This landmark study provides insights into the needs and aspirations of contemporary Jewish families and the roles Jewish institutions currently play and might play in supporting their Jewish lives.
Foundation for Jewish Camp has identified several areas of impact and created initiatives to support the field in addressing new challenges in the areas of wellness, security, staffing, and Israel education.
The Hiddur Initiative guides Jewish residential camps through a process to improve their Jewish vision and programming in service of inspiring campers to live engaged, knowledgeable, and joyful Jewish lives.
With a $10.2 million combined investment from the AVI CHAI Foundation and the Jim Joseph Foundation (the funders), the Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC) incubated four new Jewish specialty camps from October 2012 through November 2016, turning ideas into actual, functioning camps.
About a century after the first Jewish overnight summer camps were established in North America, Hebrew remains an important component of the camp experience.