2004 City of Philadelphia Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

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Overnight Camps 2 Day Camps Department of Recreation City of Philadelphia Community Day Camps 4 Freedom Schools School District of Philadelphia Summer Camps 16 Philadelphia Dept of Recreation G.R.E.A.T. (Gang Resistance Education & Training) 18 Center City 20 North Philadelphia 26 Kensington/Frankford/Lower Northeast 40 West Philadelphia/Overbrook/Wynnefield 44 Oak Lane/Olney/Logan/Nicetown/East Falls 54 Germantown/Mt. Airy/Chestnut Hill 63 Upper Northeast 70 South Philadelphia 78 Roxborough/Manayunk 86 Southwest Philadelphia 88 Philadelphia Suburbs 92

1 Overnight Camps

Day Camps

Camp Woodrock Camp Ladore 1229 Chestnut Street Suite M7 19125 701 N. Broad Street 19123 Woodrock, Inc.s Salvation Army

Overnight camp offers six 1 week encampments, with a mission Two 1 week reduced-fee residential summer encampments in the to build cultural competencies. Activities include ropes, ceramic Pocono Mountains for children whose parents could not otherwise arts, hiking, sports, drama, and music (focusing on Africa, the afford to send them to camp. Swimming, arts & crafts, canoeing, Caribbean and Latin America). Transportation is provided to this ropes, hiking, campfire activities, and more. Transportation Pottstown, PA camp from Kensington and North Philadelphia provided. Fees vary according to family income. neighborhoods. Fee is $60 per session. Phone: 215-787-2818 Phone: 215-231-9810 Web Site: www.salvationarmyphiladelphia.org Web Site: www.woodrock.org Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Eligibility: Ages 8-12 Hours: July 8 - 14, 2004, August 4 - 9, 2004 Hours: July 5 - 28, 2004 Contact: Karl Dreher

Camp Hidden Falls Camp Nazarene PO Box 27540 19118 3975 Germantown Avenue 19140 Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania Nazarene Baptist Church

Residential camp in the Pocono Mountains. One, two and three Summer residential camp located in Lahaska, PA has one and week encampments for all girls. Activities include water sports, two week sessions for children from NY, NJ, MD, and PA. horseback riding, nature studies, crafts, sports, and outdoor living Activities include arts & crafts, Bible study, swim, sports, hiking, skills. Fees vary. Financial aid available. Transportation is available. cookouts, nature study and evening activities. One week sessions held June 27th - July 23, fee $225. Two week sessions are held Phone: 215-564-4657 July 25th - August 20th, fee $400. Financial aid available for Web Site: www.gssp.org those who qualify. Eligibility: Girls in grades 4-12 Intake: Call for application. Phone: 215-223-9821 Hours: June 27- August 13, 2004 Web Site: nazarenebc.cjb.net Eligibility: Ages 8-16 Hours: June 27 - August 20, 2004 Camp Laughing Waters PO Box 27540 19118 Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania Summer Enrichment Camp 804 N. Broad Street 19130 Residential camp in Montgomery County. One to two week United Methodist Neighborhood Services encampments include cultural programs, swimming, horseback riding, arts & crafts, and more. Transportation and financial aid Provides games, arts & crafts, swimming, dancing, nature are available. Fees $50 per person. Fee includes meals, first aider, exploration, and tutoring in math, reading, and languages. activities and patch. Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and trips included in fee. $25 per child per week. Payment plan is available. Phone: 215-564-4657 Web Site: www.gssp.org Phone: 215-236-0304 Eligibility: Girls entering grades 1-9 Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Intake: Call for application. Intake: Call for more information. Hours: June 30 - August 1, 2004 Hours: July 12 - August 13, 2004, 8:00am - 4:00pm Contact: Dr. Mary White

2 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Summer Overnight Camp 804 N. Broad Street 19130 United Methodist Neighborhood Services

Three short stay overnight camp experiences for children in grades 1 - 3. Camp Innabah in Spring City (Chester County), $145 during July 2004, Pocono Plateua in Cresco (Monroe County), $155 during July 2004 and Gretna Glen in Lebanon (Lebanon County), $150 during July 2004. Check on scholarship assistance. Transportation from Philadelphia is provided.

Phone: 215-236-0304 Eligibility: Grades 1-3 Hours: July, 2004 Contact: Dr. Mary White

Summer Overnight Camp 4261 N. 5th Street 2nd Floor 19140 Nueva Esperanza

Overnight camp in Pottstown, PA, provides five 1 week sessions. Swimming, basketball, arts & crafts, volleyball, campfires, and more. Cost is $50 per child. Limited scholarships and transportation are available.

Phone: 215-324-0746 Web Site: www.nueva.org Eligibility: Ages 9-13. Targets Philadelphia Latino community. Hours: July 5 - 30, 2004 Contact: Brenda Zeledon

Dawn Staley Basketball Academy 1801 N. Broad Street 19122 Temple University

Overnight camp includes camp t-shirt, certificate, evaluation card, overnight accommodations at White Hall and three meals on the full days of camp. Campers will work on basketball fundamentals and techniques. Fee is $375, $350 if paid in full before July 1, 2004.

Phone: 215-204-8739 Web Site: www.temple.edu Eligibility: Ages 9-17 Hours: August 1- 5, 2004 Contact: Andrea Constand

3 Department of Recreation, City of Philadelphia Community Day Camps Day Camps

Northern Liberties Recreation Center Eastwick Playground 321 Fairmount Avenue 19123 80 Mars Place 19153

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates. Call for specific dates.

Phone: 215-683-3637 Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

East Poplar Playground Di Silvestro Playground 9th & Parrish Streets 19123 15th & Morris 19145

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates. Call for specific dates.

Larchwood Gardens Barry Playground 82nd & Lyons 19153 18th & Bigler Streets 19145

Phone: 215-683-3637 Phone: 215-683-3637 Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ playground/recreation center for more information. Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

Pepper School Playground 84th & Lyons 19153

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates.

Phone: 215-683-3637 Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. 4 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Guerin Recreation Center Chew Playground 16th & Jackson 19145 19th & Washington 19146

Passyunk Homes Wharton Square Playground 3111 S. 23rd Street 19145 23rd & Wharton 19146

Vare Recreation Center 26th & Morris Streets 19145 Finnegan, D. Playground 30th & Oakford 19146 Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Call for specific dates. arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates. Phone: 215-683-3637 Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Phone: 215-683-3637 playground/recreation center for more information. Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Stinger Square Playground 32nd & Dickinson 19146

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates.

Phone: 215-683-3637 Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

5 Department of Recreation, City of Philadelphia Community Day Camps

Anderson, Marian Recreation Center Starr Garden Playground 17th & Fitzwater Streets 19146 600 Lombard Street 19147

Lanier Playground Hawthorne Cultural Center 29th & Tasker Streets 19146 12th & Carpenter Streets 19147

Phone: 215-683-3637 Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ E-Mail: [email protected] Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: 9:00am - 3:00pm Capitolo Playground 9th & Federal Streets 19147

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Palumbo Recreation Center Call for specific dates. 10th & Fitzwater 19147 Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Phone: 215-683-3637 arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Call for specific dates. Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Phone: 215-683-3637 Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am -3:00pm Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Columbus/Di Prospero Playground 12th & Wharton Streets 19147

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts& crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Rizzo Ice Rink Call for specific dates. Washington Avenue & Front Street 19147 Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Phone: 215-683-3637 arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Call for specific dates. Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Phone: 215-683-3637 Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

6 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Shot Tower Playground Ford Playground 131 Carpenter Street 19147 7th & Snyder 19148

Waters Memorial Playground Martin Luther King Recreation Center 10th & South 19147 22nd Street & Cecil B. Moore Avenue 19121

Weccacoe Playground 4th & Catharine 19147 Amos Playground Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes 16th & Berks 19121 arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Citywide day camp program runs seven weeks and includes Call for specific dates. arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Phone: 215-683-3637 Call for specific dates. Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Phone: 215-683-3637 playground/recreation center for more information. Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: July - August

Murphy Recreation Center 4th & Shunk 19148 Athletic Recreation Center Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes 26th & Master Streets 19121 arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Call for specific dates. arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Phone: 215-683-3637 Call for specific dates. Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Phone: 215-683-3637 Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Contact recreation center for an application. Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

7 Department of Recreation, City of Philadelphia Community Day Camps

Gathers, Hank Recreation Center Shuler Playground 2501 W. Diamond Street 19121 27th & Clearfield 19132

Phone: 215-683-3637 Phone: 215-683-3637 Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

Mander Playground Panati Playground 33rd & Diamond Streets 19121 22nd & Clearfield 19132

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts& crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates. Call for specific dates.

Phone: 215-683-3637 Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center Francisville Playground 22nd & Huntington 19132 Francis & Shirley 19130 Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates. Call for specific dates. Phone: 215-683-3637 Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am- 3:00pm

Colorado Community Center Winchester Playground 2243-51 N. 20th Street 19132 2332 N. 15th Street 19132

8 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

12th & Cambria Playground Frankford Valley Playground 12th & Cambria Streets 19133 Tacony & Church 19124

Waterloo Playground Houseman Playground Waterloo & Cumberland 19133 Summerdale & Godfrey 19124

Nelson Playground 3rd & Cumberland 19133 Piccoli Playground Castor & Cayuga 19124 Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Phone: 215-683-3637 Call for specific dates. Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Phone: 215-683-3637 Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm McVeigh Recreation Center 400-464 E. Ontario St. 19124

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Whitehall Commons Playground arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Ditman & Wakeling 19124 Phone: 215-683-3637 Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Call for specific dates. playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3;00pm

9 Department of Recreation, City of Philadelphia Community Day Camps

Shissler Recreation Center Black, Coyle & McBride Playground Blair & Montgomery 19125 Trenton & Huntingdon 19125

Cohocksink Recreation Center Fishtown Recreation Center Cedar & Cambria 19134 E. Montgomery & Girard 19125 Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates. Call for specific dates. Phone: 215-683-3637 Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

Ferko Playground Towey Playground J & Cayuga 19134 Howard & Berks 19125 Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates. Call for specific dates. Phone: 215-683-3637 Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

Franklin Playground Cione Playground 1930 E. Elkhart Street 19134 Aramingo & Lehigh 19125 Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates. Call for specific dates. Phone: 215-683-3637 Phone: 215-683-3637 Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

10 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Bridesburg Recreation Center Mayfair Playground Richmond & Ash 19134 Princeton & Battersby 19135

Mullen Playground Samuel Recreation Center Princeton & Walker 19135 3539 Gaul St. 19134 Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific information Call for specific dates. Phone: 215-683-3637 Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ E-Mail: [email protected] Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am- 3:00pm Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Vogt Recreation Center Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Cottage & Unruh 19135

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Scanlon Recreation Center Call for specific dates. J & Tioga 19134 Phone: 215-683-3637 Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. playground/recreation center for more information. Call for specific dates. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Disston Recreation Center playground/recreation center for more information. Disston & Glenloch 19135 Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates. Heitzman Playground Phone: 215-683-3637 3631 Amber Street 19134 Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Call for specific dates. playground/recreation center for more information. Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm 11 Department of Recreation, City of Philadelphia Community Day Camps

Roosevelt Playground Mt. Airy Playground 6455 Walker Street 19135 Germantown & Sedgwick 19119

American Legion Playground Pleasant Playground Torresdale & Devereaux 19135 Boyer & Pleasant 19119

Phone: 215-683-3637 Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: 9:00am - 3:00pm Belfield Recreation Center 21st & Chew Streets 19138

Wissinoming Playground Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Frankford & Comly 19149 & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided.

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Phone: 215-683-3637 arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Call for specific dates. Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Phone: 215-683-3637 playground/recreation center for more information. Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Awbury Recreation Center Ardleigh & Haines 19138

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Water Tower Recreation Center arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Hartwell & Ardleigh 19118 Call for specific dates.

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Phone: 215-683-3637 arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Call for specific dates and times. playground/recreation center for more information. Phone: 215-683-3637 Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

12 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Lonnie Young Recreation Center Wissahickon Playground Chelten & Ardleigh 19138 Penn & Pulaski 19144

Waterview Recreation Center Simons Recreation Center Rittenhouse & McMahon Streets 19144 Woolston Avenue & Walnut Lane 19138 Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates and times. Call for specific dates and times. Phone: 215-683-3637 Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

Mallery Playground Emanuel, Dorothy Playground Morton & Johnson Streets 19144 Pickering & Gowen Streets 19150

Wister Playground Markward Playground Baynton & Shedaker Streets 19144 Taney & Pine Streets 19102

13 Department of Recreation, City of Philadelphia Community Day Camps

Finley Recreation Center Palumbo Recreation Center 7701 Mansfield Avenue 19150 10th & Fitzwater 19147

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. arts& crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates and times. Call for specific dates.

Francisville Playground Francis & Shirley 19130 Rizzo Ice Rink Washington Avenue & Front Street 19147 Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Call for specific dates. arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates. Phone: 215-683-3637 Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Phone: 215-683-3637 playground/recreation center for more information. Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

Capitolo Playground 9th & Federal Streets 19147 Shot Tower Playground 131 Carpenter Street 19147 Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Call for specific dates. arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates. Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Phone: 215-683-3637 Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ playground/recreation center for more information. Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

Hawthorne Cultural Center 12th & Carpenter Streets 19147 Starr Garden Playground 600 Lombard Street 19147 Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Call for specific dates. arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates. Phone: 215-683-3637 E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: 9:00am - 3:00pm Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

14 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Weccacoe Playground 4th & Catharine 19147

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates.

Phone: 215-683-3637 Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

Columbus/Di Prospero Playground 12th & Wharton Streets 19147

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates.

Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

Waters Memorial Playground 10th & South 19147

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates.

Phone: 215-683-3637 Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

15 Freedom Schools, School District of Philadelphia Summer Camps Day Camps

Bryant School Women’s Christian Alliance 6001 Cedar Avenue 19143 @ Meade Elementary School 1600 N. 18th St. 19121 Provides literacy enrichment using multi-cultural books with supportive enforcement activities involving writing, literature Provides a summer, culturally based, literacy enrichment experience analysis and fun activities. Also, provides cultural enrichment for children and are managed by community based organizations in activities including dance, arts and crafts, drama, sign language, collaboration with the School District, Philadelphia Safe and Sound, martial arts, sewing, jewelry making, spoken word and sports Philadelphia Education Fund and Communities In Schools of teams. There will be social action projects and students will Philadelphia. Program includes literacy-based, academic curriculum participate in activities that exposes and challenges social policies emphasizing community empowerment and social justice; conflict that influences the quality of life of poor and vulnerable communi- resolution and anti-violence; service learning and advocacy; as ties. Mandated parental involvement requires parents meet once well as arts, culture and recreation. For more information, a week in the evening for an empowerment meeting. Breakfast contact Jennifer Jones, Philadelphia Freedom Schools, Director, and lunch served. No fee required. For more information, Philadelphia Education Fund, Seven Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1208, 215-665-1400 x3328. contact Jennifer Jones, Philadelphia Freedom Schools, Director, Philadelphia Education Fund, Seven Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Phone: 215-236-9911 Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1208 (215)665-1400 x3328. Web Site: www.wcafamily.org Phone: 215-471-3085 Eligibility: Grades 1-6 United Communities of Southeast Hours: Starts June 28, 2004, 8:30am - 3:00pm Philadelphia @ Palumbo Elementary School 1122 Catherine Street 19147

Provides a summer, culturally based, literacy enrichment experience Harding School for children and are managed by community based organizations in 2000 Wakeling Street 19124 collaboration with the School District, Philadelphia Safe and Sound, Provides a summer, culturally based, literacy enrichment Philadelphia Education Fund and Communities In Schools of experience for children and are managed by community based Philadelphia. Program includes literacy-based, academic curriculum organizations in collaboration with the School District, Philadelphia emphasizing community empowerment and social justice; conflict Safe and Sound, Philadelphia Education Fund and Communities resolution and anti-violence; service learning and advocacy; as In Schools of Philadelphia. Program includes literacy-based, well as arts, culture and recreation. For more information, contact Jennifer Jones, Philadelphia Freedom Schools, Director, academic curriculum emphasizing community empowerment and Philadelphia Education Fund, Seven Benjamin Franklin Parkway, social justice; conflict resolution and anti-violence; service learning Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1208, 215-665-1400 x3328. and advocacy; as well as arts, culture and recreation. For more information, contact Jennifer Jones, Philadelphia Freedom Phone: 215-468-6111 Schools, Director, Philadelphia Education Fund, Seven Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1208, 215-665-1400 x3328. Friends Neighborhood Guild Phone: 215-685-1476 @ Wanamaker Middle School Intake: Registration from April 15 - May 15, 2004 1111 Cecil B. Moore Avenue 19122 Provides a summer, culturally based, literacy enrichment experience for children and are managed by community based organizations in collaboration with the School District, Philadelphia Safe and Sound, Philadelphia Education Fund and Communities In Schools of Philadelphia. Program includes literacy-based, academic curriculum emphasizing community empowerment and social justice; conflict resolution and anti-violence; service learning and advocacy; as well as arts, culture and recreation. For more information, contact Jennifer Jones, Philadelphia Freedom Schools, Director, Philadelphia Education Fund, Seven Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1208, 215-665-1400 x3328. 16 Phone: 215-923-1544 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Congreso de Latinos Unidos @ Congreso de Latinos Unidos Clemente Middle School @ Potter-Thomas Elementary School 122 W. Erie Avenue 19140 6th Street & Indiana Avenue 19133

Provides a summer, culturally based, literacy enrichment experience Free summer program provides intensive literacy-based program for children and are managed by community based organizations in focusing on reading enrichment through children’s literature with collaboration with the School District, Philadelphia Safe and Sound, a Latin/African-American focus. Includes reading classes, conflict Philadelphia Education Fund and Communities In Schools of resolution, activities, field trips, parent workshops, and family Philadelphia. Program includes literacy-based, academic curriculum events. The goal is to foster a love of reading and to raise social emphasizing community empowerment and social justice; conflict awareness in children. resolution and anti-violence; service learning and advocacy; as Phone: 215-763-8870 x1417 well as arts, culture and recreation. For more information, contact Web Site: www.congreso.net Jennifer Jones, Philadelphia Freedom Schools, Director, Eligibility: Grades 1-8 Philadelphia Education Fund, Seven Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1208, 215-665-1400 x3328. Intake: Call for more information. Hours: June 28 - August 6, 2004, 8:00am- 3:00pm Phone: 215-763-8870 x1418 Contact: Meredith Sofka Web Site: www.congreso.net Eligibility: Grades 5-8 Intake: Call for more information Contact: Meredith Sofka HOPE Family Center Hours: June - August 44th & Aspen Streets Martha Washington School 19104 The Freedom School is a reading enrichment program designed to excite children about reading. The goal is to help children develop Friends Neighborhood Guild a genuine love for reading through interactive and fun activities. 704 W. Girard Avenue 19123 Afternoons are filled with exciting, creative and recreational activities including African dance and drill tem. Also, outdoor cooperative Provides a culturally based literacy experience for children. play, swimming, field trips and neighborhood outings. Breakfast Call for more information. and lunch served. No fee required.

Phone: 215-923-4115 Phone: 215-823-5710 Web Site: www.friendsneighborhoodguild.org E-Mail: [email protected] Contact: Ernest Powell Web Site: www.hope.cbps.org Eligibility: Grades K-8 Hours: July - August Congreso de Latinos Unidos Contact: Kimeesha Reed @ Julia De Burgos Middle School 4th Street & Lehigh Avenue 19133

Free summer program provides intensive literacy-based program focusing on reading enrichment through children’s literature with a Latin/African-American focus. Includes reading classes, conflict resolution, activities, field trips, parent workshops, and family events. The goal is to foster a love of reading and to raise social awareness in children.

Phone: 215-763-8870 x1417 Web Site: www.congreso.net Eligibility: Grades 1-8 Intake: Call for more information. Hours: June 28 - August 6, 2004, 8:00am - 3:00pm Contact: Meredith Sofka 17 Philadelphia Department of Recreation G.R.E.A.T. (Gang Resistance Education & Training) Day Camps Day Camps

McVeigh Recreation Center Anderson, Marian Recreation Center 400-464 E. Ontario St. 19124 17th & Fitzwater Streets 19146

Phone: 215-685-9896 Phone: 215-685-6594 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Eligibility: Ages 10-14 Eligibility: Ages 10-14 Intake: Registration is held on-site on the first day of the Intake: Registration is held on-site on the first day of the program. Call site to verify dates and times. program. Call site to verify dates and times. Hours: July 5 - August 13, 2004, Mon - Fri 10:00am - 4:00pm Hours: July 5- August 13, 2004

Fishtown Recreation Center Myers, Francis Recreation Center E. Montgomery & Girard 19125 58th & Kingsessing 19143

Sponsored by the Philadelphia Police Department, this free Sponsored by the Philadelphia Police Department, this free summer program offers recreational and educational activities summer program offers recreational and educational activities with an emphasis on violence reduction and gang awareness. with an emphasis on violence reduction and gang awareness. Call for specific dates. Phone: 215-685-9885 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Phone: 215-685-2698 Eligibility: Ages 10-14 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Registration is held on-site on the first day of the Eligibility: Ages 10-14 program. Call site to verify dates and times. Intake: Registration is held on-site on the first day of the Hours: July 7 - August 13, 2003 program. Call site to verify dates and times. Hours: July - August

Lighthouse, The @ Youth Services 152 W. Lehigh Avenue 19133 Jardel Recreation Center Cottman & Pennway 19111 Sponsored by the Philadelphia Police Department, this free summer program offers recreational and educational activities Sponsored by the Philadelphia Police Department, this free with an emphasis on violence reduction and gang awareness. summer program offers recreational and educational activities with an emphasis on violence reduction and gang awareness. Phone: 215-425-7800 Eligibility: Ages 10-14 Phone: 215-685-0596 Intake: Registration is held on-site on the first day of the Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ program. Call site to verify dates and times. Eligibility: Ages 10-14 Hours: July - August Intake: Registration is held on-site on the first day of the Contact: Nelly Lamberty program. Call site to verify dates and times. Hours: July 5 - August 13, 2004, Mon - Fri 10:00am - 4:00pm

18 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Kendrick Recreation Center Ridge & Pensdale 19128

Sponsored by the Philadelphia Police Department, this free summer program offers recreational and educational activities with an emphasis on violence reduction and gang awareness. Call for specific dates.

Phone: 215-685-2585 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Eligibility: Ages 10-14 Intake: Registration is held on-site on the first day of the program. Call site to verify dates and times. Hours: July 5 - August 13, 2004, Mon 10:00 - Fri 4:00pm

19 Center City Day Camps (zip codes: 19102, 19103, 19106, 19107, 19130, 19147) Day Camps

Philadelphia Reads Summer Fundamentals Arts Camp 1401 JFK Boulevard Suite 1000 19102 Broad & Cherry Sts. 19102 Mayor’s Office Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

Initiated under former Mayor Rendell and continued by the adminis- Provides one week sessions. There are four different camp tration of Mayor John F. Street, Philadelphia Reads moves into the sessions to choose which include drawing, filmmaking, cartooning, sixth year of its existence. Philadelphia Reads is working to ensure sculpture, world fest, circus arts and more. Extended hours are that all children read well and independently by the end of third available. Call for fees. Group rates are available. Fees include all materials, snacks, trips and other activities. Lunch is not grade. It is a collaborative effort with the School District and the included. A limited number of partial scholarships are available. Free Library of Philadelphia. During the summer, this program During the months of July & August there is a family performance partners with community programs, recreation centers, PAL youth series at 11:00am and 1:00pm. centers, and communities of faith to add reading and writing components to existing summer camps. Phone: 215-972-2061 Hours: July 12 - August 13, 2004 Phone: 215-686-4450 Web Site: www.pafa.org Eligibility: Grades K-3 Eligibility: Ages 6-15 Intake: Call for more information and a listing of sites, or visit www.phila.gov/philareads.

Summer Programs 225 S. 15th Street 28th Floor 19102 Support for Kids with an Incarcerated Institute for the Development of African-American Youth Parent (SKIP) 245 N. Broad Street 19107 Runs two (free) 6 week prevention and enrichment sessions in Pennsylvania Prison Society Southwest Philadelphia’s Myers Recreation Center and Lynnewood Gardens in Cheltenham. Call for fee and location information. Provides support groups for children 8-12 with an incarcerated parent. These groups provide children with a place to discuss their Phone: 215-545-8155 feelings, learn about ways to deal with their parent’s incarceration, E-Mail: [email protected] and participate in organized activities that build their self-esteem. Web Site: www.idaay.org Groups are held in twelve week sessions throughout the school year Eligibility: Ages 7-15 and with modified schedules during the summer, at various locations. Intake: Call for more information. Hours: July 5 - August 13, 2004, 9:00am - 3:00pm Phone: 215-564-4775 x121 Web Site: www.prisonsociety.org Intake: Call the Inmate Family Services Program Manager. YMCA Computer Camp 1425 Arch Street 19102 YMCA @ Central Branch Camp Overbrook Five 2 week sessions include project reinforced teaching, games, 222 N. 17th Street 19103 gym time, and field trips. Planned projects include a student-build Archdiocese of Philadelphia web page using HTML, Java script and Flash. Create computer designed airplanes, banners, and design contests. Software Partnering with the Department of Recreation, this day camp is locat- includes Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Windows and Office XP. ed at St. Charles Seminary and Overbrook and holds 6 one week Also covers digital imaging, C+ and expanded IC3 training. Fees sessions. Transportation is provided from participating recreation $375 for two week session; half a session $200. Financial aid and center, playgrounds, and Catholic schools. Call for fee information. extended hours are available. Free T-shirt for each session. Phone: 215-685-0708 Phone: 215-557-8035 x5023 Web Site: www.archdiocese-phl.org/ Eligibility: Ages 10-16 Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Intake: For more information contact the Educations and Intake: Call for more information. Technology Center at 215-557-8035. Hours: June - August Hours: June 28 - September 3, 2004, 8:00am - 4:00pm Contact: Michael Perez 215-557-0082 x5023 20 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Camp Can-Do Summer College Camp 1626 Locust Street 19103 19th & Locust Streets 19103 American Cancer Society Free Library of Philadelphia @ Philadelphia City Institute

Residential camp near Hershey for children with cancer. Camp Weekly sessions include computer lab, field trips, games, career Can Do II is a four day session for siblings of a camper from exploration, theater & creative dramatics, library skills enrichment, Camp Can-Do. Swimming, hiking, arts and crafts, archery, sports, and art projects. Morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack canoeing, etc. Medical staff and social workers on site. included. Official t-shirt included in fee. $125 per week - sibling Transportation provided. No fee. discount available. Child care program also available for 2-5 year olds. Phone: 215-751-8162 Phone: 215-985-5311 Fax: 215-751-8765 Eligibility: Children ages 8 - 17 with cancer. Web Site: www.library.phila.gov Contact: Joan Applegate 215-985-5311 Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Intake: Call for information/registration. Hours: June 14 - August 6, 2004 Camp Mak-A-Dream Contact: J. Borlandoe 1626 Locust Street 19103 American Cancer Society The Tennis Farm Provides 1-week camping in Montana that offers young adults 16th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway 19103 with cancer the opportunity to increase their self-confidence, Friends Select School self-discovery, and mastery. Call for specific dates. Provides tennis camp for all levels. In addition to this Center City Phone: 215-985-5311 location, there are sites in Chestnut Hill, Wayne, and Pottstown as well Eligibility: Ages 18-25 as Moorestown NJ and Wilmington DE. Fees vary from $96 - $345. Phone: 800-783-6647 Eligibility: Ages 3-16 Discovery Camp Intake: Call for more information or visit www.tennisfarm.com. 222 N. 20th Street 19103 Hours: June 21 - August 13, 2004 Franklin Institute Discovery Camp

Summer Camp offers hands-on science exploration for children. Children’s Investment Strategy Each two week sessions has a different science theme. The one Summer Program week sessions, Discovery Days, are packed with fun science activi- 125 North 8th Street 19106 ties with various themes. Themes include Discovery Days, Robot Children’s Village Child Care or Not?, Science to the Rescue, Gearing Up for Space, Mummies and More, and Discovery Days 2. Half of the day is devoted to Traditional Full-Day Summer Program hands-on activities, while the other half is devoted to science field Phone: 215-931-0190 trips, guest presenters, and all camp activities. Other activities Eligibility: Ages 5-13 include Science Park, interactive playground, Imax theater, Intake: Call for more info. Planetarium, and 3D theater shows. Science shows are performed Contact: Eileen Flannery by Franklin Institute’s own science professionals. Extended hours are available for an additional fee. Fee includes t-shirt, baseball hat, camp newsletter, activity supplies and snacks. Discover Days Children’s Investment Strategy 1 June - June 18, Robot or Not? June 21 - July 2, Science to the Summer Program Rescue July 5 - 6, Gearing Up for Space July 19 - 30, Mummies 5th & Locust St. 19106 and More August 2 - 13 and Discovery Days 2 August 1 St. Mary Interparochial School Phone: 215-448-2195 Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Web Site: www.fi.edu/tfi/discovery Phone: 215-923-7522 Eligibility: Ages 6-13 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Intake: Applications are available on website only. Scholarship Intake: Call for more info. applications must be submitted by April 15, 2004. Contact: Michele DiClaudio Hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm 21 Center City Day Camps (zip codes: 19102, 19103, 19106, 19107, 19130, 19147)

Day Camp Day Camp 919 Walnut Street Suite 700 19107 1511 E. Passyunk Avenue 19147 Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania Alphabet Academy

Provides swimming, boating, sports, low ropes course, wall Provides field trips, water play, arts and crafts and library. climbing, and campfires. Includes ice cream and pizza parties. Lunch and snack included. Call for fee information. Participants must be accompanied by a parent of guardian. Phone: 215-551-6400 Epilepsy must be the main diagnosis. Fee for pre-teens is $100 Eligibility: Grades K-2 for child and parent and for teens is $100. Scholarships available. Hours: Mid June to end of August for 2004, 8:30 - 5:30pm Does not provide transportation.

Phone: 215-629-5003 x107 Eligibility: Ages 8-12, 13-17 Hours: June 3 - 6, 2004 Day Camp Contact: Denise McFadden Graham 1801 Spring Garden Street 19130 Spring Garden Academy

Christian day camp includes field trips, academics, Bible stories, singing, drama, arts & crafts, and outdoor activities. Breakfast, Day Camp lunch, and snack provided. Four day option is available. 211 N. 13th Street 3rd Floor 19107 Accepts CCIS and CAO subsidies. Call for fee information. Wordsworth Phone: 215-563-9192 Provides swimming, arts and crafts, field trips, educational Eligibility: Ages 2 1/2 - 12 enrichment, music, dance and computers. Children with Intake: Call for more information. behavioral health problems welcomed. Breakfast, lunch and Hours: June - August snack served. No fee required. Call for fee and location. Contact: Pat Wegner Phone: 215-567-1735 x1024 Web Site: www.wordsworth.org/philadelphia Eligibility: Ages 6-13 Day Camp 1332 S. 3rd Street 19147 Church of St. John the Evangelist Day Camp Provides arts and crafts, music, field trips, conflict resolution and 1211 Chestnut Street Suite 200 19107 bible stories. Breakfast and lunch are served. Camp fee is $25 a Grand Central Kinship Caregiver Resource Center week plus $25 for registration. Scholarships are available. During the summer two evening activities involving the children and their Grand Central Kinship Care Resource Center is a summer families are offered; Dance Night and Performance Night. program for kinship caregivers and their children ages 6-13. There are weekly themes with great activities to represent each theme. Phone: 215-468-4020 Fee is $5 per week. Caregivers must attend with their children. Eligibility: Ages 5-12 Families are encouraged to call early to register. Hours: July 5 - Aug 1, 2004 Contact: Kathy Furber Phone: 215-557-1554 , Fax: 215-557-6882 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.grandcentralinc.org Day Camp Intake: Must provide referrals, complete pre-registration 419 S. 6th Street 19147 and application and provide social security number. Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church Hours: July 12 - August 13, 2004. Mon - Fri 8:45am -2:00 pm Provides arts and crafts, field trips, music and dance. Call for fee information and specific dates. Breakfast and lunch included. Extended hours are available. Call for fee information

Phone: 215-925-0616 Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Hours: June 21- July 30, 2004, 8:30am - 3:00pm Contact: Dolores Lyons Project Director 22 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Day Camp Summer Camp 101 Ellsworth Street 19147 125 N. 8th Street 19106 United Communities Southeast Philadelphia @ Southwark House Children’s Village Child Care Center

Provides activities focused on a particular theme. Includes field Day camp includes arts & crafts, cooking, field trips, phys ed, trips, recreational activities, swimming and opportunities for puppetry, computer literacy, and drama. Breakfast, lunch, and educational enrichment. Breakfast, lunch and snack are included. snacks included. Fees vary according to age (participating CCIS Extended hours are available and subsidies accepted. The camp child care provider). fee is $150 for the six week encampment. Phone: 215-931-0190 Phone: 215-468-1645 Eligibility: Ages 13 mos - 13 yrs Fax: 215-468-8078 Intake: Call for more information Eligibility: Ages 5-12 Hours: June 16 - September 5, 2004, 6:30am - 6:00pm Hours: July 5 - Aug 13, 2004 Contact: Carolyn Stewart Director 215-468-1645 Mountain Meadow Summer Camp 1315 Spruce Street 19107 Day Camp William Way Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender 1100 Catherine Street Room 104 19147 Community Center United Communities of Southeast Philadelphia @ Hawthorne Family Center Provides overnight camp in South Jersey for children with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered parents as well as other non- Provides six week theme focused activities, field trips, swimming, traditional and progressive families. Camp activities include and educational enrichment programs. Breakfast, lunch and swimming, non-competitive sports, hiking, arts & crafts, story- snack served. Extended hours are available. Subsidies accepted. telling, and an opportunity to meet in small groups with other kids The camp fee is $150 for six week encampment. and counselor moderators to discuss topics specific to their Phone: 215-468-6111 x11 unique family situations. Sliding scale fee based on family size Fax: 215-468-5573 and income. No transportation. Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Phone: 215-772-1107 Hours: July 5 - August 13, 2004, 9:00am - 3:00pm Web Site: www.way.gay.org Eligibility: Ages 9-17 Intake: Call for more information or visit Phil-A-Kid Summer History Camp www.mountainmeadow.org. Hours: August 15 - 28, 2004 15 S. 7th Street 19106 Atwater Kent Museum of Philadelphia

Provides four - 1 week encampments. Session 1- Consists of a Modern Philadelphia theme. Session 2 - Consists of a Victorian Summer Camp Philadelphia theme. Session 3 - Consists of a Colonial theme. 225 N. 10th Street 19107 Session 4 - Provides trips, topics and activities along with a Chinese Christian Church & Center Colonial theme. There are field trips each week; walking tours Christian-based day camp for Asian American children in the of Philadelphia; examining old photos; period games and crafts; Chinatown and Greater Philadelphia area. Activities include art, handling rare artifacts. Fee covers all transportation, trip fees field trips, language, math, science and sports. No extended and afternoon snack. Students are required to bring a bag lunch. hours. Call for fee information. Space is limited to 30 campers per week. Call for fee information. Discounts for members. There are six full scholarships available Phone: 215-627-2360 x13 based on financial need and academics. Before and after care E-Mail: [email protected] also available for an additional fee. Check website for more Web Site: www.cccnc.org information www.philadelphiahistory.org Eligibility: Grades 2-6 Intake: Call for more information Phone: 215-685-4832 Hours: June 29 - July 30, 2004 Eligibility: Ages 8-13 Contact: Harry Leong Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 4:00pm

23 Center City Day Camps (zip codes: 19102, 19103, 19106, 19107, 19130, 19147)

Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Camp Summer Program 867 N. 20th Street 19130 Broad and Green Streets 19130 Teen Haven International Student Athlete Academy, Inc. Numerous 5 day overnight encampments located in York, PA. at Benjamin Franklin High School Transportation included. Activities include crafts, sports, games, Traditional Full-Day Summer Program swimming, chapel, wagon rides, and mini golf. $30 registration fee for 5-day encampment. Phone: 215-751-8476 Eligibility: Ages 14-18 Phone: 215-765-1199 Intake: Call for more info. Eligibility: Ages 9-17 Contact: Fred Dukes

Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Camps 732 N. 17th Street 19130 Summer Program Police Athletic League @ Cozen Center 550 North Broad Street 19130 Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Inc. Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, baseball, at Benjamin Franklin High School tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various other recreational activities. Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Phone: 215-232-2101 Phone: 215-236-4500 Web Site: www.phillypal.com Eligibility: Ages 14-18 Eligibility: Ages 6-18 Intake: Call for more info. Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center for more Contact: C. Benjamin Lattimore information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm Etiquette Camp 1700 Spring Garden Street 19130 Community College of Philadelphia Swim For Life Provides French classes, drama, formal ballet, table setting, Francis & Shirley 19130 etiquette class, class trip to Washington D.C. Office of Protocol Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Francisville Playground Parisian Brunch, museum trips, breakfast and formal afternoon Provides swimming. The camp offers participants two options: tea. Non-refundable registration. Call for fee information. instructional and competitive. The instructional option provides No subsidies available. Classes fill up quickly. children with the opportunity to learn how to swim. This option Phone: 215-627-8900 focuses on introducing the campers to the basics of swimming, Web Site: www.ccp.cc.pa.us from overcoming fear of the water to learning the proper basic Eligibility: Girls ages 6-13 swim techniques. The competitive option is designed for participants who already have some swimming skill. Training in this option focuses the kids on developing all four competitive swim Summer Camp strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly). 1000-38 W. Girard Avenue 19130 Campers also work on starts and turns and physical conditioning. Althea Gibson Community Education and Tennis Center All campers receive instruction in basic boating and water safety. Campers from all ten sites participate in a swim meet, testing their Provides tennis, chess, reading, trips, movies and discussion skills against other swimmers from throughout the city. Campers periods. Call for fee information. also attend one trip each week of the camp season. Breakfast and Phone: 215-232-7404 lunch are provided for all campers. Transportation is not provided. Web Site: www.cetacenter.org Fee required. Call for other locations. For more information c Eligibility: Ages 8-17 Phone: 215-683-3663 , Fax: 215-685-2762 Intake: Admittance in on a first come first service basis Eligibility: Ages 9-15 and limited to (100) students. Youth must have a physical. Hours: June 30 - August 7, 2003 Hours: June - September, 8:00am - 5:30pm

24 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Urban Journalism Workshop Summer Art Workshop 400 N. Broad Street 19130 719 Catharine Street 19147 Philadelphia Daily News Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial

Provides journalism workshops for high school students. Twelve Provides sculpture, printmaking, figure drawing, photography, paint- to fifteen high school students will work with Daily News reports, ing, etc. Offers (4) five day sessions. Limited financial aid available. editors, photographers, and graphic artists to produce a 16-page newspaper. Interested students must like to write. Awards Phone: 215-922-3456 x312 banquet held at end of workshop. No fee required. Breakfast Web Site: www. Fleisher.org and lunch served. Call for specific dates. Minority students are Eligibility: Ages 5-17 encouraged to apply. Hours: July 5 - 30, 2004, 9:30am - 12:00pm Contact: Nancy Wright 215-922-3456 x312 Phone: 215-854-5879 Intake: Deadline is mid April. Call to receive an application. Summer Camp Hours: July 12 - 23, 2004, Mon - Fri 8:30am - 5:00pm 530 Bainbridge Street 19147 Contact: Debi Licklider Zhang Sah (Brave Scholar)

Provides martial arts themed summer camp which includes tae kwon do, karate, gymnastics and yoga, as well as educational and Weekend Camps enrichment activities like arts & crafts, computers, library, and 867 N. 20th Street 19130 writing. Daily mini-trips and weekly field trips. CCIS participating Teen Haven child care provider. Weekend camp held in Southern York County, about 90 miles from Philadelphia. Boys and girls attend separate weekend Phone: 215-923-6676 sessions. Campers leave from the North Philadelphia office on Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Teen Haven on Friday at 6pm and return on Sunday at 3pm. Hours: June 21 - September 10, 2004, 8:00am - 6:00pm Activities include sports, crafts, hiking, games, basketball, nature, chapel and hayrides. Summer Program Phone: 215-765-1199 319 Lombard Street 19147 Eligibility: Ages 9-17 St. Peter’s School

