA campaign at a minimum level of $100.00.
  7. The application must be submitted to the Jewish Federation of NH by January 31 of the year your child will attend camp.
  8. A copy of the tuition statement must be submitted to the JFNH.
  9. Check will be made out to both the parent and the camp.
  10. Camp must be an approved Jewish overnight camp.
    See the Foundation for Jewish Camp website for a list of eligible camps.

Nearby Camps included in the list are: