OVERNIGHT CAMP SUPPORT

Step 1: Find the right camp for your child. 

Step 2: Register your child at camp and then apply for a grant here using our online application to see if your child is eligible! 

Step 3: Once the grant application has been approved, funds will be paid directly to the camp listed on your application and will be credited towards your balance in the spring. 

1. What are the eligibility requirements for the One Happy Camper program?

• Campers must reside within Austin and surrounding areas
• This must be their first overnight nonprofit Jewish summer camp experience
• Campers must be registered for a 12+ consecutive day camp session

2. Is there a deadline to apply? 

• There is no official deadline, but a limited number of grants are available and once they’re gone, they’re gone!

3. Can more than one child per family apply for a grant? 

• Yes!

4. How long will it take to be notified that my grant application has been approved? 

• Please allow four to eight weeks for your child’s camp to receive confirmation of the grant approval. Once your child’s camp registration has been confirmed, funding will be sent directly to the camp. To track the status of your grant, return to the application log-in page, sign in, and click the “Check Application Status” link.

5. I have more questions! Who should I contact? 

• Please reach out to robyn.burch@shalomaustin.org if you have any more questions!

Hebrew Free Loan of Austin offers interest-free loans for Jewish experiences such as summer camp and can be used for tuition and/or gear.

Reach out to info@hfla.org or visit their website for more information about help funding experiences for Jewish youth.

Home to the largest Jewish overnight camp network on the continent, JCC Association of North America, through the JWB Jewish Chaplains Council, with generous support from the Marcus Foundation, are proud to bring the joys and values of Jewish summer camp to Jewish children in military families through Operation Summer Camp.

Children going into third to eighth grade from Jewish military families who have an active-duty parent or a parent who has been discharged honorably from the U.S. Armed Services within the last three years are eligible to apply for a scholarship. Funds will cover the cost of up to four weeks at a JCC Movement-affiliated camp for up to three consecutive summers at the participating camps listed below.

To receive the scholarship, apply at one of the participating camps and mention Operations Summer Camp when registering.

For questions please contact Hadassah Nitzan, JWB Director of Operations and Outreach, at h.nitzan@jcca.org.

More information coming soon!