Provides academic enrichment and recreational activities Children’s Investment Strategy (including foreign language, computers, art, field trips, sports, drama, music, games). Call for fee information. No financial Summer Program assistance for the summer program. Children can attend 530 Bainbridge Street 19147 weekly or for the whole summer. Gold Medal Karate Phone: 215-925-3963 Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Eligibility: Ages 3-11 Phone: 215-923-6676 Hours: June – July Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Anthony Zuccarello Summer String Camp 416 Queen Street Mary Louise Curtis Branch 19147 Settlement Music School

Children’s Investment Strategy Provides music theory and music appreciation classes. Daily Summer Program schedule includes two full ensemble rehearsals, sectionals and 101 Ellsworth Street 19147 supervised practice time. Lunch not provided, but snack is United Communities of Southeast Philadelphia included. Financial aid offered if prove need; contact branch at Southwark House coordinator. Camp fee is $37.. Enrollment limited to 30 students. Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Phone: 215-320-2603 Phone: 215-468-6111 Ext. 28 Web Site: www.smsmusic.org Eligibility: Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Ages 7-14 Contact: Tracy Wolstoncroft 215-320-2640 Intake: Call for more info. Hours: June 21 - July 2, 2004, 9:00am - 3:00pm Contact: Marie Savignano 25 North Philadelphia Day Camps (zip codes: 19121, 19122, 19123, 19132, 19133) Day Camps

After School All Stars Camp William Penn 2300 W. Master Street 19121 990 Spring Garden Street 7th Floor 19123 School District of Philadelphia @ Vaux Middle School Philadelphia Department of Recreation

Provides six week summer enrichment camp. Students receive Residential summer camp located in the Pocono mountains has computer instruction, learn to play chess, golf, tennis fencing, four encampments. The first encampment offered is from July 8- soccer, dragon boating and lacrosse. Educational activities 12, 2004 and its cost is $45. The three other encampment are include reading, math, and writing skills. Children also participate offered from July 15-22, July 26-August 2 and August 5-12, 2004 in cultural activities and field trips. Breakfast and lunch served. and the cost is $60 for each session. Transportations is provided, Program is free for eligible low-income youth. Interested high and camp activities include swimming, boating, fishing, sports, school and college students from the surrounding community can arts & crafts, hiking, nature study and campfires. The first is work as program aides. Call for more information and specific 5 days long and is designed for children who have not had a dates. Check website for details www.afterschoolallstarsphila.org. previous resident camp experience. An ACA accredited camp. Phone: 215-925-8818 Phone: 215-685-0700 Web Site: www.phila.k12.pa.us Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Eligibility: Ages 7-12 Eligibility: For boys and girls ages 8-12. No income guide- Hours: June 28 - Aug 6, 2004, 8:30am - 2:00pm lines. All campers must be Philadelphia residents. Because of the camp’s layout and inaccessibility, the camp is not recommended for handicapped children. Summer Program Intake: Applications are available at local playgrounds and 1729 Mount Vernon Street 19130 recreation centers. Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Mural Arts Program Hours: July 8 - August 12, 2004

Under the guidance of skilled artist-teachers, students learn about the history and process of mural making, while building their artistic and critical thinking skills, working as teams and actively Camp Overbrook participating in the community. This free program meets 3-5 days 990 Spring Garden Street 7th Floor 19123 a week, depending on the location. Check website for more Philadelphia Department of Recreation information www.muralarts.org. Partnering with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, this day camp is located at St. Charles Seminary and Overbrook and holds 6 one Phone: 215-685-0753 week sessions. Transportation is provided from participating Web Site: www.muralarts.org recreation center, playgrounds, and Catholic schools. Eligibility: Ages 10 and up Fee is $20 per child per week. Intake: Call for more information and locations. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Phone: 215-685-0708 Contact: Sarah Moyer Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Intake: Call for more information. Day Camp Hours: 8:30am - 3:00pm 1340 Brown Street 19123 Salvation Army @ Temple Corps Children’s Investment Strategy This is an educational and spiritual program. Provides vacation bible school, arts and crafts, computer lab, games, volleyball, Summer Program basketball, flag football and baseball. Breakfast and lunch 22nd & Norris 19121 Education Works/ National School & Community Corps served. No extended hours available. Call for fee information. at Douglass Elementary School Phone: 215-787-2962 Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Web Site: www.salvationarmyphiladelphia.org Eligibility: Ages 5-12 Phone: 215-351-7654 Hours: July - August Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Contact: Robert Lee Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Lydia Green 26 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Children’s Investment Strategy Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Program Summer Program 15th & Diamond Street 19121 1936 Judson St. 19121 Education Works/ National School & Community Corps Project Home-Teen Program at Honickman Learning Center at Duckrey Elementary School Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Phone: 215-232-7272 Phone: 215-351-7654 Eligibility: Ages 14-18 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Intake: Call for more info. Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Jacqueline Lipson Contact: Dana Griffith

Day Camp Children’s Investment Strategy 1801 Spring Garden Street 19130 Summer Program Spring Garden Academy 1346 North Broad Street 19121 Christian day camp includes field trips, academics, Bible stories, Freedom Theatre, Inc. singing, drama, arts & crafts, and outdoor activities. Breakfast, Traditional Full-Day Summer Program lunch, and snack provided. Four day option is available. Accepts CCIS and CAO subsidies. Call for fee information. Phone: 215-765-2793 x2360 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Phone: 215-563-9192 Intake: Call for more info. Eligibility: Ages 2 1/2 - 12 Contact: Deborah Billups Intake: Call for more information. Hours: June - August Contact: Pat Wegner Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Program 2603 W. Cecil B. Moore Avenue 19121 Day Camp Men & Women for Human Excellence, Inc. 2829 W. Diamond Street 19121 Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Project HOME @ Diamond Street Community Center

Phone: 215-769-7045 Provides literacy enrichment, arts and crafts, drama, swimming, Eligibility: Ages 5-13 fishing, outdoor games, nutrition classes and field trips. Also Intake: Call for more info. provides workshops on behavioral and physical health which Contact: Keith Johnson includes tolerance, acceptance, self-esteem and anti-violence. Dress code and fee required. Breakfast and lunch included. Space is limited.

Children’s Investment Strategy Phone: 215-235-0373 Summer Program Web Site: www.projecthome.net 2500 West Norris Street 19121 Eligibility: 1st - 6th graders who live in the 14-block Point Breeze Performing Arts Center at Johnson Homes radius of Ridge Avenue from Susquehanna and Traditional Full-Day Summer Program 27th to 30th Street. Contact: Chris Whaley or Mrs. Tee Phone: 215-755-1014 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Elise Arrington

27 North Philadelphia Day Camps (zip codes: 19121, 19122, 19123, 19132, 19133)

Day Camp Summer Camp 1845 N. 23rd Street PAL Center 19121 26th & Jefferson Streets Boone Elementary School 19121 Project HOME @ St. Elizabeth’s Community Center Boone Community Family Center

Provides computer instruction, reading, writing, oral language, Provides computer literacy, science projects, field trips, tennis, arts and crafts, swimming, outdoor games and other enrichment cooking class, soccer, softball, video production, arts & crafts, activities. Breakfast and lunch included. Registration is required. photography, dance/exercise, tutoring, and local college campus Limited enrollment. Call for fee information. tours. Lunch and snacks included. Free.

Phone: 215-235-3110 x29 Phone: 215-978-3742 Web Site: www.projecthome.net Fax: 215-684-2505 Eligibility: Grades K-6 E-Mail: [email protected] Hours: July - August Web Site: www.boone.cbps.org Contact: Regina Belen Eligibility: Ages 5-15 Hours: July - August, 2004, 8:30am - 3:00pm Contact: Douglas Ford Enrichment Camp 24th & Master Streets 19121 Inner City Games @ Vaux Middle School Summer Camps Provides computer instruction, chess, golf, tennis, fencing, soccer, 1845 N. 23rd Street St. Elizabeth’s RC Church 19121 Police Athletic League @ 23rd Street Center dragon boating and lacrosse. Other activities include reading, math and writing skills and field trips. Breakfast and lunch Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, provided. No fee required for eligible (low income) youth. baseball, tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various Provides opportunities for high school and college students from other recreational activities. the surrounding community to work as program aides. Phone: 215-684-0332 Phone: 215-925-8818 Web Site: www.phillypal.com Eligibility: Grades 5-8 Eligibility: Ages 6-18 Contact: Angela D. Moore Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm Summer Camp 30th & Berks Streets Blaine Elementary School, Room 100 19121 Strawberry Mansion Family Center @ Blaine School Summer Program 1801 Diamond Street 19121 Provides science, math, and reading enrichment, recreation, Episcopal Community Services @ Church of the Advocate swimming, arts & crafts, and trips. Free. Provides a mural arts program, computer assistance, field trips, Phone: 215-684-8924 sports activities and speakers. Activities are organized around E-Mail: [email protected] this summer’s theme of Discovering Your Hidden Talents While Web Site: www.strawberry.cbps.org Digging for Treasures. Children will go on scavenger hunts and Eligibility: Ages 5-11 produce a newsletter. Fee is $20 Hours: July - August Phone: 215-236-5847 Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Hours: July 12 - August 20, 2004, 9:00am - 1:00pm

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Various Day Camps Children’s Investment Strategy 1400 N. Broad Street 19121 Beacon at John Wanamaker YMCA @ Columbia North Branch Middle School Provides Preschool Camp, Camp Excitement, Rainbow Swim 1111 Cecil B. Moore Ave. 19122 Camp, Dance Camp, Sports Camp, Arts & Crafts Camp, Assessment Treatment Alternatives Drama Camp, and Leaders in Training (LIT) for teens. Financial Summer camp and other programs for children and adults. assistance is available, and they accept all state and city child care subsidies. Fee: Youth (0-12 yrs) $114; Teen (13-17 yrs) Phone: 215-684-5513 $228. Non-refundable registration fee: $35. Fax: 215-684-7016

Phone: 215-235-6440 x204 Web Site: www.philaymca.org Eligibility: Ages 3-16 Children’s Investment Strategy Intake: Applications are available at the front desk. Beacon at McKinley School Hours: June 21 - August 27, 2004, 7:30am - 6:00pm Orkney & Diamond Streets 19122 Contact: William Wright Norris Square Summer camp and other programs for children and adults.

Phone: 215-426-8734 x31 Career Exploration Camp 1333 N. Broad Street 19122 School District of Philadelphia @ Penn, William High School Children’s Investment Strategy Kids learn math, science, business, law, architecture, health and Summer Program computer tecnology. Breakfast, lunch and snack provided. 6th and Master Streets 19122 Open to kids from all sections of the city. Ludlow Youth Community Center at Ludlow Elementary School

Phone: 215-765-5504 Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Web Site: www.phila.k12.pa.us Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Eligibility: 14 - 18 years old. Intake: Call for more info. Hours: July 5 - August 15, 2004, 8:30am - 4:30pm Contact: Irma Diaz

Children’s Investment Strategy Beacon at Harrison Elementary School Children’s Investment Strategy 1012 W. Thompson Street 19122 Summer Program REDI Inc. 1530-38 North 11th Street 19122 Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Summer camp and other programs for children and adults. Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Phone: 215-684-4383 Fax: 215-684-4399 Phone: 215-923-7503 Eligibility: Ages 5-18 Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Bettye Hill Children’s Investment Strategy Beacon at Hunter School Mascher & Dauphin 19122 Norris Square

Summer camp and other programs for children and adults.

Phone: 215-426-8734 x31

29 North Philadelphia Day Camps (zip codes: 19121, 19122, 19123, 19132, 19133)

Children’s Investment Strategy Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Program Summer Program 7th and Norris Sts. 19122 2141 North Howard Street 19122 New Greater Straightway Baptist Church Norris Square Neighborhood Project (3) at Ferguson Elementary School Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Phone: 215-634-2227 Phone: 215-227-7745 Eligibility: Ages 5-18 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Intake: Call for more info. Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Sister Carol Keck Contact: Joan Pinkney

Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Program Children’s Investment Strategy 1217 North Hancock Street 19122 Summer Program Hancock St. John United Methodist Church Broad and Master Streets 19122 at H&S Learning Center GPUAC/Project REACH 2000 at William Penn High School Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Phone: 215-739-1306 Phone: 215-765-5504 Eligibility: Ages 5-18 Eligibility: Ages 5-18 Intake: Call for more info. Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Marilyn Cruz Contact: William Mackey

Community Day Camps 1555 N. 10th Street 19122 Children’s Investment Strategy Philadelphia Department of Recreation Summer Program @ Dendy Recreation Center 173 West Norris Street 19122 Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Norris Square Neighborhood Project (1) & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Call for specific dates.

Phone: 215-634-2227 Phone: 215-683-3637 Eligibility: Ages 5-18 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call for more info. Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Contact: Sister Carol Keck playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

Children’s Investment Strategy Community Day Camps Summer Program Hancock & Master Streets 19122 1701 North 8th Street 19122 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Hancock Playground Caring People Alliance of Philadelphia at R.W. Brown Community Center Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Call for specific dates. Phone: 215-545-5230 Phone: 215-683-3637 Eligibility: Ages 5-18 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call for more info. Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Contact: Tyrone Scott, II playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

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Community Day Camps Day Camp 6th & Master Streets 19122 1701 N. 8th Street 19122 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Cruz Recreation Center Caring People Alliance @ R.W. Brown Community Center

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Theme is the Invention Dimension. Incorporates education, study & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. skills, computer learning, individual creativity, recreation, team Call for specific dates. development, conflict resolution, health & safety, leadership, cultural growth, and theme-related field trips. Extended hours Phone: 215-683-3637 7:00am- 6:00pm. Fee for 1st child per week: $70; 2nd child: $60 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ and 3rd child and each additional child per week: $45. Each child Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual has additional one-time fee $40. Registration fee also includes playground/recreation center for more information. annual membership to the Boys & Girls Club and a camp t-shirt. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Phone: 215-763-0900 Web Site: www.caringpeoplealliance.org/rwbrown.html Eligibility: Ages 6-12; 13-17 can be employed as Community Day Camps counselors-in-training. 8th & Diamond Streets 19122 Intake: Call for more information. Parent orientation Philadelphia Department of Recreation required before camp begins. @ 8th & Diamond Playground Hours: June - August, 8:30am- 5:00pm Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Contact: Desiree Crawford & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates.

Phone: 215-683-3637 Day Camp Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ 6th & Master Streets 19122 Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Ludlow Youth Community Center playground/recreation center for more information. Provides reading, recreation, swimming, arts and crafts, cultural Hours: 9:00am - 3:00pm arts, field trips and monthly birthday parties. Breakfast, lunch and snack served. Fee is $75 for the entire summer..

Phone: 215-765-0237 Community Day Camps E-Mail: [email protected] 12th Street & Susquehanna Avenue 19122 Eligibility: Ages 5-12 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Penrose Playground Hours: July - August, 2004, Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Contact: Irma Diaz or Grace Diaz & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates.

Phone: 215-683-3637 Day Camp Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Broad & Montgomery Pearson Hall 19122 Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual National Youth Sports Program @ Temple University playground/recreation center for more information. Provides eight different sports plus all campers must take swimming Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm and track. Youth interested must love sports. Spots fill quickly. Strict income guidelines to attend this camp. Children must live in the zip codes listed. Call for specific dates.

Phone: 215-204-4783 Intake: Application must be picked up April 5-9, 2004 at Pearson Hall between the hours of 8:00am - 2:00pm. There is only one application per family. Hours: June 25 - August 6, 2004, 8:00am - 2:00pm

31 North Philadelphia Day Camps (zip codes: 19121, 19122, 19123, 19132, 19133)

Day Camp Middle School Camp 1214 N. Hancock Street 19122 1333 N. Broad Street 19122 H & S Learning Center @ St. John United Methodist Church School District of Philadelphia @ Penn, William High School

Provides arts and crafts, field trips, swimming, academic Provides math, science, recreation and leadership training. enrichment and library visits. Breakfast, lunch and snack served. Breakfast, lunch and snack. Low weekly fee. Phone: 215-765-5504 Phone: 215-739-1306 Web Site: www.phila.k12.pa.us Eligibility: Grades 1-5 Eligibility: Grades 6 - 8 Hours: July 5 - August 31, 2004, 8:30am - 6:00pm Hours: July 5 - August 15, 2004, 8:30am - 4:30pm Contact: Rev. Johnson Contact: Nathan Gibson or Kawanis Morrison 215-765-5504

Day Camp 2141 N. Howard Street 19122 Summer Camp Norris Square Neighborhood Project @ Norris Square Orkney & Diamond Streets McKinley Elementary School 19122 Norris Square Family Center Provides various educational and recreational activities. Extended hours are available. Call for more information. Day camp provides tennis, weekly trips, nutrition workshops, swimming, academic help, computer training, community Phone: 215-634-2227 beautification, and art. Sliding scale fee. Eligibility: Ages 6-16 Hours: June 28 - August 13, 2004 Phone: 215-291-4896 Contact: Sister Carol Keck Fax: 215-291-8849 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.norrissquare. Eligibility: Children at risk in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades Entrepreneurship Education Program Hours: July - August 2111 N. Front Street 19122 Contact: Marisol Paez Empowerment Group

Provides Entrepreneurship Education Program for middle and high school students. Entrepreneurship courses are designed Summer Camp to increase youths knowledge, interest and excitement about 11th & Thompson Streets W.H. Harrison School entrepreneurship, business and financial independence. The Room B1 19122 Empowerment Group teaches entrepreneurship as taking control Greater Harrison Family Center of one’s professional destiny - which promotes self-esteem, Provides day camp with weekly themes, educational components, confidence and drive. Provides start-up capital for businesses field trips, sports, arts & crafts, computer, guest speakers, and when necessary.
The program is flexible and adaptable to the other activities. Breakfast, lunch, and snack included. Free. needs of different youth service organizations and age groups. Includes hands-on (e.g. the students starting their own business) Phone: 215-684-8974 to instructional (e.g. hands-on activities in personal banking and Fax: 215-684-7012 budgeting).
Each student receives a workbook that includes E-Mail: [email protected] practical exercises. The program is designed for small groups Web Site: www.harrison.cbps.org of 5-15. Call for fee information and specific dates and times. Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Phone: 215-427-9245 Fax: 215-427-0506 Contact: Laura Gumpert

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Arts Camp Performing Arts Camp 321 Fairmount Avenue 19123 990 Spring Garden Street 7th Floor 19123 Philadelphia Department of Recreation Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Northern Liberties Recreation Center Program designed for children with an expressed interest in the Designed for children with an expressed interest in the performing performing arts. Campers have the opportunity to take classes arts. Provides singing, acting and creative movement. All campers in singing, acting, and creative movement, and perform in a must audition for camp with a monologue, speech, song or dance. presentation at the end of camp. Lunch is provided. $120 for They may bring a tape to accompany them for the audition. the six week encampment. Held at both the Northern Liberties Auditions will be held during the week of June 9, 2003. After the and Holmesburg Recreation Centers. Call for specific dates. camp receives a completed application, copy of birth certificate Phone: 215-685-0708 and a recommendation from a teacher, counselor or recreation leader, they will be notified and given a date and time for the audi- Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ tion. Call for parent orientation night and specific dates. Campers Eligibility: Ages 6-10 will perform in a presentation at the end of camp. Intake: After completing application process, campers must audition with a monologue, speech, song or dance. Phone: 215-685-0708 They may bring a tape to accompany them. Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Hours: July 6 - August 13, 2004, 9:00am - 2:00pm Eligibility: Ages 6-10 Contact: Tom Dignam Hours: July - August Contact: Tom Dignam

Summer Art Camp 990 Spring Garden Street 7th Floor 19123 Golf Camp Philadelphia Department of Recreation 990 Spring Garden Street 7th Floor 19123 Philadelphia Department of Recreation Provides four 2-week encampments. Offers instruction in in drawing, graphics, painting, sculpture, pottery and enameling Provides instructional camp for beginner golfers. Provides taught by qualified professionals in an outdoor setting. Campers introduction including basic skills, rules and etiquette and to can select either the Sculpture Program, which includes two have fun. Age group specific. Call for dates, fees and locations. sessions in sculpture or the Painting Program, which includes Phone: 215-685-0711 two sessions in painting. Interested campers must enjoy art. Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Registration fee entitles camper to all instruction, supplies, trips, transportation, lunch and snack. Each camper will also receive a Eligibility: Ages 11-15 Summer Art Camp t-shirt. The camp is located at Edgley Field Hours: July 6 - 9, 2004, Mon - Fri 9:30am - 2:00pm house in East Fairmount Park near the Dell East and the reservoir. Contact: Jim Marino Phone: 215-685-0706 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Eligibility: Ages 9-18 Instructional Basketball Camps Hours: July - August, 9:00am - 2:35pm 990 Spring Garden Street 7th Floor 19123 Intake: Call for registration and tuition. Contact Herb Philadelphia Department of Recreation Moskovitz for applications at 215-685-0707. Community based instructional camp with the emphasis on skill development and sportsmanship. Separate boys and girls sessions held throughout the summer at various sites across the City. Call for specific dates. Summer Enrichment Day Camp 1018 Wallace Street 19123 Phone: 215-685-0710 Cunningham Community Center Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Eligibility: Ages 10-12 Certified teaching staff provides arts & crafts, language arts, science, reading, math, history, conflict resolution, music, dance, Intake: Call for more information and an application. and weekly trips. Fee. Extended hours are available. Hours: June 21 - 25, 2004, Mon - Fri 10:00am - 2:00pm Contact: Ed Livingston Phone: 215-236-0336 Eligibility: Ages 5-12 Intake: Call for more information. Hours: July - August Contact: Mrs. Whiting 33 North Philadelphia Day Camps (zip codes: 19121, 19122, 19123, 19132, 19133)

Day Camp Young Performers Camp 152 W. Lehigh Avenue 19133 990 Spring Garden Street 7th Floor 19123 Lighthouse, The @ Youth Services Philadelphia Department of Recreation

Provides computers, swimming, field trips and theater. Breakfast, Camp for participants interested in theater and related arts. lunch and snack included. Call for fee and location information. Campers receive instruction and stage experience in dance (ballet, tap, modern, and jazz). Music includes solo and/or group singing, Phone: 215-425-7804 harmony, and music theory. Drama includes acting techniques, Eligibility: Ages 5-12 improvisation, stage movement and speech. Participants are Hours: June - August required to choose between dance or musical theater as a major, Contact: Nelly Lamberty but required to participate in other disciplines. Camp locations are the Annenberg Center and the Northeast Branch Settlement Music School. Bus service available for both locations. Free lunch Day Camp served. Mandatory parent orientation at the Carousel House On 2601 N. 11th Street 19133 June 22, 2004. Six week fee $180 plus $75 registration fee and Salvation Army @ Germantown Corps $90 fee for optional busing. All fees are due at this time.

