Jewish Day Camp Scholarships

The bonding experience of day camp not only builds a long-lasting yearning for community but also creates habits of Jewish practice.

The Federation provides grants directly to Jewish organizations and camps to offer need-based scholarships to pre-school and school-aged children in the Federation’s service area to attend Jewish day camp. Families must apply directly to one of the camps listed below.

Qualifying day camps

Sonoma:

• Camp Chai, JCC of Sonoma County
• Camp Aleph, Chabad Jewish Center of Petaluma
• Gan Israel Preschool Summer Program, Petaluma

San Francisco:

• JCCSF Summer Camps
• Camp Gan Israel, San Francisco
• Camp Gan Israel, Noe Valley 

Peninsula:

• Camp Keff, PJCC, Foster City
• Camp Gan Israel, North Peninsula
• Chai Preschool Day Camp, Foster City
• J-Camp, Oshman Family Jewish Community Center, Palo Alto
• Friendship Circle Peninsula/South Bay, Palo Alto 
• Camp Gan Israel of Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale 

Marin:

• Camp Gan Israel, Marin County
• Camp Kehillah, Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael

East Bay:

• Camp Gan Israel Berkeley/Oakland
• Camp Gan Israel Contra Costa
• Camp Gan Israel of Solano County
• Camp Kee Tov, Berkeley
• Camp at JCC East Bay, Berkeley, and Oakland
• Urban Adamah, Berkeley

Scholarship award process

The Federation allocates block grants to each qualifying day camp. Day camps award the scholarship funds based on financial need. Applications are reviewed and awards determined by the camp’s financial aid committee. Application contents and materials and applicants’ identities are kept strictly confidential. Applicants will be notified about award decisions directly by the day camp.

For additional information:

Please contact your day camp directly.