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Foundation for Jewish Camp
The Foundation for Jewish Camp has unveiled Staff Retention Grants to assist Southeastern camps with maintaining their staff retention rates.
March 27, 2024, 10:24 am
FJC Unveils Camp Staff Retention Grants
The national staff retention rate dropped from 60 percent to a concerning 40 percent post-pandemic.
By Compiled by AJT staff
Foundation for Jewish Camp co-founders Elisa Spungen Bildner and Robert “Rob” Bildner have been awarded the distinguished Hadley S Dimock Award by the American Camp Association.
March 13, 2024, 10:12 am
FJC Co-Founders Awarded for Excellence
Elisa Spungen Bildner and Rob Bildner bestowed with American Camping Association’s Hedley S Dimock Award.
By Compiled by AJT staff
Joel Arogeti has been named to the Foundation for Jewish Camp Board of Directors.
February 14, 2024, 10:10 am
Foundation for Jewish Camp Adds Arogeti to Board
Arogeti brings invaluable expertise to further enhance the foundation's impact and strategic direction.
By Compiled by AJT staff
Collaborative research has shown that participation in summer camp can improve the mental health of both campers and staff.
January 31, 2024, 1:58 pm
Study Shows Summer Camp Improves Mental Health
Collaborative research reveals key insights for both campers and staff.
By Compiled by AJT staff
The Stieglitz family marched in the Fourth of July Dunwoody Parade and gave out bagel coupons from their donors.
January 1, 2023, 12:06 pm
Bagel S.O.S.
Volunteer coordinator Erin Steiglitz has rescued more than 500,000 bagels to help feed those in need.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Ramah Darom
December 15, 2022, 10:26 am
Imagining the Future of Jewish Summer Camps
Atlanta conference brings hundreds to discuss the future of an enterprise labeled "Judaism with a smile."
By Dave Schechter
Melissa Scholten-Gutierrez is the Federation’s Jewish Camp Initiative manager.
April 14, 2021, 3:04 pm
Children of Russian Speakers Can Receive $30,000 in Camp Grants
Atlanta campers can receive grants to attend overnight camp programs including those in Georgia.
By Compiled by AJT staff
The Den at Camp Barney Medintz will provide a soothing space for campers.
February 24, 2021, 1:57 pm
Barney Medintz To Open ‘The Den’
New sensory cabin being built largely with donation from Atlantans Gail and Lyons Heyman.
By Robyn Spizman Gerson
Located in the North Georgia mountains, near Cleveland, Ga., “Camp Barney” annually attracts more than 1,200 boys and girls, ages 8 to 16, from throughout the southeastern United States and beyond.
January 22, 2020, 12:39 pm
Georgia Camps to Address Mental Health, Disabilities
Camp Barney Medintz and URJ Camp Coleman are grateful for a new Yedid Nefesh (beloved soul) grant to help address mental health at camp.
By Roni Robbins
Campers enjoy a "Coleman Rocks" Shabbat
January 22, 2020, 11:41 am
Camp Bonds Foster Jewish Continuity
Heading into a new decade, Jewish summer camp has the unique capacity to continue to not only provide fun Jewish experiences but build stronger year-round connections.
By Paula Baroff
February 13, 2019, 1:42 pm
Camp Scholarships
Here are a few scholarships and helpful contacts to make paying for camp a little easier.
By AJT Staff
Camp Ramah will offer one of the first Jewish rowing camps in the country. Lacrosse is among the fastest-growing sports in the Southeast.
February 13, 2019, 1:25 pm
Ramah Pilots Innovative Lacrosse and Rowing Camp
Camp Ramah Darom is breaking the mold of traditional Jewish summer camps.
By Roni Robbins
Jeremy Fingerman, CEO of the Foundation for Jewish Camp, opened the Foundation for Jewish Camp’s Leaders Assembly, the largest conference for the Jewish camp field that attracts more than 700 for networking and professional development opportunities.
February 13, 2019, 1:19 pm
Atlanta Camps Are Breeding Ground for Innovation
Fingerman met with representatives of overnight and day camps along with professionals of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta and Jewish lay leaders.
By Roni Robbins
Photos courtesy of CIE // Center for Israel Education President Ken Stein uses a floor map of Israel to educate Jewish camp staffers about its geography during CIE's inaugural three-day seminar at Camp Ramah Darom in Clayton, Georgia.
January 16, 2019, 1:56 pm
CIE Brings Israel’s Context to Camp
Center for Israel Education will convene its second Israel seminar this spring to deliver historical context and educational methods to Jewish summer camp staffers.
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