Provides computer classes, sports, arts and crafts, reading club Phone: 215-685-0708 and trips to educational and historical sites. Breakfast and lunch Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ served. Sliding scale fee. Eligibility: Ages 9-18 Intake: Applicants need recommendation form a teacher, Phone: 215-225-2700 counselor or recreation leader and must pass an audition for Web Site: www.salvationarmyphiladelphia.org acceptance. Audition dates are May 11 & May 18, 2004, Eligibility: Ages 6-12 6:00 - 9:00pm at the Carousel House. Must first complete Hours: June 21 - August 13, 2004, 8:00am - 5:00pm and return application. Contact: Theresa Price Hours: July 6 - August 13, 2004, 9:00am - 2:00pm

Day Camp Children’s Investment Strategy 2801 N. Reese Street 19132 Communities United Neighbors Against Drugs Summer Program Broad and Green Streets 19130 Provides swimming, arts and crafts, workshops, outdoor play International Student Athlete Academy, Inc. and field trips. Activities provided for pre-teens include at Benjamin Franklin High School community service, arts and crafts, swimming, workshops Traditional Full-Day Summer Program and field. Call for fees and more information. Phone: 215-751-8476 Phone: 215-229-8227 Eligibility: Ages 14-18 Eligibility: Ages 6-9, 10-12 Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Virginia Ortiz or Marai Santiago Contact: Fred Dukes

Day Camp Children’s Investment Strategy 2300 W. Lehigh Avenue 19132 Project Mercy @ St. Martin de Porres Summer Program 550 North Broad Street 19130 Provides weekly trips, academic enrichment, swimming, etc. Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Inc. Breakfast and lunch included. Call for fee information. at Benjamin Franklin High School

Phone: 215-225-1920 Hours: June - July Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Eligibility: For children who have completed Phone: 215-236-4500 kindergarten to grade 5. Eligibility: Ages 14-18 Intake: Call for more info. Contact: C. Benjamin Lattimore

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Etiquette Camp Summer Enrichment Camp 1700 Spring Garden Street 19130 804 N. Broad Street 19130 Community College of Philadelphia United Methodist Neighborhood Services

Provides French classes, drama, formal ballet, table setting, Provides games, arts & crafts, swimming, dancing, nature etiquette class, class trip to Washington D.C. Office of Protocol exploration, and tutoring in math, reading, and languages. Parisian Brunch, museum trips, breakfast and formal afternoon Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and trips included in fee. $25 per tea. Non-refundable registration. Call for fee information. No child per week. Payment plan is available. subsidies available. Classes fill up quickly. Phone: 215-236-0304 Phone: 215-627-8900 Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Web Site: www.ccp.cc.pa.us Intake: Call for more information. Eligibility: Girls ages 6-13 Hours: July 12 - August 13, 2004, 8:00am - 4:00pm Contact: Dr. Mary White

Summer Camp 867 N. 20th Street 19130 Summer Overnight Camp Teen Haven 804 N. Broad Street 19130 United Methodist Neighborhood Services Numerous 5 day overnight encampments located in York, PA. Transportation included. Activities include crafts, sports, games, Three short stay overnight camp experiences for children in swimming, chapel, wagon rides, and mini golf. $30 registration grades 1 - 3. Camp Innabah in Spring City (Chester County), fee for 5-day encampment. $145 during July 2004, Pocono Plateua in Cresco (Monroe County), $155 during July 2004 and Gretna Glen in Lebanon Phone: 215-765-1199 (Lebanon County), $150 during July 2004. Check on scholarship Eligibility: Ages 9-17 assistance. Transportation from Philadelphia is provided.

Phone: 215-236-0304 Contact: Dr. Mary White Summer Camp Eligibility: Grades 1-3 1000-38 W. Girard Avenue 19130 Hours: July, 2004 Althea Gibson Community Education and Tennis Center

Provides tennis, chess, reading, trips, movies and discussion periods. Call for fee information. Summer Program Phone: 215-232-7404 1729 Mount Vernon Street 19130 Web Site: www.cetacenter.org Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Mural Arts Program Eligibility: Ages 8-17 Under the guidance of skilled artist-teachers, students learn about Intake: Admittance in on a first come first service basis the history and process of mural making, while building their and limited to (100) students. Youth must have a physical. artistic and critical thinking skills, working as teams and actively Hours: June - September, 8:00am - 5:30pm participating in the community. This free program meets 3-5 days a week, depending on the location. Check website for more information www.muralarts.org.

Summer Camps Phone: 215-685-0753 732 N. 17th Street 19130 Web Site: www.muralarts.org Police Athletic League @ Cozen Center Eligibility: Ages 10 and up Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, baseball, Intake: Call for more information and locations. tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various other Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm recreational activities. Contact: Sarah Moyer

Phone: 215-232-2101 Web Site: www.phillypal.com Eligibility: Ages 6-18 Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm 35 North Philadelphia Day Camps (zip codes: 19121, 19122, 19123, 19132, 19133)

Swim For Life Children’s Investment Strategy Francis & Shirley 19130 Beacon at Strawberry Mansion Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Francisville Playground Middle/High School Provides swimming. The camp offers participants two options: 3133 Ridge Ave. 19132 instructional and competitive. The instructional option provides Northern Homes children with the opportunity to learn how to swim. This option Summer camp and other programs for children and adults. focuses on introducing the campers to the basics of swimming, from overcoming fear of the water to learning the proper basic Phone: 215-684-5814 swim techniques. The competitive option is designed for partici- Fax: 215-684-5815 pants who already have some swimming skill. Training in this option focuses the kids on developing all four competitive swim strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly). Campers also work on starts and turns and physical conditioning. Children’s Investment Strategy All campers receive instruction in basic boating and water safety. Summer Program Campers from all ten sites participate in a swim meet, testing their 3001 N. 27th St. 19132 skills against other swimmers from throughout the city. Campers Carson Valley School at Whittier Elementary School also attend one trip each week of the camp season. Breakfast and Traditional Full-Day Summer Program lunch are provided for all campers. Transportation is not provided. Fee required. Call for other locations. For more information c Phone: 215-233-1945 Phone: 215-683-3663 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Fax: 215-685-2762 Intake: Call for more info. Eligibility: Ages 9-15 Contact: Cynthia Robinson Hours: June 30 - August 7, 2003

Children’s Investment Strategy Urban Journalism Workshop Summer Program 400 N. Broad Street 19130 3133 Ridge Avenue 19132 Philadelphia Daily News Education Works/ National School & Community Corps at Hill Elementary School Provides journalism workshops for high school students. Twelve to fifteen high school students will work with Daily News reports, Traditional Full-Day Summer Program editors, photographers, and graphic artists to produce a 16-page Phone: 215-351-7654 newspaper. Interested students must like to write. Awards Eligibility: Ages 5-13 banquet held at end of workshop. No fee required. Breakfast Intake: Call for more info. and lunch served. Call for specific dates. Minority students are encouraged to apply. Contact: Dominike Helen Phone: 215-854-5879 Intake: Deadline is mid April. Call to receive an application. Hours: July 12 - 23, 2004, Mon - Fri 8:30am - 5:00pm Children’s Investment Strategy Contact: Debi Licklider Summer Program 2300 West Cambria Street 19132 Communities in Schools of Philadelphia, Inc. at T.M. Pierce Elementary School Weekend Camps Traditional Full-Day Summer Program 867 N. 20th Street 19130 Teen Haven Phone: 215-875-3171 Weekend camp held in Southern York County, about 90 miles from Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Philadelphia. Boys and girls attend separate weekend sessions. Intake: Call for more info. Campers leave from the North Philadelphia office on Teen Haven Contact: Shively Willingham on Friday at 6pm and return on Sunday at 3pm. Activities include sports, crafts, hiking, games, basketball, nature, chapel and hayrides. Phone: 215-765-1199 Eligibility: Ages 9-17 36 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Summer Camps Children’s Investment Strategy 2423 N. 27th Street North Penn Baptist Church 19132 Summer Program Police Athletic League @ North Penn Center 2416 Germantown Avenue 19133 Education Works/ National School & Community Corps Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, baseball, at Hartranft Elementary School Annex tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various other recreational activities. Traditional Full-Day Summer Program

Phone: 215-223-2246 Phone: 215-351-7654 Web Site: www.phillypal.com Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Eligibility: Ages 6-18 Intake: Call for more info. Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center Contact: Denise Clark for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Program Bilingual Day Camp 142 W. Somerset Street 19133 2938 N. 5th Street 19133 The Lighthouse at Lighthouse Youth Services Center Boys and Girls Club @ West Kensington Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Theme is United America. Provides baseball, arts and crafts, basketball, swimming, computers, story telling, conflict resolution, Phone: 215-425-7800 ext. 308 field trips, reading, math, cultural program, domestic violence, Eligibility: Ages 5-13 drug and alcohol prevention. Also includes overnight stays in the Intake: Call for more info. Pocono Mountains. Breakfast and lunch served. Fee is $40 a Contact: Nereida Lamberty week or $400 for the entire summer. In cooperation with the Police Department and Department of Recreation. Phone: 215-228-1290 Children’s Investment Strategy Web Site: www.bgcphila.org Summer Program Eligibility: Ages 6-15 924 West Cambria Street 19133 Hours: June 21 - August 27, 2004, 7:30am - 5:30pm St. Mark Outreach Baptist Church

Traditional Full-Day Summer Program

Children’s Investment Strategy Beacon Phone: 215-572-7993 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 at Julia De Burgos Middle School Intake: Call for more info. 301 Lehigh Ave. 19133 Congreso De Latinos Unidos Contact: Rev. Dr. Beatrice Streeter

Summer camp and other programs for children and adults.

Phone: 215-291-4090 Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Program 3rd and Cumberland Sts 19133 Children’s Investment Strategy Methodist Services for Children & Families at Nelson Recreation Center Summer Program 6th Street and Indiana Ave. 19133 Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Congreso de Latinos Unidos at Potter Thomas Elementary School Phone: 215-877-1925 x101 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Intake: Call for more info. Phone: 215-763-8870 x 1423 Contact: Katherine Martin Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Meredith Sofka 37 North Philadelphia Day Camps (zip codes: 19121, 19122, 19123, 19132, 19133)

Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Arts Camp Summer Program 2721 N. 5th Street 19133 2740 North Front Street 19133 Taller Puertorriqueno, Inc. @ Educational Building Norris Square Neighborhood Project (2) Provides one six week session, with extended hours available. Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Theme is agriculture tied in with Latin jazz. There will be ceramics, cuatro & guitar, arts & crafts, recreation, live performances, field Phone: 215-634-2227 trips, and more. Breakfast and lunch included. Fee. Extended Eligibility: Ages 5-18 hours from 3:00pm-6:00pm for extra fee. Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Sister Carol Keck Phone: 215-423-6320 Web Site: www.tallerpr.org Eligibility: Ages 7-15 Intake: Call for more information. Children’s Investment Strategy Hours: June 28 - August 13, 2004, 8:30am - 3:00pm Summer Program Contact: Adela Rivera Rodriguez 2938 North 5th Street 19133 W. Kensington Boys and Girls Club

Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Summer Camp Phone: 215-735-8818 2544 Germantown Avenue 19133 Eligibility: Ages 5-18 Village of the Arts and Humanitie Intake: Call for more info. Provides story-telling, labyringth building, mural painting, mosaics, Contact: John Gonzalez meditation, and Philadelphia Reads. Fee for the four weeks is $50. In addition, a summer program for youth ages 14-18 that will include leadership training, internship and art projects. Children’s Investment Strategy July 6 - August 13, 2004. Summer Program Phone: 215-225-3949 2557-59 North 5th Street 19133 Web Site: www.villagearts.org Taller Puertorriqueno, Inc. at Taller Education Building Eligibility: Ages 6 - 12, 14 - 18 Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Hours: July 6 - July 30, 2004, Mon - Thur 8:30am - 3:30pm Phone: 215-423-3311 Eligibility: Ages 5-18 Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Wanda Alverio-Burgos Summer Camps 2601 N. 11th Street Salvation Army Center 19133 Police Athletic League @ Fairhill Center

North Star Summer Program Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, baseball, 601 W. Somerset Street 19133 tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various other Congreso de Latinos Unidos @ Fairhill Elementary School recreational activities.

Free summer program runs six weeks and includes academic Phone: 215-229-0314 enrichment, arts education, recreation, trips, and cultural pride. Web Site: www.phillypal.com Children receive breakfast and lunch. Eligibility: Ages 6-18 Phone: 215-763-8870 x1418 Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center Web Site: www.congreso.net for more information. Eligibility: Grades K-5 Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm Intake: Call for more information. Hours: June 28- August 6, 2004, 8:00am- 3:00pm Contact: Katie Figueroa

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Summer Learning Program 2635 N. 4th Street 19133 Providence Center

Provides arts and crafts, Bible stories, field trips and daily swimming. Breakfast and lunch included. Fee: $15 for program. Location is Cardinal Bevilacqua Community Center, 2646 Kensington Ave.

Phone: 215-739-7465 E-Mail: [email protected] Eligibility: Grades 1-8 Hours: July 7- 30, 2004, 9:30am - 1:00pm Contact: Sister Peggy Doherty

Summer Program 144 W. Dauphin Street 19133 School District of Philadelphia @ Hunter Elementary School

Provides academic help, computer training, community beautification, arts and crafts, swimming and weekly trips.

Phone: 215-291-4710 Web Site: www.phila.k12.pa.us Eligibility: 3rd - 8th grades Hours: June - August, 2004, Mon - Thur 9:00am - 6:00pm Contact: Lamar Mckenzie 215-291-4891

39 Kensington/Frankford/Lower Northeast Day Camps (zip codes: 19124, 19125, 19134, 19135, 19137, 19149) Day Camps

Children’s Investment Strategy Day Camp Beacon at Frankford HS 4344 Frankford Avenue 19124 Oxford Ave. & Wakeling Street 19124 Salvation Army @ Northeast Corps Frankford Group Ministry Provides arts and crafts, science, computer clubs, recreational Summer camp and other programs for children and adults. games, sports, dance club, gym, trips, swimming and overnight camp at Camp Ladore. Snack served. Call for fee information. Phone: 215-743-4665 Fax: 215-743-3460 Phone: 215-288-3596 Web Site: www.salvationarmyphiladelphia.org Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Hours: June - August Children’s Investment Strategy Contact: Natalie Pearlman Summer Program 5300 Ditman Street 19124 Boys and Girls Club of Philadelphia at Sullivan Elementary School Day Camp 1709 Kinsey Street 19124 Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Boys and Girls Club @ Frankford Phone: 215-735-8818 Provides swimming, trips and other activities. Breakfast, lunch Eligibility: Ages 5-13 and snack served. Fee is approximately $75 per week. Call for Intake: Call for more info. fee information. Contact: TBD Phone: 215-743-7515 Web Site: www.bgcphila.org Eligibility: Ages k-8 Day Camp Hours: June 21- August 27, 2004. 7:00am- 6:00pm. 4620 Griscom Street Central United Methodist Church 19124 Contact: Clarence Miller Frankford Group Ministry

Provides swimming, academic enrichment, recreation and arts and crafts. Breakfast and lunch are served. Before and after Cosmic Challenger Summer Camp care available. Call for fee and location. 4700 Leiper Street 19124 Phone: 215-744-2990 xt. 203 New Frankford Community Y Eligibility: Ages 12-17 Campers will spend the summer learning about the world of science. Intake: Registration by appointment only. They will challenge their minds and learn from their experiments. Hours: June - August Provides swimming and swimming lessons, indoor and outdoor Contact: Katie Wilson or Ted Curson 215-744-2990 play, arts and crafts, computer lab and music. In addition, children will be encouraged to enhance their math and reading skills. Membership fee required. Call for more fee information. Day Camp Phone: 215-831-9500 4445 Penn Street 19124 Eligibility: Ages 5-12 Frankford Day Nursery Intake: Open registration. Appointments must be made Provides gardening, movie club, arts and crats, play and other for applications. activities. Lunch served. Hours: June - August Contact: Carolyn Ricci Phone: 215-743-4641 Eligibility: Ages 2-9 Contact: Rita Ann Provenzano 215-743-4641

40 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Summer Camps Day Camp 4253 Frankford Avenue 19124 718 E.Tioga Street 19134 Police Athletic League @ Police Memorial Center St. Philips United Methodist Church

Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, baseball, Provides arts and crafts, field trips, dancing, swimming, etc. tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various other Multicultural camp. No extended hours are available. recreational activities. Phone: 215-634-5222 Phone: 215-289-8998 Eligibility: Ages 6-11 Web Site: www.phillypal.com Hours: July - August Eligibility: Ages 6-18 Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center for more information. Children’s Investment Strategy Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm Beacon at Stetson Middle School B & Alleghany 19134 Methodist Services for Children and Families Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Program Summer camp and other programs for children and adults. 300 East Lehigh Avenue 19125 Phone: 215-291-5652 Visitation BVM Elementary School Fax: 215-291-5650 Traditional Full-Day Summer Program

Phone: 215-634-7280 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Children’s Investment Strategy Intake: Call for more info. Summer Program Contact: Cassandra McLaughlin 3400 Frankford Avenue 19134 The Salvation Army at Webster Elementary School

Traditional Full-Day Summer Program

Providence Center Summer Learning Phone: 215-787-2800 Program Eligibility: Ages 5-13 B Street and Lehigh Avenue 19125 Intake: Call for more info. Providence Center @ B Street Contact: Pastor Carol Kendrick Offers arts and crafts, daily swimming, Bible studies and other enrichment and recreation activities. Call for fee information. Phone: 215-739-7269 , Fax: 215-739-7465 Children’s Investment Strategy Eligibility: 1st - 8th grades Summer Program Intake: Registration 718 East Tioga Street 19134 Hours: July St. Philips United Methodist Church

Traditional Full-Day Summer Program

Phone: 215-634-5222 Day Camp Eligibility: Ages 5-13 2801 Frankford Avenue 19134 Intake: Call for more info. Community Women’s Education Project Contact: William Wolfe Provides swimming, computer class, Girl Scouts activities, arts and crafts, health and nutrition awareness classes and field trips. Breakfast and nutritional lunch served. Extended hours available. Call for fee information.

