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Camp Programs

 

FUNDING

PRESS RELEASES

... the primary qualification for any financial aid is family income/family size ...

Special consideration for Camp Scholarships is given to young people: 

1. Experiencing emotional, medical, and/or family problems;
2. Who are from small Jewish communities;
3. From single-parent homes;
4. Who are from inter-faith marriages;
5. With limited exposure to Judaism;
6. From immigrant families;
7. With a combination of one or more of the foregoing.

Please note that the JCRS Camp Committee gives preference for camp scholarship awards to new applicants and to applicants who have had three or less awards by the JCRS.

Program Specific Requirements 

All Program applicants must meet the general Eligibility Requirements detailed on the Programs page.  In addition, in order to be considered, each applicant must also meet, comply with, or agree to comply with the following criteria:

1. The completed application must be received no later than March 1 for the upcoming summer camp session;

2. The camp for which your are applying must be a not-for-profit camp under Jewish auspices;

3. Parents or guardians must provide family financial information -- financial information is maintained in private and is used by the JCRS solely to determine eligibility for a scholarship;

4. Parents or guardians must provide a signed release form to permit the JCRS to contact other organizations within the local city or metro area which give camp assistance or scholarships -- this allows the JCRS to distribute the budget in a fair manner among as many families as possible.

The 8 page application consists of:

• Page 1. Guideline Sheet - 1 page - (please read carefully)
• Page 2. Family Data Sheet - 1 page - (one/family)
• Pages 7 - 8. Camp Aid Application - 2 pages - (one for each child applying)
• Pages 3 - 6. Financial Information - 4 pages - (one/family)

a Printable application forms can be viewed/downloaded by clicking on the Camp Aid Application or 2007 HABAYITA Camp Application links below:

Camp Aid Application More then one camper applied? please, print and fill out pages 7-8 for each additional camper.   2008 HABAYITA Camp Application Non-needs-based camp scholarship fund helping families affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This fund awards $500 to each camper. If additional funds are needed to send your child to camp, please fill out the Camp Aid Application. If you chose to contribute to a camp program please be sure to designate this contribution to a camp or to possibly the hurricane camp scholarship fund. If you mail us a check, simply indicate camp or hurricane camp scholarship fund on the memo portion of your check.    Note:  Applications are saved in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.  You will need to downlaod Acrobat reader in order to view or print them. If you do not have the Adobe Reader, you can download the reader to your computer for free. Just click the logo then choose "Get Acrobat Reader Free" from the Adobe site.

Should you require any additional information, you can reach us either by e-mail at 

CampApps@jcrsnola.org