Grants up to $1,000 available for Jewish sleepaway camps and teen programs

Now is the time to solidify plans for summer 2015, and to receive your gift up to $1,000 toward tuition at over 150 Jewish sleepaway camps and teen programs across North America.

The gift, known as the One Happy Camper grant, is a non-needs based gift awarded to eligible new campers between the ages of 7–17 toward their first summer at any of 150+ Jewish overnight camps and teen programs. Programs span traditional to specialty camps (such as sports, sci-tech, fitness, farming), outdoor adventure, teen tours, programs for children with special needs and many more. New for 2015: A $700 gift is available for 12-18 day programs, and a $1,000 gift for programs of 19 days or more. The grant is provided through One Happy Camper NJ, a free service that is also available to help local families find the right sleepaway camp or teen program. Over $1 million in grants have been awarded to local youth over the past five summers including 38 grants for Springfield families.

Please visit www.OneHappyCamperNJ.org or contact Tracy Levine at 973.929.2970 for free, personalized camp guidance and more details about the $1,000 gift.

One Happy Camper NJ is brought to you by The Partnership for Jewish Learning and Life, the Jewish identity-building organization of Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ, in conjunction with the Foundation for the Jewish Camp as a service to our local community.

Important note: This program is available to residents of Essex, Morris, Sussex, Union and parts of Somerset counties.