Phone: 215-426-2200 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.cwep.org Eligibility: Ages 5-10 Contact: Alexis Brown 215-426-2200 41 Kensington/Frankford/Lower Northeast Day Camps (zip codes: 19124, 19125, 19134, 19135, 19137, 19149)

Summer Camps Summer Camps 2524 E. Clearfield Street 19134 4419 Comly Street United Methodist Church 19135 Police Athletic League of Philadelphia Police Athletic League @ Wissinoming Center

Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, baseball, Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, baseball, tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various other tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various other recreational activities. recreational activities.

Phone: 215-291-9000 Phone: 215-744-6914 Web Site: www.phillypal.com Web Site: www.phillypal.com Eligibility: Ages 6-18 Eligibility: Ages 6-18 Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center for more information. for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm

Summer Camps Day Camp 500 E. Allegheny Avenue Elkin School 19134 2901 Bridge Street 19137 Police Athletic League @ S.E.A.S. Center Boys and Girls Club @ Bridesburg

Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, baseball, Provides swimming, trip and many activities. Breakfast, lunch tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various other and snack served. Campers who attend two or more weeks recreational activities. will receive a camp bag and t-shirt. Ten one-week sessions. June 14 - Aug. 20, 2004. Call for fee information. Fees vary. Phone: 215-291-9680 No scholarships available. Web Site: www.phillypal.com Eligibility: Ages 6-18 Phone: 215-743-7755 Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center Web Site: www.bgcphila.org for more information. Eligibility: Ages 6-13 Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm Intake: For more information on being eligible for subsidized day care parents/caretakers should call NE Phila day care at (215) 333-1560. Once approved, parent will be put on their waiting list for subsidized summer only program. Summer Camps Hours: June - August, 2004. 7:30am - 6:00pm. 2524 E. Clearfield Street 19134 Police Athletic League @ Rizzo Center

Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, baseball, tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various other Healthy Hearts Art Summer Program recreational activities. 1600 Magee Street 19149 Center for Families & Relationships Phone: 215-426-6583 Children will learn how to express their feelings and use their Web Site: www.phillypal.com imagination in creative and healthy ways through art, writing and Eligibility: Ages 6-18 communication. Teachers are Masters Level Art and Family Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center Therapists with many years of experience with children. Hours, for more information. 9:00am- 12:00pm, with early drop-off 8:00am and late pickup at Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm 1:00pm for additional fee. Fee is $80 per child per week plus $5 per day for early drop off and $5 for late pickup. Family discounts available if more than one child from family is attending.

Phone: 215-537-5367 E-Mail: [email protected] Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Hours: July 26 - August 20, 2004

42 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Day Camp 7200 Roosevelt Boulevard 19149 Precious Children Learning Center @ Calvary Memorial Church

Provides special weekly camp themes with many activities. Snack included. Fee is $144 a week.

Phone: 215-624-8046 Eligibility: For children who have completed kindergarten to 6th grade. Hours: June 21 - August 20, 2004, 8:00am - 5:30pm

Day Camp Longshore & Hawthorne Street 19149 Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church

Provides arts and crafts, music, games and indoor and outdoor activities. Two-day camp (Tues. & Thurs.) fee $20 per week. Three-day camp (Mon., Wed. & Fri.) fee $50 per week. Five-day camp, fee $50 per week. Program is modeled after Christian values. Snacks served. Also provides Counselor in Training (CIT) for youth grades 6 and up. Call for more information and fees.

Phone: 215-338-4487 Eligibility: Ages 3-11 Hours: June 21- August 20, 2004. 9:00am - 12:00pm

43 West Philadelphia/Overbrook/Wynnfield Day Camps (zip codes: 19104, 19131, 19139, 19151) Day Camps

Camp Harambee Children’s Investment Strategy 44th & Aspen Streets Martha Washington School 19104 Summer Program HOPE Family Center 4205 Spruce Street 19104 The Parent Infant Center Camp Harambee is a recreational camp that promotes good social skills, creativity and academic achievement. Children Traditional Full-Day Summer Program experience a wide range of activities including arts and crafts, Phone: 215-898-4180 dance, horticulture (gardening), reading, writing, math drill and Eligibility: community service. Also, provides outdoor cooperative play, Ages 5-13 field trips, neighborhood outings and swimming. Breakfast Intake: Call for more info. and lunch served. No fee required. Contact: Sarah Johnson

Phone: 215-823-5710 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.hope.cbps.org Children’s Investment Strategy Eligibility: Ages 4-10 Summer Program Contact: Kimeesha Reed 1301 Belmont Avenue 19104 Methodist Services for Children & Families at Leidy Elementary School

Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Program Phone: 215-877-1925 x101 4201 Powelton Avenue 19104 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Travelers Aid Philadelphia Intake: Call for more info. at Lombard Central Presbyterian Church Contact: Katherine Martin Traditional Full-Day Summer Program

Phone: 215-523-7580 Eligibility: Ages 5-18 Community Day Camps Intake: Call for more info. 34th & Haverford 19104 Philadelphia Department of Recreation Contact: Frances Kloos @ Mantua Recreation Center

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Children’s Investment Strategy Call for specific dates. Summer Program 766 North 44th Street 19104 Phone: 215-683-3637 Black Women in Sport Foundation Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ at Martha Washington Elementary School Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Phone: 215-877-1925. X320 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Tina Sloan Green

44 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Community Day Camps Community Day Camps 47th & Brown Streets 19104 51st & Reno Streets 19104 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Mill Creek Playground Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ West Mill Creek Playground Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Phone: 215-683-3637 Call for specific dates. Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Phone: 215-683-3637 playground/recreation center for more information. Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Community Day Camps 36th & Aspen 19104 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ McAlpin Playground Dance Program 3611 Lancaster Avenue 19104 Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Gwendolyn Bye Dance Center & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates. Provides ballet, intensive dance, and performing arts summer camp. Ages 11-17 for dance class and ages 7-12 for Phone: 215-683-3637 performing arts camp. Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Phone: 215-222-7633 playground/recreation center for more information. Web Site: www.gbyedance.com Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Hours: June 21 - July 30, 2004, Mon - Fri 9:00am - 4:30pm

Community Day Camps 41st & Aspen 19104 Day Camp Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Belmont Playground 3916 Locust Walk 19104 Neighborhood Bike Works Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Provides safe bike riding skills and bike related arts and crafts. Call for specific dates. Campers learn to work cooperatively with other youth, gain confidence as bike riders as well as be able to maintain their own Phone: 215-683-3637 bike. Call for information on beginners and advanced sessions. Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual The beginner group earn will earn a bicycle which they have recon- playground/recreation center for more information. ditioned themselves. They will receive a lock, helmet and tools. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Bike rides and trips will be taken. The advanced group who already have their own bike or are NBW graduates will do more bike riding as opposed to working on them. Breakfast and lunch served. There are two scholarships per session based on need. Application must be completed for consideration. Call for fee information.

Phone: 215-386-0316 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.neighborhoodbikeworks.org Eligibility: Ages 8-12, 12-16 Hours: July Contact: Andrew Satinsky 215-386-0316 45 West Philadelphia/Overbrook/Wynnfield Day Camps (zip codes: 19104, 19131, 19139, 19151)

Day Camp Junior Chef Cooking Camp 3512 Haverford Avenue 19104 4207 Walnut Street 19104 Caring People Alliance @ West Philadelphia Community Center Restaurant School, The @ Walnut Hill College

Children pursue personal and group goals and enrichment in Provides children with the opportunity to learn a variety of theme-focused, supervised, educational, recreational and creative hands-on culinary and pastry skills. Children will experience the activities, with field trips. Breakfast, lunch and healthy snacks international flavors from Italy, France, Spain, Asia and America’s served. Extended hours available to help working parents. regional cuisine. Free meals are served. Overnight hours are Fees: 1st child per week $70, 2nd child $60 and 3rd child and available. Jr. Chefs Camp runs from June 21 - August 27, 2004, each additional child per week is $45. Subsidy is also available. Kiddie Kooks Camp runs from June 21 - August 27, 2004. Fees: $60 - $450. Phone: 215-386-4075 , Fax: Fax Web Site: www.caringpeoplealliance.org/west_phila.html Phone: 215-222-4200 x3067 Eligibility: Ages 5-12 in good health; 13-17 can be Web Site: www.walnuthillcollege.edu employed as counselors-in-training. Eligibility: Ages 12 and up Intake: Call for more information. Parent orientation required Hours: June - August 2004, 9:30am - 4:30pm before camp begins. Call to register and for site tour. Hours: June 21 - August 27, 2004 Junior Explorers Camp 3260 South Street 19104 Day Camp University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaelogy 3600 Baring Street 19104 and Anthropology Episcopal Community Services @ The Episcopal Church Provides eight theme oriented camps such as "From of St. Andrew & St. Monica Mesopotamia to Mecca: The Middle East through the Ages"; Provides arts and crafts, recreation, cooking and other educational "Archaeological Field Fun and Creation Myths from Around the and creative activities. Field trips include WOW Family Fun World," and others. With each program children are immersed Center, Academy of Natural Sciences, Franklin Institute and the in a different world culture or museum theme. Includes music, Philadelphia Zoo. Staff works with volunteers from Drexel and theatrics, art projects, gallery tours, dance workshops, storytelling, Temple Universities, as well as other cooperating agencies. costume making and behind the scenes discussions with Fee is $20 per week. archaeologists, anthropologists, and other museum professionals. The camp is run in the museum during the morning and on Penn Phone: 215-222-7157 Campus in the afternoons. Afternoons are set aside for recreation Eligibility: Ages 6-12 which includes swimming and outdoor activities. Extended hours Hours: July - August, 2004, 9:00am - 3:00pm are an additional fee. Fee includes mid-morning snack, art materi- Contact: fatimah Barlow Program Coordinator als, and a t-shirt. Non-refundable deposit required. There are a 215-222-7157 limited number of discounted scholarships, if interested contact the museum. Call for specific dates. Contact the museum for more information regarding Anthropologists in the making, a day Football Camp camp for children ages 8 235 S. 33rd Street Weightman Hall 19104 Phone: 215-898-4015 x3 University of Pennsylvania @ Al Bagnoli All-Star Football Camp Web Site: www.museum.upenn.edu Provides overnight or day camping options for 4 day encampment Eligibility: Ages 13-15 Hours: July 12 - August 6, 2004, geared towards players interested in improving basic skills and 9:00am - 3:00pm learning both offensive and defensive techniques. Fee is $360 for an overnight camper and $285 for a day camper.

Phone: 215-573-9229 Eligibility: Boys entering grades 7-12 Intake: Call for more information Hours: July 25 - 28, 2004 Contact: James Urban

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Residential Camp Summer Camp: Rites of Passage 3925 Chestnut Street 19104 Youth Program Ronald McDonald House of Philadelphia 36th Street & Fairmount Avenue Morton McMichael Elementary School Rm. 109 19104 Provides a 1-week residential camp for children with cancer Mantua Family Center and their siblings from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and New York. Provides biking, drama, arts and crafts, nature, etc. Provides cultural awareness, arts and crafts and community service. Transportation is provided for children from Philadelphia and the Phone: 215-662-9520 , Fax: 215-662-0336 Allentown area. No fee required for cancer patients. There is a E-Mail: [email protected] $100 fee for siblings. Web Site: www.mantua.cbps.org Phone: 215-387-8406 Eligibility: Ages 10-13 Eligibility: Ages 7-17 Hours: Aug 15 - 21, 2004 Contact: Elaine Roy Summer Camps 617 N. 43rd Street St. Ignatius RC Church 19104 Police Athletic League @ Mill Creek Center

Soccer Camp Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, 4400 Haverford Avenue 19104 baseball, tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Lee Cultural Center other recreational activities. Provides skill training, drill and small sided games with emphasis Phone: 215-386-9360 on fun and learning fundamentals of soccer. Licensed instructors Web Site: www.phillypal.com work with 10-15 campers per group. The goal is to instill a spirit Eligibility: Ages 6-18 of cooperation, build self-esteem and encourage healthy competi- tion and to develop athletic abilities in youth living in under-served Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center for more areas. Each camper will receive a camp shirt, sox, shin guards, information. water bottle and a ball. Each camper will also be awarded a ticket Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm to a Philadelphia Phillies game. Breakfast and lunch served daily. Camps are a cooperative effort of the Philadelphia Department of Recreation and the Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Summer Enrichment Camp Association. Transportation included. Call for fee information 4205 Spruce Street 19104 and specific dates. Parent Infant Center

Phone: 215-685-8714 Provides educational focus for children. Liscended childcare Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ facility and can enroll children in publicly funded care. Snacks Eligibility: Boys and girls ages 7-11 servedn no meals. Each week features a different theme. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Phone: 215-898-3417 Contact: Robert Kozlowski Soccer Coordinator Web Site: www.parentinfantcenter.org Eligibility: Grades 1-8 Hours: June - August Summer Camp: Loving Care Day Camp Contact: Sarah Johnson 215-898-3417 44th & Aspen Streets Martha Washington School 19104 HOPE Family Center Phone: 215-823-8297 , Fax: 215-823-5711 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.hope.cbps.org Eligibility: Serves ages 8-13 Hours: July - August, Mon - Fri 8:30am - 3:00pm,

47 West Philadelphia/Overbrook/Wynnfield Day Camps (zip codes: 19104, 19131, 19139, 19151)

Summer Gymnastic Camp Camp Ginko 235 S. 33rd Street Weightman Hall 19104 4950 Parkside Avenue 19131 University of Pennsylvania @ Al Bagnoli All-Star Football Camp West Park Cultural and Opportunity Center

Provides seven 5 day sessions of gymnastics instruction on Art and nature camp. Provides puppet making and performance, Olympic apparatus; swimming; arts and crafts; children’s movies; special ceramics projects at the Tiberino Museum and mural field trips and more. Deposit required. Fee is $250 per person/ painting along with special activities at the Cobbs Creek session. Extended hours are available. Call for specific dates. Environmental Education Center, field trips and swimming. Breakfast and lunch served. Camp fee is $300. Fee includes Phone: 215-898-5316 activities, field trips and camp t-shirt Eligibility: Ages 5-12 Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm Phone: 215-473-7810 E-Mail: [email protected] Eligibility: Ages 5-16 Zoo Camps Hours: July 12 - August 6, 2004, 8:30am - 1:00pm 3400 W. Girard Avenue 19104 Contact: Bettye Gibbons Philadelphia Zoo

Limited scholarships available. Call for specific camp session dates and fees. Full days for ages 4-15 and half days for ages Children’s Investment Strategy 3-7. Fees range from $115 to $535. Limited scholarships available. Summer Program Phone: 215-243-5311 5701 Wynnefield Avenue 19131 Eligibility: Ages 4-15, 3-7 L.I.F.E./Philadelphia Commercial Development Corporation Intake: Scholarships must be submitted by April 30, 2004 at Gompers Elementary School Hours: June 21 - August 20, 2004 Traditional Full-Day Summer Program

Phone: 267-688-2488 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 After School All Stars Intake: Call for more info. 5925 Malvern Avenue 19131 Contact: Andre Sawyer School District of Philadelphia @ Beeber Middle School

Provides six week summer enrichment camp. Students receive computer instruction, learn to play chess, golf, tennis fencing, Children’s Investment Strategy soccer, dragon boating and lacrosse. Educational activities Summer Program include reading, math, and writing skills. Children also participate 5376 W. Berks Street 19131 in cultural activities and field trips. Breakfast and lunch served. Methodist Services for Children & Families at William B. Mann Program is free for eligible low-income youth. Interested high Elementary School school and college students from the surrounding community can work as program aides. Call for more information and specific Traditional Full-Day Summer Program dates. Check website for details www.afterschoolallstarsphila.org. Phone: 215-877-1925 x101 Phone: 215-925-8818 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Web Site: www.phila.k12.pa.us Intake: Call for more info. Eligibility: Ages 7-12 Contact: Heather Stutz Hours: June 28 - Aug 6, 2004

Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Program 3901 Conshohocken Ave. 19131 Gold Medal Karate- 3901 Conshohocken Ave.

Traditional Full-Day Summer Program

Phone: 215-923-6676 Eligibility: Ages 5-18 Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Anthony Zuccarello 48 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

College Preparation & Career Community Day Camps Development 60th & Columbia 19131 5070 Parkside Avenue Suite 1418 19131 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Tustin Playground Uplift Institute Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Youth learn to perform calculations with signed numbers, evaluate & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. and simplify various types of algebraic expressions, solve equations Call for specific dates. and inequalities, factor and perform basic operations on polynomi- Phone: 215-683-3637 als and graph and determine equations of lines. Call for location Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual information. Program fee $249 for the entire program. Payments playground/recreation center for more information. plan are available and all major credit cards are accepted. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Phone: 215-222-8763 Eligibility: Grades 6-9 Hours: July 6 - August 12, 2004, Community Day Camps Mon - Thur 12:pm - 1:00pm 57th & Haverford 19131 Contact: Jeffrey West Executive Director 215-222-8763 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Shepard Recreation Center

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Community Day Camps & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. 53rd & Media 19131 Call for specific dates. Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Conestoga Recreation Center Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. playground/recreation center for more information. Call for specific dates. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Day Camp playground/recreation center for more information. Belmont Ave and North Concourse Drive 19131 Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Carousel House @ Department of Recreation

Mentally educable and trainable persons, toilet trained and physically able to participate in active and quiet group activities. Community Day Camps Children with severe emotional and mental disorders will not be Conestoga & Lansdowne 19131 accepted. Children with learning disabilities as their primary Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Baker Playground diagnosis are not appropriate for this program. Fee for 2004 is Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts $125 per encampment. Program includes lunch, snacks, trips, & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. special events, guest entertainment, swimming, arts and crafts, singing and music, dance, sports, hiking, etc. Camping periods: Phone: 215-683-3637 July 6 - 16, July 19 - 30, August 2 - 13, 2004. Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Phone: 215-685-0160 playground/recreation center for more information. Eligibility: Ages 5 - 21 Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

49 West Philadelphia/Overbrook/Wynnfield Day Camps (zip codes: 19104, 19131, 19139, 19151)

Day Camp Sports Camp 4300 Monument Road 19131 Belmont Ave and North Concourse Drive 19131 Methodist Services for Children and Families Carousel House @ Department of Recreation

Provides swimming, drama, arts and crafts, science, computers, Sports Camp for those with mental disabilities. Basketball, baseball and special activities. Limited financial aid available. football, softball and trips. Transportation available throughout Call for fee information. Philadelphia. $50 fee includes the two week encampment, lunch and transportation. Phone: 215-877-1925 x301 Web Site: www.methodistservices.org Phone: 215-685-0160 Eligibility: Grades K-8 Eligibility: Ages 16 and over with mental disabilities. Hours: June - August Contact: Heather Zador 215-222-7157 Summer Camp 3901 Conshohocken Avenue 19131 Day Camp Zhang Sah (Brave Scholar) @ Conshohocken Avenue 5337 Wynnefield Avenue 19131 Provides martial arts themed summer camp which includes tae Woodbine Academy kwon do, karate, gymnastics and yoga, as well as educational and Provides computer experiences, field trips, swimming for ages 5 enrichment activities like arts & crafts, computers, library, and and above, arts and crafts, tennis, outdoor physical education and writing. Daily mini-trips and weekly field trips. CCIS participating library visits. Lunch and snack served. Extended hours available. child care provider. Subsidized day care available for those who are eligible. Call for fee information. Phone: 215-923-6676 Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Phone: 215-878-1140 Hours: June – September Eligibility: Ages 3-11 Hours: June 14 - August 23, 2004, 9:00am - 3:00pm Summer Camp 3975 Conshohocken Avenue 19131 Enrichment Camp Easter Seals of Southeastern Pennsylvania 59th & Malvern 19131 Provides adaptive day camp for children with developmental Inner City Games @ Beeber Middle School concerns. Residential teen camp is offered one week in the Provides computer instruction, chess, golf, tennis, fencing, soccer, summer. Call for more information and fees. dragon boating and lacrosse. Also provides reading, math and writing skills and field trips. Breakfast and lunch included. No fee Phone: 610-565-2353 , Fax: 610-565-5256 required for eligible (low income) youth. Provides opportunities for Web Site: www.easterseals-sepa.org high school and college students from the surrounding community Eligibility: Ages 5 and over to work as program aides. For additional information check the website at www.afterschoolallstarsphila.org.

