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Foundation for Jewish Camp
Check out this index of community summer and day camps.
February 25, 2026, 11:40 am
2026 Camp Guide
Check out this index of community summer and day camps.
By Compiled by AJT staff
Foundation for Jewish Camp’s Georgia Small Community Grant’s scholarship application is open through March 17. Families may also qualify for One Happy Camper grants of $1,000 to $1,500 and can also apply for additional needs-based scholarships. 
February 25, 2026, 11:38 am
Why Georgia’s Jewish Children Deserve Summer at Camp 
When we invest in small-town Jewish communities, we strengthen the fabric of Southern Jewish life.
By Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar
The national memorial ceremony at the Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv marking two years since Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, onslaught // Photo Credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90/Times of Israel
October 8, 2025, 12:37 pm
Memorials Mark Anniversary of Oct. 7 Attacks
Jewish Atlanta gathered at Ahavath Achim while thousands attended a memorial in Tel Aviv.
By Dave Schechter and Sasha Heller
Foundation for Jewish Camp has launched a fund to help send Jewish children living in small communities 50 miles or more outside of Atlanta to summer camp.
March 28, 2025, 2:27 pm
GA Small Community Camp Fund Announced
Foundation for Jewish Camp has launched a fund to help send Jewish children living in small communities 50 miles or more outside of Atlanta to summer camp.
By Compiled by AJT staff
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
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