Phone: 215-925-8818 Summer Camps Web Site: www.innercitygamesphila.org 2251 N. 54th Street 19131 Eligibility: Grades 5-8 Police Athletic League @ Wynnefield Center Hours: June 28 - Aug 6, 2004, 8:30am - 2:00pm Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, baseball, Contact: Angela D. Moore tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various other recreational activities.

Phone: 215-878-6439 Web Site: www.phillypal.com Eligibility: Ages 6-18 Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center for more information.

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Swim for Life Children’s Investment Strategy 57th & Haverford 19131 Beacon at Sulzburger Middle School Philadelphia Department of Recreation 47th & Fairmount Ave. 19139 @ Shepard Recreation Center Community Council

Provides swimming. The camp offers participants two options: Summer camp and other programs for children and adults. instructional and competitive. The instructional option provides children with the opportunity to learn how to swim. This option Phone: 215-581-2353 focuses on introducing the campers to the basics of swimming, from overcoming fear of the water to learning the proper basic swim techniques.The competitive option is designed for partici- Children’s Investment Strategy pants who already have some swimming skill. Training in this Summer Program option focuses the kids on developing all four competitive swim 4901 Parrish Street 19139 strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly). Methodist Services for Children & Families Campers also work on starts and turns and physical conditioning. at Rhoads Elementary School All campers receive instruction in basic boating and water safety. Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Campers from all ten sites participate in a swim meet, testing their skills against other swimmers from throughout the city. Phone: 215-877-1925 x101 Campers also attend one trip each week of the camp season. Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Breakfast and lunch are provided for all campers. Transportation Intake: Call for more info. is not provided. Fee required. Call for other locations. For m Contact: Heather Stutz Phone: 215-685-1991 , Fax: 215-683-3663 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Eligibility: Ages 9-15 Children’s Investment Strategy Hours: June 30 - August 7, 2003 Summer Program 4700 Locust Street 19139 Youth Golf & Academics Program Camp COGIC at Henry Lea Elementary School 60th & Callowhill Street 19139 Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Holy Temple Church of God and Christ Phone: 856-756-0222 Provides swimming, recreation, field trips, arts and crafts, drug Eligibility: Ages 5-13 and alcohol management, anger management and conflict Intake: Call for more info. resolution. Breakfast and lunch served. Call for fee information. Contact: Jeanette Chapman Phone: 215-747-2266 Eligibility: Ages 6-14 Hours: June - August Community Day Camps Contact: Elaine Lewis 215-747-2266 59th & Spruce Streets 19139 Philadelphia Department of Recreation Children’s Investment Strategy @ Morris Recreation Center Beacon at Sayre Middle School Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts 5800 Walnut St. 19139 & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Youth Empowerment Services Phone: 215-683-3637 Summer camp and other programs for children and adults. Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Phone: 215-471-5884 Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

51 West Philadelphia/Overbrook/Wynnfield Day Camps (zip codes: 19104, 19131, 19139, 19151)

Day Camp Expanding Your Horizons 5120 Chestnut Street 19139 4601 Market Street 2nd Floor 19139 YMCA @ Chestnut Street Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Associations Coalition

Provides six different camps for various age groups: Kinder Provides academic enrichment, arts and crafts, cultural classes, Camp, Swim Camp, Teen Adventure Camp, Creative and health workshops, sports. All children must have sports Performing Arts Camp Sports Camp and Summer Fun Camp. examination prior to camp attendance. No fee required. Extended hours available. Breakfast and lunch served with Serves Southeast Asian communities of Philadelphia. extended care. Financial assistance is available on a limited basis. Phone: 215-476-9640 Scholarship forms are available at the courtesy desk. Assistance E-Mail: [email protected] is given on a first come serve basis and determined by need. Web Site: www.seamaac.org Call for fee and specific camp information. Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Phone: 215-476-2700 Hours: July 5 - August 20, 2004, Eligibility: Ages 5-15 Mon - Thur 9:00am - 1:00pm Hours: June - August Contact: Puja Bhullar or Man Vung

Day Camp Kinder Camp 215 N. 57th Street 19139 5120 Chestnut Street 19139 To Our Children’s Future with Health @ Safe Haven YMCA @ Chestnut Street

Provides environmental health education, abstinence/health styles, Provides t-ball, soccer, hockey and other sports, dance, arts and games, arts and crafts and many field trips. Lunch and snack served. crafts and multicultural activities.

Phone: 215-471-0610 Phone: 215-476-2700 Eligibility: Ages 9-13 Eligibility: Ages 3-5 Contact: Bridget Shrum Hours: June - August

Even Start Summer Camp Summer Camp 4550 Haverford Avenue 19139 5410 Haverford Avenue 19139 School District of Philadelphia @ Locke Elementary School Kids Come First

Provides daily literacy for parents and children. Offers weekly Summer enrichment day camp. Activities are goal oriented to swimming, cultural and educational trips and library time. educate children about personal health and hygiene, common No fee required. Call for more information. diseases within their culture, life skills and self-esteem. Particular Phone: 215-351-7231 focus will be on developing/enhancing socialization skills, reducing peer and adult isolation in the context of educational and Web Site: www.phila.k12.pa.us recreational activities. Weekly field trips are offered. Camp is Eligibility: Ages 3 and up geared to meet the therapeutic needs of children in foster care. Hours: July – August Contact: Greg James However, children not in foster care are invited to attend. All meals provided. Fee is $85 a week. Registration is $50. Call for eligibility requirements.

Phone: 215-476-1150 Hours: June 29 - August 20, 2004 Contact: Mina Cockroft 215-476-1150

52 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Summer Camps Children’s Investment Strategy 5501 Market Street Salvation Army Center 19139 Summer Program Police Athletic League @ Haddington Center 62nd St. & Lebanon Ave. 19151 L.I.F.E./Philadelphia Commercial Development Corporation Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, baseball, at Overbrook Elementary School tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various other recreational activities. Traditional Full-Day Summer Program

Phone: 215-474-3635 Phone: 215-778-2131 Web Site: www.phillypal.com Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Eligibility: Ages 6-18 Intake: Call for more info. Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center for more Contact: John Jaudon information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm Community Day Camps 75th & Lansdowne Avenue 19151 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Rose Playground Arts Adventure Summer Camp Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts 6400 Haverford Avenue 19151 & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Cathedral of Praise Community Church Call for specific dates. Provides Bible study, theater arts, computer arts, African dance, Phone: 215-683-3637 music, swimming, reading and trips. Lunch served. Extended Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ hours available. Breakfast served. Tentative price is $75. Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Phone: 215-474-6799 playground/recreation center for more information. Web Site: www.cathedralofpraisecommunitychurch.com Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Eligibility: Ages 5-12 Hours: July - August, 2004 Community Day Camps 65th & Callowhill Streets 19151 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Granahan Playground Children’s Investment Strategy Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Beacon at Lamberton School & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. 7501 Woodbine Ave. 19151 Call for specific dates. To Our Children’s Future With Health, Inc. Phone: 215-683-3637 Summer camp and other programs for children and adults. Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Phone: 215-879-4600 Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Program Motivational Achievement Program/ 6400 Haverford Ave. 19151 Arts Adventure Summer Camp Cathedral of Praise Community Church 6400 Haverford Avenue 19151 Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Cathedral of Praise Community Church

Phone: 215-474-2680 Provides Bible study/devotions, arts and crafts, supervised indoor/outdoor activities and free play, theater, dance, computers, Eligibility: Ages 5-13 community service and quiet time. Breakfast and lunch served. Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Edward Smith Phone: 215-474-6799 , Fax: 215-474-7586 Web Site: www.cathedralofpraisecommunitychurch.com Eligibility: Must have completed grades K-7. Intake: Complete registration form. During school year must provide birth certificate and child’s report card. Hours: Mon - Fri 7:00am - 6:00pm 53 Oak Lane/Olney/Logan/Nicetown/East Falls Day Camps (zip codes: 19120, 19126, 19129, 19140, 19141) Day Camps

Children’s Investment Strategy Children’s Investment Strategy Beacon at Central East Middle School Summer Program 238 E. Wyoming Ave. 19120 5th and Nedro Sts. 19120 Episcopal Community Services Lutheran Children & Family Services at Lowell Elementary School Summer camp and other programs for children and adults. Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Phone: 215-456-3180 Fax: 215-456-3160 Phone: 215-276-5500 x213 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Richard Gitlen Children’s Investment Strategy Beacon at Grover Washington Jr. Middle School 201 E. Olney Ave. 19120 Children’s Investment Strategy CORA Services, Inc. Summer Program 5830 Rising Sun Ave. 19120 Summer camp and other programs for children and adults. The Salvation Army at the Citadel Site

Phone: 215-455-8296 Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Fax: 215-455-8033 Phone: 215-787-2800 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Intake: Call for more info. Children’s Investment Strategy Contact: Lillie Visniec Summer Program 5120 North 6th Street 19120 Institute for the Study of Civic Values at Thurgood Marshall Middle School Children’s Investment Strategy Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Summer Program 201 Olney Avenue 19120 Phone: 215-238-1434 Variety Club of Philadelphia- Grover Washington MS Eligibility: Ages 10-14 Intake: Call for more info. Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Contact: Kelly Green Phone: 215-735-0803 Eligibility: Ages 5-18 Intake: Call for more info. Children’s Investment Strategy Contact: Andrew Pack Summer Program 5301 North Water Street 19120 Korean Community Development Services Center at Olney Children’s Investment Strategy Elementary School Summer Program Traditional Full-Day Summer Program 6101 North Front Street 19120 Phone: 215-276-8830 Young Achievers Learning Center, Inc. Eligibility: Ages 5-13 at Finletter Elementary School Intake: Call for more info. Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Contact: Gloria Barnum Phone: 215-698-2347 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Gloria Navas-Stuhl 54 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Community Day Camps Day Camp 8th & Duncannon Streets 19120 6055 N. 5th Street 19120 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Barrett Playground Korean Community Development Service Center

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, Provides tutoring and recreation programs. Lunch included. games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates. Call for more information. Fills up quickly.

Phone: 215-683-3637 Phone: 215-276-8830 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ E-Mail: [email protected] Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Web Site: www.koreancenter.org playground/recreation center for more information. Eligibility: Ages 6-13 Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Hours: 8:30am - 12:30pm Contact: Dr. Jin Yu Center Director

Community Day Camps A & Spencer 19120 Day Camp Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Olney Recreation Center 201 E. Olney Avenue 19120 School District of Philadelphia Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, @ Washington, Grover Middle School games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates. Provides summer program for kids. No fee required. Phone: 215-683-3637 Call for more information. Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Phone: 215-455-8296 playground/recreation center for more information. Fax: 215-455-8033 Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Web Site: www.phila.k12.pa.us

Community Day Camps Day Camp Ella & Wyoming 19120 238 E. Wyoming Avenue 19120 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Feltonville Recreation Center School District of Philadelphia @ Central East Middle School

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, Provides free summer program for kids. Call for more information. games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates. Phone: 215-456-3180 Phone: 215-683-3637 Fax: 215-456-3160 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Web Site: www.phila.k12.pa.us Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Day Camp 5830 Rising Sun Avenue 19120 Salvation Army @ Central Corps

Community Day Camps Provides computer lab, guest speakers, dance and trips. B & Olney 19120 Breakfast, lunch and snack included. Fees $120 per week. Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Ziehler Playground Slots fill quickly.

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, Phone: 215-722-5447 games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates. Eligibility: Ages 6-11 Phone: 215-683-3637 Hours: June 21 - August 27, 2004, 6:30am - 6:30pm Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Contact: Lilly 215-722-5447 playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

55 Oak Lane/Olney/Logan/Nicetown/East Falls Day Camps (zip codes: 19120, 19126, 19129, 19140, 19141)

Day Camp Swim for Life Front & Duncannon 19120 Ella & Wyoming 19120 Pennsylvania Migrant Education Program @ Olney High School Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Feltonville Recreation Center

Provides academic enrichment and weekly field trips. Summer Provides swimming. The camp offers participants two options: theme is URBAN PROMISE XII: THE OLYMPIC DREAM. instructional and competitive. The instructional option provides Breakfast and lunch included. Free transportation available. children with the opportunity to learn how to swim. This option focuses on introducing the campers to the basics of swimming, Phone: 215-551-4120 from overcoming fear of the water to learning the proper basic Eligibility: Ages 4-15 swim techniques. The competitive option is designed for partici- Hours: July 6 - Aug 5, 2004, Mon - Thurs 9:00am - 3:00pm pants who already have some swimming skill. Training in this Contact: Nicole Prum Coordinator option focuses the kids on developing all four competitive swim strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly). Campers also work on starts and turns and physical conditioning. Day Camp All campers receive instruction in basic boating and water safety. 5412 N. 5th Street 19120 Campers from all ten sites participate in a swim meet, testing their Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia Inc. skills against other swimmers from throughout the city. Campers also attend one trip each week of the camp season. Breakfast and Camp for Asian children. Call for more information and location lunch are provided for all campers. Transportation is not provided. to be held. Fee required. Call for other locations. For more information c

Phone: 215-324-4070 Phone: 215-685-9150 E-Mail: [email protected] Fax: 215-683-3663 Web Site: cambodianassociation.org Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Eligibility: Ages 9-15 Contact: Cindy Suy

Too Can Day Camp Day Camp 5901 N. 5th Street 19120 5th & Nedro 19120 Lutheran Children and Family Services Young Achievers Learning Center, Inc. @ Lowell Elementary School Provides swimming, athletics, nutritional discovery with the Dragon Detective Agency, enrichment science activities, etc. Provides academics and multicultural recreational activities The theme is Incredible Inventions. Each week children will learn such as performing arts, dance and movement, sportsmanship, and create some incredible invention. Trips are scheduled to the dramatic play, self-expressive drawing, painting, multicultural Franklin Institute, Academy of Natural Sciences, Ben Franklin folkloric dances, storytelling treasures from around the world, House and other exciting places. Breakfast, lunch and snacks educational games, arts and crafts, science and nature activities included. Call for location. Fees are as follows: 8:00am - 3:00pm that will promote child’s physical, emotional, cognitive and social $330 for 6 weeks and 8:00am - 6:00pm $510 for 6 weeks. skills. Conflict resolution, field trips and other activities are also Fees include transportation, tee shirts and crafts. offered. Breakfast and lunch included. Hours 7:15am - 3:00pm. Weekly fee is $75. Hours 7:15am - 5:30pm. Weekly fee is $105. Phone: 215-276-7850 x235 Web Site: www.lcfsinpa.org Phone: 215-698-2437 Eligibility: Grades 1-5 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Hours: July 28 - August 6, 2004 Intake: For financial aid call CCIS 888-461-5437 Contact: Lynn Lember 215-276-7850 or the camp office Hours: June 21 - Aug 13, 2004 Contact: Gloria Navas-Stuhl

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Community Day Camps Children’s Investment Strategy 16th & Chelten 19126 Summer Program Philadelphia Department of Recreation 3624 N. Conrad Street 19129 @ Morris Estate Recreation Center Hunting Park Community Development Center Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts at Mifflin Elementary School & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Call for specific dates. Phone: 215-226-2308 Phone: 215-683-3637 Eligibility: Ages 5-18 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call for more info. Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Contact: John Thomas playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Day Camp 2900 W. Hunting Park Avenue 19129 Community Day Camps Project Mercy @ Mercy Vocational High School 65th & 2nd 19126 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Sturgis Playground Provides weekly trips, academic enrichment, swimming, etc. Breakfast and lunch included. Call for fee information and dates. Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Phone: 215-225-1920 Call for specific dates. Eligibility: For children who have completed kindergarten to grade 5. Phone: 215-683-3637 Contact: Sister Marjory or Alice McCall Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Girls Instructional Basketball Camp 3501 Scotts Lane 19129 Philadelphia Department of Recreation Day Camp @ McDevitt Recreation Center 6344 N. Broad Street (Broad & Chelten) 19126 St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Provides affordable, community based instructional camps with the emphasis on skill development and sportsmanship. Provides safe and fun environment to learn about the the There is a $25 fee per session. community and city. Crafts, sports, swimming, singing dramatics, field trips and many other activities are offered. Camp teaches Phone: 215-685-0710 tolerance and respect through daily biblical based learning groups. Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ $40 a week per child. Extended hours are available. Eligibility: Ages 10-12 Phone: 215-224-1145 Intake: For more information or applications contact Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Ed Livingston at 215-685-0710. Hours: July 6 - Aug 20, 2004, 9:00am - 3:00pm Hours: June 21 - June 25, 2004

Summer Camps Children’s Investment Strategy 6300 Garnet Street St. Benedict’s RC Church 19126 Beacon at Gillespie Middle School Police Athletic League @ St. Benedict Center 1801 W. Pike Street 19140 Drexel University Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, baseball, tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various other Summer camp and other programs for children and adults. recreational activities. Phone: 215-895-6770 Phone: 215-924-2361 Web Site: www.phillypal.com Eligibility: Ages 6-18 Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm 57 Oak Lane/Olney/Logan/Nicetown/East Falls Day Camps (zip codes: 19120, 19126, 19129, 19140, 19141)

Children’s Investment Strategy Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Program Summer Program 3807 N. Broad Street 19140 Howard and Ontario Streets 19140 Hunting Park Community Development Center Boys and Girls Club of Philadelphia at Sheridan West Elementary School at William Cramp Elementary

Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Traditional Full-Day Summer Program

Phone: 215-226-2308 Phone: 215-735-8818 Eligibility: Ages 5-18 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Intake: Call for more info. Intake: Call for more info. Contact: John Thomas Contact: John Gonzalez

Children’s Investment Strategy Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Program Summer Program 3rd and Ontario Streets 19140 3698 North Randolph Street 19140 Wordsworth Human Services at Luis Munoz Marin School Congreso de Latinos Unidos at Bayard Taylor Elementary School Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Phone: 215-567-1735 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Phone: 215-763-8870 x 1423 Intake: Call for more info. Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Contact: Veonous Clark Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Katherine Figueroa

Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Program Children’s Investment Strategy 4400 N. Reese Street 19140 Summer Program Catholic Social Services at Casa Del Carmen Center 122 West Erie Avenue 19140 Congreso de Latinos Unidos Traditional Full-Day Summer Program at Roberto Clemente Middle School

Phone: 215-329-5650 Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Eligibility: Ages 6-13 Intake: Call for more info. Phone: 215-763-8870 x 1423 Contact: Kelia Plaud Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Meredith Sofka

Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Program 151 W. Luzerne St 19140 Children’s Investment Strategy Aspira Inc. of Pennsylvania at Edison-Fareira High School Summer Program 5th and Cayuga Street 19140 Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Reese Street Community Center at Cayuga Elementary School

Phone: 215-455-1300 Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Eligibility: Ages 14-18 Intake: Call for more info. Phone: 215-329-5777 Contact: Evelyn Briganty Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Intake: Call for more info. Contact: TBD

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Children’s Investment Strategy Community Day Camps Summer Program 17th & Courtland 19140 1434 Belfield Avenue 19140 Philadelphia Department of Recreation Porter’s Day Care and Educational Center @ Stenton Park Playground

Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Phone: 215-329-2300 Call for specific dates. Eligibility: Ages 5-18 Intake: Call for more info. Phone: 215-683-3637 Contact: Deborah Greasham Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Program 3961 North 9th Street 19140 Hunting Park Community Development Center Coqui Summer Camp Program 4322 N. 5th Street 19140 Traditional Full-Day Summer Program ASPIRA Inc. of PA @ DeHostos Charter School

Phone: 215-226-2308 Provides swimming, indoor/outdoor activities, arts and crafts, Eligibility: Ages 5-18 music, drama and trips. Breakfast, lunch and snack included. Intake: Call for more info. Extended hours available. Call for fee information. Contact: John Thomas Phone: 215-455-1300 Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Hours: June 28 - August 27, 2004, 8:30am - 3:00pm Children’s Investment Strategy Contact: Lilia Rivera and Venita Delarosa 215-455-1300 Summer Program 162 West Tioga Street 19140 Centro Nueva Creacion at New Creation Lutheran Church Day Camp Traditional Full-Day Summer Program 15th & Ontario Streets 19140 Hosanna Ministries, Inc. Phone: 215-426-8762 Eligibility: Ages 5-18 Provides field trips, arts and crafts, sports and academics. Intake: Call for more info. Breakfast, lunch and snacked served. Call for locations. Contact: Luisa Cabello Hansel Fees $60 per week. Phone: 215-225-4994 Eligibility: Ages 6 and up (16 maximum age) Community Day Camps Hours: July 1 - August 31, 2004 Contact: Dr. Maul or Greg James 5th & Allegheny 19140 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Rivera Recreation Center

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, Day Camp games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for sspecific. 4400 N. Marshall Street 19140 Ayuda Community Center Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Provides arts and crafts, bible stories, games, swimming and field Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual trips. Breakfast and lunch served. Call for fee information. There will be a sliding scale fee for families with more than one child playground/recreation center for more information. attending the camp. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Phone: 215-329-5777 Eligibility: Ages 4-11 Hours: June 28 - July 30, 2004, Mon - Fri 9:00am - 1:00pm Contact: Amy Perez 59 Oak Lane/Olney/Logan/Nicetown/East Falls Day Camps (zip codes: 19120, 19126, 19129, 19140, 19141)

Day Camp Day Camp 4000 Clarissa Street (18th Street & Hunting Park Avenue) 19140 162 W. Tioga Street 19140 Boys and Girls Club @ Nicetown Hunting Park Ave. Centro Nueva Creacion/New Creation Community Center

Provides field trips, swimming, arts and crafts, music, drama, Provides cultural learning through story, music and art. Science dance and sports. The theme is Discovery Philadelphia and and environment, conflict resolution, swimming, sports and bible Their Roots. Extended hours are available. Call for fee information. stories and weekly trips are also offered. $50 for six weeks. No financial assistance available. Scholarships are available. Phone: 215-229-8900 Phone: 215-426-8762 Web Site: www.bgcphila.org Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Eligibility: Ages 8-18 Hours: 9:00am - 1:00pm Hours: June - August Contact: Miriam Diaz or Pastor Patrick 215-426-8762 Contact: Alan Beckett

Day Camp Day Camp 3601 N. Broad Street 19140 4223 Wayne Avenue 19140 Community Ministry of Zion Baptist Church Boys and Girls Club @ Nicetown Wayne Ave. Provides math, reading club, science, drama, music, storytelling, Provides field trips, swimming, arts and crafts, dance, drama computer lab, swimming, arts and crafts, dancing, writing and and music. Breakfast, lunch and snack included. Extended hours trips. Breakfast, lunch and snack are included. $65 a week. are available. $70 a week per child includes extended hours. Extended hours are available. Phone: 215-324-6433 Phone: 215-223-5460 Web Site: www.bgcphila.org Eligibility: Ages 5-12 Eligibility: Ages 5-12 (must be entering 1st grade) Hours: June 28 - August 13, 2004, 8:30am - 3:30pm, Hours: June 21 - August 27, 2004, 9:00am - 5:00pm, 7:30am - 5:15pm 7:00am - 6:00pm Contact: Sandra Allen Contact: Jackie Lesesane

Day Camp Day Camp 3528 N. 19th Street 19140 Project Mercy @ Tioga 3220 N. 16th Street 19140 North Philadelphia Visions @ Bethel Holy Temple Provides weekly trips, academic enrichment, swimming, etc. Breakfast and lunch are included. One child $155, two children Provides six week enrichment camp. Extended hours are available. $215 and three children $275. Call for fee information and dates. Children may qualify for subsidies. Computer education, creative arts, recreation and (2) field trips a Phone: 215-225-1920 week are offered. Breakfast and lunch are included. Eligibility: For children who have completed Phone: 215-226-0160 kindergarten to grade 5. Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Hours: June 21 - July 30, 2004, 8:00am - 5:00pm Contact: Carolyn Martin Contact: Sister Marjory or Alice McCall 215-225-1920

North Star Summer Program Day Camp 122 W. Erie Avenue 19140 4400 N. Reese Street 19140 Congreso de Latinos Unidos @ Clemente Middle School Catholic Social Services @ Casa del Carmen Free summer program runs six weeks and includes academic Provides arts and crafts, field trips, video games and sports. enrichment, arts education, recreation, trips, and cultural pride. Breakfast and lunch served. Call for fee information. Children receive breakfast and lunch. Very limited slots. Phone: 215-763-8870 x1418 Phone: 215-457-4325 Web Site: www.congreso.net Web Site: www.chs-phl.org Eligibility: Grades 5-8 Eligibility: Ages 6-13 Intake: Call for more information Hours: July - August Hours: June 28- August 6, 2004, 8:00am- 3:00pm Contact: Kelia Plaud Contact: Katie Figueroa 60 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Summer Camps Children’s Investment Strategy 3201 N. 5th Street Rivera Recreation Center 19140 Summer Program Police Athletic League @ Rivera Center 5800-12 North Marvine Street 19141 Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, Saints Tabernacle Community Church baseball, tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various Traditional Full-Day Summer Program other recreational activities. Phone: 215-548-6011 x120 Phone: 215-423-8551 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Web Site: www.phillypal.com Intake: Call for more info. Eligibility: Ages 6-18 Contact: Larry Dobson Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm Community Day Camps 10th & Chew Streets 19141 Philadelphia Department of Recreation Summer Camps @ Cherashore Playground 1907 W. Tioga Street Our Lady of Hope II RC Church 19140 Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Police Athletic League @ Nicetown Center & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, Call for specific dates. baseball, tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various Phone: 215-683-3637 other recreational activities. Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Phone: 215-225-7121 Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Web Site: www.phillypal.com playground/recreation center for more information. Eligibility: Ages 6-18 Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm Day Camp 4934 N. 13th Street 19141 LOGAN Hope

Camp Independence Provides recreation, crafts, reading, Bible study, swimming 1200 W. Tabor Road 19141 and trips. Call for fee information. Moss Rehabilitation Hospital Phone: 215-455-7442 Provides 1-week overnight camp at the Variety Club in Worcester, PA. Hours: June 28 - July 30, Mon - Fri 11:00am - 3:00pm, Physical disabilities (amputation, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, stroke, traumatic brain injury, etc.) must be primary diagnosis. Accepts those who are physically independent, as well as physically dependent. Activities include sports, swimming, crafts, nature, cre- Day Camp ative writing, drawing, dances, drama, and horseback riding. Camp 5200 N. Broad Street 19141 fee is $500 plus $10 registration fee - subject to change. Project Mercy @ Logan

Phone: 215-456-9105 Provides weekly trips, academic enrichment, swimming, etc. Eligibility: Ages 18 and up Breakfast and lunch included. One child $155, two children $215 Hours: August 8 - 14, 2004 and three children $275. Contact: Denise Snow Phone: 215-225-1920 Eligibility: For children who have completed kindergarten to grade 5. Children’s Investment Strategy Hours: June 21 - July 30, 2004, 8:00am - 5:00pm Beacon at Cooke Middle School Contact: Sister Marjory or Alice McCall 215-225-1920 1300 W. Louden Street 19141 Nu Sigma Youth Services

Summer camp and other programs for children and adults. Phone: 215-851-1848 61 Oak Lane/Olney/Logan/Nicetown/East Falls Day Camps (zip codes: 19120, 19126, 19129, 19140, 19141)

Day Camp Summer Camps 4936 Old York Road 19141 5223 N. Carlisle Street Our Lady of Hope RC Church 19141 Indochinese-American Council Police Athletic League @ Olney Center

Provides basic math and English, computer literacy, folk dance Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, and arts and crafts. Breakfast and lunch included. baseball, tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various Free membership, otherwise call for fee information. other recreational activities.

Phone: 215-457-0272 Phone: 215-457-2811 Eligibility: Ages 6-13 Web Site: www.phillypal.com Hours: July 1 - Aug 12, 2004, Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm Eligibility: Ages 6-18 Contact: Le Quyen Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm Day Camp 9th Street & Lindley Avenue Birney Elementary School, Room 104 19141 Summer Camps Logan Olney Family Cente 1100 W. Rockland Street Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church 19141 Provides recreation, arts and crafts, music activities and field trips. Police Athletic League @ Logan Center No fee required. Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, Phone: 215-456-5561 baseball, tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various E-Mail: [email protected] other recreational activities. Web Site: www.cbps.org Phone: 215-457-5878 Eligibility: Grades 1-5 Web Site: www.phillypal.com Hours: July - August Eligibility: Ages 6-18 Contact: Peggy Futch or Yvonne Soto Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm It’s All About the Benjamins - Financial Planning for Youth 5700 N. Broad Street 3rd Floor 19141 Mayor’s Office of Community Services @ Youthweb

Provides computer instruction, youth development workshops, guest speakers, community service projects, cultural trips and activities and personal finance portfolio. Will cover topics in financial planning and technology. Fee for materials and supplies. This information is tentative and subject to change.

Phone: 215-685-3501 , Fax: 215-685-3000 Eligibility: Grades 6-8 with good attendance record and no failures on report card and must show copy of last report card. Hours: July 7 - Aug 15, 2003

62 Germantown/Mt. Airy/Chestnut Hill Day Camps (zip codes: 19118, 19119, 19138, 19144, 19150) Day Camps

Al-Bustan Camp Shelley Ridge Day Camp Germantown & Stenton Avenues 19118 PO Box 27540 19118 Morris Arboretum Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania

Provides Arabic Language and Cultural Day Camp for children of Summer day camp located in Miquon, just outside the Roxborough various religious and ethnic backgrounds. Co-sponsored by the neighborhood of Philadelphia. One and two week sessions include Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania and made possi- swimming, cookouts, arts & crafts, nature, games, songs, and spe- ble through a generous grant from the University’s Middle East cial themed events. Fees vary. Financial aid is available. Bus Center. Camp provides children with an opportunity to develop new transportation available from Philadelphia, Delaware County, and language skills and appreciate Arabic culture, while forming friend- Montgomery County for additional weekly fee. ships and exploring the wonders of a natural environment. Field trips will be organized to a nearby soccer/playing field. "Al-Bustan", Arabic Phone: 215-564-4657 x260 for "The Garden", encourages dialogue, tolerance and a celebration Web Site: www.gssp.org of diversity. Call for fee information. Scholarships may be available. Eligibility: Girls in grades 1-12 Intake: Call for more information and an application. Phone: 267-303-0070 Hours: June 28 - August 20, 2004, 9:00am - 3:00pm, Web Site: www.albustanseeds.org Eligibility: Ages 6-11 7:30am - 6:00pm Hours: July 5 - 23, 2004

Summer Adventure Day Camp Northwestern Ave. 19118 Wissahickon Enviornmental Center PO Box 27540 19118 Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania Offers education programs to Day Care and Day Camp organiza- Provides golf, fencing instruction, arts and crafts, field trips and tions throughout the Philadelphia area. Located in Fairmount Park learning about the girl scouts. Transportation is included. Call for in the Wissahickon Valley. Day Camps and Day Care programs locations and fee information. can visit the center for an outdoor, 60 - 90 minute hands-on lesson. Programs include Nature Ramble, Insects, Honeybees, Phone: 215-564-4657 x237 Wissahickon Wildlife and Creek Critters. Program cost: $2 to Web Site: www.gssp.org $3.50 per child, depending on lesson. Minimum charge is $40. Eligibility: Non-girl scout ages 10-14 Hours: June - July Phone: 215-685-9285

Delaware County Day Camp Summer Fun Day Camp PO Box 27540 19118 PO Box 27540 19118 Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania Provides arts and crafts, games, songs and special outdoor pro- Provides day camp at Ridley Creek State Park in Media. Camp grams. Located in Polanka Park, Andalusia, PA. Bus transporta- themes for each week are "Animal, Vegetable or Mineral and Celebrate Nature." Includes daily swimming lessons. Camp is tion available for girls living in Juniata Park and the Northeast. divided into two one-week sessions. Bus transportation is avail- Transportation is included in the fee and based upon availability. able for girls living in Delaware County for an additional fee. Lunch not included. Fee for Girl Scouts is $85, non-Girl Scouts is Lunch is not included. Fee for Girl Scouts is $155 per week and $95. Some financial assistance is available. Non-Girl Scout fee is $165 per week. Camp dates: July 12 - 16 Phone: 215-824-0612 x262 , Fax: 215-546-4657 and July 19 - 23, 2004. Web Site: www.gssp.org Phone: 215-564-4657 x245 , Fax: 215-564-4657 x262 Eligibility: Ages 6-14 Web Site: www.gssp.org Hours: July 12 - 23, 2004. 9:00am - 3:00pm Eligibility: Girls in grades 1-6 Hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm Contact: Ruth Perez/Linda Delenick 63 Germantown/Mt. Airy/Chestnut Hill Day Camps (zip codes: 19118, 19119, 19138, 19144, 19150)

Baseball Camp Day Camp Germantown & Sedgwick 19119 7310 Ogontz Avenue 19138 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Mt. Airy Playground NIA

Summer baseball camp is sponsored by Mt. Airy Baseball and the Provides summer enrichment program. Academic enrichment Richie Ashburn Foundation. Local high school coaches and play- includes library visits, reading comprehension, English, phonics, ers conduct the clinic. No fee required, but must register. Call for math, etc. Also, offered are field trips, dance, swimming, crafts, specific dates. gymnastics, rock climbing, music, martial arts, bowling, character development, etc. Breakfast, lunch and snack are included. Call Phone: 215-825-3039 for fee information. Subsidized tuition is available and transporta- Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ tion upon request. Additional child care weeks available after Eligibility: Ages 9-12 camp ends upon request. Call for dates. Hours: June Phone: 215-224-5805 Eligibility: Ages 3-11 Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Program Day Camp 6501 Chew Avenue 19119 74th & Briar Road 19138 Education Works/ National School & Community Corps at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Emlen Elementary School Provides Christian education, arts and crafts, music, baking, Traditional Full-Day Summer Program swimming, games, weekly bus trips and more. Breakfast and Phone: 609-392-6662 lunch included. Extended hours are available. Call for fee infor- Eligibility: Ages 5-13 mation and dates. Intake: Call for more info. Phone: 215-424-5122 Contact: Elise Schiller Eligibility: Ages 5-12 Contact: Janice Sippio Henderson Director

Junior Golf Clinics - Academic Year Program Day Camp 7500 Germantown Avenue Covenant Church Campus, 6400 Ardleigh Street 19119 Baird Building 19119 True Light Fellowship Church Phyllis G. Meekins (PGM) Golf Clinics, Inc Call for more information. Program is structured to build the fundamental golf swing through Phone: 215-548-5053 x156 teaching theory, application of theory and competitive play; begin- Eligibility: Ages 5-12 ning with the putt and building to the full swing. Sliding scale fees. Hours: July - August 2004, 7:00am - 5:30pm Scholarships are available for those who qualify on a first-come, first-serve basis. Contact: Beverly Burrows

Phone: 215-247-3821 Eligibility: Ages 7-18 Day Camp Hours: Tue - Sat 3:30-6:00pm October to June Germantown & Mt. Pleasant Avenues 19119 Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church

Campers will learn how to use a professional design program to design and build their own website. They will create graphics and learn about layout. Campers will also use their projects to express themselves about their world as they see it. Two sessions of desktop publishing are offered. A project oriented program that teaches kids more than just creating flyers and brochures. In addition to having fun, kids will learn skills that will help them with school projects. Call for fee information and dates.

Phone: 215-843-6333 , Fax: 215-843-6655 Eligibility: Ages 7-15 64 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Day Camp Children’s Investment Strategy Allens Lane & McCallum Street 19119 Beacon at Ada Lewis Middle School Allen’s Lane Art Center 6199 Ardleigh St. 19138 Provides arts, ceramics, dance, drama, tennis, swimming, Tai Chi, Germantown Settlement as well as weekly field trips. Extended hours available. Fees for Summer camp and other programs for children and adults. one week is $240 for the 8 weeks is $1340. Fee includes camp, trip fees, t-shirt, and pool and trip admission. Phone: 215-224-0490

Phone: 215-248-0546 Web Site: www.allenslane.org Children’s Investment Strategy Eligibility: Ages 5-12 Summer Program Hours: June 21 - August 13, 2004, 8:30am - 3:30pm 2116 East Haines Street 19138 HOPE Charter School

Day Camp Traditional Full-Day Summer Program 144 E. Mt. Airy Avenue 19119 Phone: 267-336-2730 P.H.Y.S.E.D. @ E.O.M. Eligibility: Ages 14-18 Provides academic enrichment, cooking, Spanish, arts and crafts, Intake: Call for more info. sign language, science, scrapbook club, sports, drama, talent Contact: Ed Waters show, tennis, trips, etc. Call for fee information.

Phone: 215-242-0413 Computer Camp Eligibility: For ages 3-13 1240 E. Chelten Avenue 19138 Hours: June - August Germantown Women’s Y Contact: Yolanda Haynes 215-242-0414 Provides project oriented Desktop Publishing program that teaches kids more than just creating flyers, brochures and newsletters. Day Camp Campers will learn about presentation and using layout to communicate. In addition, kids will learn skills that will help them with school 220 W. Upsal Street 19119 Blair Christian Academy projects. Through Creativity with Computers, young campers will learn to use their computers for more than playing. They will learn Provides (2) four week encampments. Breakfast and lunch are through fun projects and activities to use their computer as a tool to included. Arts, crafts, drama, sports, field trips, library reading communicate, research and be creative. Other computer camp club, dance and bible lessons are offered. Extended hours are activities include daily swimming, weekly trips, arts and sports. available. The cost is $350 per session with a $75 registration fee. Extended hours are available. Call for fee information and dates. Phone: 215-438-6557 x19 Discounts are available for advance payment and for siblings. E-Mail: www.blairchristianacademy@yahoo Phone: 215-438-6266 Eligibility: Ages 6-14 Eligibility: Ages 7-15 Hours: June 21 - August 13, 2004, 8:00am - 3:00pm Contact: Lynda Sheperd or Javaha Thompson Contact: Mrs. Brockington

Sports Camp Art Camp 1240 E. Chelten Avenue 19138 1240 E. Chelten Avenue 19138 Germantown Women’s Y Germantown Women’s Y Provides instruction in golf, tennis, basketball, baseball, swimming, Provides visual and performing arts including dance, music, theater, volleyball and track and field. Special curriculum for 13-15 year pottery and mixed media art which includes drawing, painting, print- old girls which emphasizes strengthening both body and mind making, sculpture and computers. Also, offered are daily swim- through better nutrition, teamwork and self-exploration. Included ming, weekly cultural trips and bi-weekly camper performances. are weekly trips, art classes, computer and cooking. Extended Extended hours are available. Call for fee information and dates. hours are available. Call for fee information and dates.

Phone: 215-438-6266 Phone: 215-438-6266 Eligibility: Ages 5-12 Eligibility: Ages 8-15 Contact: Lynda Shepard or Javaha Thompson Contact: Lynda Sheperd or Javaha Thompson 65 Germantown/Mt. Airy/Chestnut Hill Day Camps (zip codes: 19118, 19119, 19138, 19144, 19150)

Summer Camps Children’s Investment Strategy 7105 Limekiln Pike St. Athanasius RC Church 19138 Summer Program Police Athletic League @ West Oak Lane Center 6116 Pulaski Avenue 19144 Germantown Settlement at John B. Kelly Elementary School Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, baseball, tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various Traditional Full-Day Summer Program other recreational activities. Phone: 215-849-3104 Phone: 215-924-6193 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Web Site: www.phillypal.com Intake: Call for more info. Eligibility: Ages 6-18 Contact: Vereta Jordan Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm Discovery Theater Summer Camp 5501 Germantown Avenue 19144 Germantown Historical Society Museum & Library Children’s Investment Strategy Beacon at Germantown High School Campers relive history by recreating people and reenacting events from the past. They choose their own characters, make their own 40 E. High Street 19144 costumes and scenery and end the week with performances for Education Works family members. Activities include quilting, papermaking, making a Summer camp and other programs for children and adults. family tree, trips to historic houses and songs from the Underground Railroad. Full day and half day sessions are available. Fee is $100 Phone: 215-351-7654 per week full day or $50 per week half a day. Financial assistance available. A letter of need must accompany the application. Phone: 215-844-0514 Children’s Investment Strategy E-Mail: [email protected] Summer Program Web Site: www.libertynet.org/ghs 328 West Coulter Street 19144 Eligibility: Girls and boys entering 3-6 grades. Boys and Girls Club of Philadelphia at the Wissahickon Site Hours: July 5 - August 6, 2004 Contact: Mary Abner 215-844-1683 Traditional Full-Day Summer Program

Phone: 215-735-8818 Contact: Thomas Stubbs Eligibility: Ages 14-18 Early Childhood Communication Intake: Call for more info. Summer Programs 100 W. School House Lane 19144 Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Children’s Investment Strategy Provides a sign language communication based program for Summer Program deaf/hard of hearing children. This six week summer day program provides young deaf/hard of hearing children on-site and field-trip 25 West Penn Street 19144 learning experiences that are rich with language/communication Boys and Girls Club of Philadelphia at the Germantown Club opportunities as well as activities that will aid in their development Traditional Full-Day Summer Program of age-appropriate social skills. Fee is $90 for entire program, which includes a $10 non-refundable registration fee. Application Phone: 215-735-8818 deadline: March 30 (late registration forms will be added to a Eligibility: Ages 14-18 waiting list but acceptance is not guaranteed). Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Jack Law Phone: 215-951-4122 Eligibility: 3 - 7 years old Hours: July 5 - August 12, 2004, Mon. - Thurs. 9:00am - 2:00pm Contact: Marsha M. Miceli

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Education Summer Programs Summer Discovery 206 Lincoln Drive 19144 328 W. Coulter Street 19144 Historic Rittenhouse Town Boys and Girls Club @ Wissahickon

Education programs are offered throughout the summer by Provides summer enrichment program. Children will explore the advance appointment. Fee $5 - $10 per participants depending arts such as music, theater, dance, poetry, arts and crafts and on the program. The first program is hand papermaking, where learn positive avenues of expressing themselves. Swimming, each child gets to make a sheet of paper to bring home with them. sports and weekly field trips included. Breakfast, lunch and Ther other option is Colonial German Cooking Program where snack served. Fee is $115 for registration and $65 a week. students participate in all the steps of making a buckwheat cake. Phone: 215-438-7394 Phone: 215-438-5711 Web Site: www.bgcphila.org Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Hours: June 21 - September 3, 2004, 7:00am - 6:00pm Summer Arts Camp Contact: Thomas Stubbs 6128 Germantown Avenue 19144 Settlement Music School @ Germantown Branch Provides daily instruction in music, art and dance. Family presen- Summer Etiquette Camp tation on final day. Class sizes limited to 12 and organized into 37 Maplewood Mall 19144 three groupsbt age. Settlement Music School faculty members Lifestyle & Development Inc. are artists/teachers. Snack included. Fee $465 for four weeks. Seven week camp held at the Community College of Philadelphia Financial assistance available based on documented household main campus includes French classes, drama, formal ballet, table income. Children may only register for the full four-week period. setting, etiquette class, field trips, morning and afternoon tea. First Phone: 215-320-2610 sessions begins on June 28 - July 29, 2004 and second sessions Eligibility: Ages 4-7 begins on July 26 - August 16, 2004. Fee for each session is $750. Hours: July 6 - 30, 2004, 9:00am - 12:15pm Phone: 215-438-4000 Contact: Emily Grusky Web Site: www.lifestyleanddevelopment.com Eligibility: Girls ages 6-13 Intake: Call for more information and registration. Summer Camps Hours: June - August, 2004, Mon - Fri 8:30am - 5:30pm 5330 Germantown Avenue 19144 Contact: Antoinette Harrison Police Athletic League @ Paley Center

Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, baseball, tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various Summer Etiquette Camp other recreational activities. 37 Maplewood Mall 19144 Phone: 215-844-8417 Lifestyle & Development Inc. Web Site: www.phillypal.com Seven week camp held at the Community College of Philadelphia Eligibility: Ages 6-18 main campus includes French classes, drama, formal ballet, table Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center for more setting, etiquette class, field trips, morning and afternoon tea. First information. sessions begins on June 28 - July 29, 2004 and second sessions Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm begins on July 26 - August 16, 2004. Fee for each session is $750. Phone: 215-438-4000 Web Site: www.lifestyleanddevelopment.com Eligibility: Girls ages 6-13 Intake: Call for more information and registration. Hours: June - August, 2004, Mon - Fri 8:30am - 5:30pm Contact: Antoinette Harrison

67 Germantown/Mt. Airy/Chestnut Hill Day Camps (zip codes: 19118, 19119, 19138, 19144, 19150)

Summer Freedom School Program Day Camp 5538C Wayne Avenue 19144 109 E. Price Street 19144 Germantown Settlement @ Wayne Avenue St. Vincent’s Parish

Provides culturally based, literacy enrichment experience for chil- Provides drumming, arts and crafts, gardening, swimming and dren. No fee required. Call for more information. trips to the woods. Breakfast, lunch and snack served. Call for fee information. Phone: 215-848-2611 Contact: Keith Fisher Phone: 215-428-7939 Eligibility: Ages 5-12

Day Camp 7710-12 Ogontz Avenue 19150 Day Camp Remnant Church of God 7th Day Adventist 3000 W. School House Lane 19144 Penn Charter School Provides summer camp. Camp fee is $50 per child a week and $90 for two children. Call for more information. Provides swimming, archery, tennis, music, art, computers, games, sports, special performances and trips. Counselor-in- Phone: 215-924-2610 Training Program offered. Also, offered is a one week sports Fax: 215-276-1558 camp which includes basketball, soccer, squash, lacross and field E-Mail: www.remnantchurchofgod.com hockey. Extended hours are available. Call for fee information. Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Phone: 215-844-3460 x177 Hours: June 21 - August 27, 2004, Mon - Fri 8:30am - 5:00pm Eligibility: Ages 3-13 Hours: June 21 - July 30, 2004 Contact: Trish Volnnino Day Camp 605 E. Chelten Avenue 19144 Chelten Christian Little People’s Day School Day Camp Provides academic review, computer training, swimming, sports, Wayne & Chelten Avenues C.E. Picket Middle School 19144 arts and crafts and trips. Breakfast, lunch and snack are included. Central Germantown Family Center Call for fee information. Limited scholarships available and service. Provides academic enhancement, computer technology and Phone: 215-849-6614 recreational activities such as field trips and physical activities. Eligibility: Ages 3-12 Serves at-risk children due to poverty, low income families and Hours: June 21 - August 27, 2004, 7:30am - 5:00pm truant youth. Call for dates. Contact: Diane Williams Phone: 215-951-4187 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.germantown.cbps.org Day Camp Eligibility: Ages 6-13 5722 Greene Street 19144 YMCA of Germantown

Provides a series of day camps programs for various age groups. Lunch included. Breakfast served for AM extended hours. Call for more information. Membership required for camps. Extended hours and financial assistance are available. Call for fee information.

Phone: 215-844-3281 Eligibility: Ages 3-15 Hours: June Contact: Bonnie Hart

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Day Camp Swim for Life 31 W. Coulter Street 19144 Wayne & Chelten Avenues 19144 Germantown Friends School Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Clarence E. Picket Pool Provides five 1-week sessions of instruction in fundamentals of basketball, reading and computers and computer software Provides swimming. The camp offers participants two options: through the computer clinic. For boys and girls who live in or instructional and competitive. The instructional option provides around the Germantown area with priority given to zip code children with the opportunity to learn how to swim. This option 19144. Students can sign up for as many sessions as desired. focuses on introducing the campers to the basics of swimming, Cost is $75 per week or $350 in advance for the entire summer. from overcoming fear of the water to learning the proper basic Because of relatively low cost, financial aid is generally not available. swim techniques. The competitive option is designed for participants However, single parent households with exceptional financial who already have some swimming skill. Training in this option circumstances may apply for assistance or personalized payment focuses the kids on developing all four competitive swim strokes plans. No camper will be excluded for financial reasons. (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly). Campers also work on starts and turns and physical conditioning. All campers Phone: 215-951-6999 receive instruction in basic boating and water safety. Campers Eligibility: Ages 10-16 from all ten sites participate in a swim meet, testing their skills Hours: June 21 - July 23, 2004 against other swimmers from throughout the city. Campers also Contact: Christopher Coxe attend one trip each week of the camp season. Breakfast and lunch are provided for all campers. Transportation is not provided. Fee required. Call for other locations and specific dates. For

Day Camp Phone: 215-683-3663 25 W. Penn Street 19144 Fax: 215-685-2196 Boys and Girls Club @ Germantown Web Site: www.pdraquatics.com Camp theme is Unity in the Community. Provides campers with Eligibility: Ages 9-15 activities that make a positive difference in their lives and connect Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm with others who value teaching children and adults ways to think objectively about and overcome biases and discrimination that they may show or witness. Activities facilitated during the ten Children’s Investment Strategy week program will help campers think critically about what they see on television, read in books and see in, movies. Other activities Summer Program include field trips every Friday, rookie league baseball, swimming, 8500 Pickering Street 19150 Agape Community Outreach Services arts and crafts, dance, music and computer lab. Breakfast, lunch at John F McCloskey School/Agape bldg and snack served. The weekly camp fee is $65. Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Phone: 215-844-7771 Fax: 215-844-2822 Phone: 215-247-4770 Web Site: www.bgcphila.org Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Intake: Call for more info. Hours: June 21 - September 3, 2004, 7:30am - 6:00pm Contact: Mattie Pinkney Contact: Andy Hershock

Summer Camp 7710-12 Ogontz Avenue 19150 Remnant Church of God 7th Day Adventist

Provides a state approved summer camp program, which includes breakfast, lunch and snack. Call for fee information.

Phone: 215-924-2610 E-Mail: www.remnantchurchofgod.com Eligibility: 5 - 12 years old Intake: Fill out a registration form. Hours: June - August

69 Upper Northeast Day Camps (zip codes: 19111, 19114, 19115, 19116, 19136, 19152, 19154) Day Camps

Baseball Camp Community Day Camps Frontenac & Levick 19111 Rising Sun & Comly 19111 Philadelphia Department of Recreation Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Tarken Recreation Center @ Lawncrest Recreation Center

Provides affordable, community based instructional camps with Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts the emphasis on skill development and sportsmanship. Open to & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. boys and girls. Limited enrollment. Camp filled on first registered, Call for specific dates. first served basis. Camper must bring his or her own baseball Phone: 215-683-3637 glove. Fee required. Money orders only - payable to All City Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Youth Sports AA. Registration forms and money orders must be Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual mailed to the following address: Instructional Baseball Camp playground/recreation center for more information. 2003, c/o Philadelphia Department of Recreation, 990 Spring Garden Street, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19123-2606. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

Phone: 215-685-0710 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Eligibility: Ages 9-12 Community Day Camps Intake: No registration on site. Call for applications. Cottman & Pennway 19111 Phladelphia Department of Recreation Hours: June 21 - June 25, 2004. Mon - Fri, 9:00am - 1:00pm @ Jardel Recreation Center Contact: Ed Livingston Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates. Camp CORA 733 Susquehanna Road 19111 Phone: 215-683-3637 CORA Services Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Provides swimming, arts and crafts, performing arts, soccer, playground/recreation center for more information. tennis, volleyball, basketball, nature/environmental studies, Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm newspaper and ceramics. Transportation provided for Northeast, Abington, Huntingdon Valley and Jenkintown areas. Contact CORA for Summer Learning Center and for fee information.

Phone: 215-342-1310 Community Day Camps Fax: 215-342-7660 x2673 Frontenac & Levick 19111 Philadelphia Department of Recreation Eligibility: Ages 5-14 (must have completed kindergarten) @ Tarken Recreation Center

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Community Day Camps Call for specific dates and fees. Rockwell & Ridgeway 19111 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Fox Chase Playground Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Call for specific dates. playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

70 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Community Day Camps Swim for Life Oakland & Magee 19111 Cottman & Pennway 19111 Philadelphia Department of Recreation Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Max Myers Playground @ Jardel Recreation Center

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Provides swimming. The camp offers participants two options: & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. instructional and competitive. The instructional option provides Call for specific dates. children with the opportunity to learn how to swim. This option focuses on introducing the campers to the basics of swimming, Phone: 215-683-3637 from overcoming fear of the water to learning the proper basic Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ swim techniques.The competitive option is designed for participants Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual who already have some swimming skill. Training in this option playground/recreation center for more information. focuses the kids on developing all four competitive swim strokes Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly). Campers also work on starts and turns and physical conditioning. All campers receive instruction in basic boating and water safety. Campers Summer Adventures from all ten sites participate in a swim meet, testing their skills 733 Susquehanna Road 19111 against other swimmers from throughout the city. Campers also CORA Services attend one trip each week of the camp season. Breakfast and lunch are provided for all campers. Transportation is not provided. Provides water activities, arts and crafts, yard play and outdoor Fee required. Call for other locations. For activities. Each week there is a particular theme and projects relating to specific topic. Children do not have to be potty trained. Phone: 215-685-0596 Call for fee information and specific dates. Two sessions offered. Fax: 215-683-3663 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Phone: 215-742-3528 Eligibility: Ages 9-15 Eligibility: Ages 2 1/2 - 6 Hours: June - August Hours: July 5 - July 30 and August 2 - 27, 2004, 7:30am - 6:00pm Contact: Traci Nagele-Balco Camp Grant & Frankford Avenues 19114 Holy Family University @ Northeast Philadelphia Campus Summer Camps 6901 Rising Sun Avenue Trinity Church 19111 Provides introduction to the university to younger students while Police Athletic League @ Gibbons Center they participate in fun and educational courses. Courses include art, science, writing enrichment, language, theater, Spanish, Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, entrepreneurship, exploring science as a career and astronomy. baseball, tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various No transportation provided. Offers one week sessions for each other recreational activities. Call for specific dates. program. Call for fees. Phone: 215-745-6465 Phone: 215-637-5016 Web Site: www.phillypal.com Eligibility: Grades 2-10 Eligibility: Ages 6-18 Hours: June - August Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center for more information.

71 Upper Northeast Day Camps (zip codes: 19111, 19114, 19115, 19116, 19136, 19152, 19154)

Camp Community Day Camps 9125 Academy Road Thomas Holme Elementary School 19114 Leon & Eden 19114 Lincoln Family Center Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Torresdale Playground

Provides recreation, arts and crafts, swimming, athletics, future Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts goals and field trips. Free. Space limited. Call for more & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. information on extended hours. Call for specific dates.

Phone: 215-335-5087 Phone: 215-683-3637 Fax: 215-335-5091 Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual E-Mail: [email protected] playground/recreation center for more information. Web Site: www.lincoln.cbps.org Hours: Mon -Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Eligibility: Grades 1-6 Hours: June 30 - August 8, 2004 Contact: Rhoda Raji Community Day Camps Chalfont & Deerpath Lane 19114 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Chalfont Playground

Community Day Camps Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Morrell & Crown 19114 & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Mitchell Playground Call for specific dates. Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Phone: 215-683-3637 Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Call for specific dates. Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Phone: 215-683-3637 playground/recreation center for more information. Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Day Camp Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm 2901 Grant Avenue 19114 Just Children @ Grant Avenue

Provides weekly theme for different activities including arts and crafts, Community Day Camps ice cream and pretzel day and water day. Field trips and snacks are Red Lion & Calera 19114 also included. Weekly full time child care rate $153. Registration fee Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Picariello Playground includes security card to enter the building. Subsidized fees are Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts available for those who are eligible. Call for specific dates. & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Phone: 215-677-1711 Call for specific dates. Web Site: www.justchildren.net Phone: 215-683-3637 Eligibility: For children who have completed Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ kindergarten to age 9. Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Hours: June 21- September 2, 2004, playground/recreation center for more information. Mon - Fri 7:00am - 6:00pm Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Contact: Barbara Melsch or Joan Cammann

72 Upper Northeast Day Camps (zip codes: 19111, 19114, 19115, 19116, 19136, 19152, 19154)

Sports Camp Day Camp Grant & Frankford Avenues 19114 716 Red Lion Road 19115 Holy Family University @ Northeast Philadelphia Campus Bambi Education Day Care Center

Provides sports camp for boys and girls. Girls softball, girls Provides art lessons, music, dance, cooking projects, swimming, basketball, girls and boys soccer, boys basketball, girls and boys arts and crafts, field trips, soccer, tennis lessons, math, science, volleyball. Lunch and t-shirt provided. Call for specific times reading clubs and computers. Breakfast, lunch and snacks and dates. Fee is $140 for one week session. included. Call for information regarding camp fees.

Phone: 215-637-7700 x3353 Phone: 215-464-8623 Eligibility: Ages 5-17 Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Hours: Call for dates Hours: June 21 - August 27, 2004, 7:00am - 7:00pm Contact: Maria or Marsha

Summer Reading Program Grant & Frankford Avenues 19114 Day Camp Holy Family University @ Northeast Philadelphia Campus 9768 Veree Road 19115 Shaare Shamayim-Beth Judah Program offered every other summer. Call for specific dates. This program is offered every other summer and will not be Provides supervised swimming, aerobics, trips, theater produc- offered in the Summer of 2004. tions, arts and crafts, music, sports introduction, weekly themes and pony rides. Free lunch included. Call for fee information. Phone: 215-637-8720 Phone: 215-673-2323 Eligibility: Ages 18 mos - 6yrs Contact: Carrie Herschfeld Community Day Camps Chesworth & Bartlett 19115 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Lackman Recreation Center Children’s Investment Strategy Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Beacon at George Washington HS & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. 10175 Bustleton Ave. 19116 Call for specific dates. Lutheran Children’s Services

Phone: 215-683-3637 Summer camp and other programs for children and adults. Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Phone: 215-961-2151 Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Community Day Camps Kevin & Napier 19116 Philadelphia Department of Recreation Community Day Camps @ Boyle Recreation Center Roosevelt & Conwell 19115 Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Hayes Playground & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Call for specific dates & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Phone: 215-683-3637 Call for specific dates. Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Phone: 215-683-3637 Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

73 Upper Northeast Day Camps (zip codes: 19111, 19114, 19115, 19116, 19136, 19152, 19154)

Day Camp Baseball Camp 500 Somerton Avenue 19116 Welsh & Mower 19136 St. Andrew’s Child Care Center Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ McArdle Playground

For children entering 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades. Extended day care Provides affordable community based instructional camps with the also provided. Call for fee information. emphasis on skill development and sportsmanship. Open to boys and girls. Limited enrollment. Camp filled on first registered, first Phone: 215-676-8419 served basis. Camper must bring his or her own baseball glove. Hours: June 21- August 27, 2004, 9:00am - 2:00pm Fee required. Money orders only - payable to All City Youth Sports Contact: Kathie or Michelle AA. Registration forms and money orders must be mailed to the following address: Instructional Baseball Camp 2003, c/o Philadelphia Department of Recreation, 990 Spring Garden Street, Day Camp 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19123-2606. 10100 Jamison Avenue (Jamison & Red Lion) 19116 Phone: 215-685-0710 Jewish Community Centers of Greater Philadelphia - Klein Eligibility: Ages 9-12 Branch Intake: No registration on site. Provides swimming, tennis, softball and soccer, basketball, Hours: Mon - Fri, 9:00am - 1:00pm racquetball, karate, gymnasium, sand volleyball, playground, Contact: Ed Livingston theater, dance, Judaic a, trips, and special events. Extended hours are available. Call for fee information and specific dates. Limited amount of financial assistance, fee adjustments and special payment arrangements based upon need distributed Children’s Investment Strategy on a first-come, first served basis. Call for more information Summer Program regarding Keshet, an inclusionary summer camp program offering 7340 Jackson Street 19136 support, socialization and recreational opportunities for children Catholic Social Services at Northeast Family Service Center with limited special needs in a Jewish environment. Traditional Full-Day Summer Program

Phone: 215-698-7300 x137 Phone: 215-624-5920 E-Mail: [email protected] Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Eligibility: Pre-K - Grade 9 Intake: Call for more info. Hours: June 21 - August 13, 2004, 9:00am - 4:00pm, Contact: Jesse Hall 7:30am - 6:00pm

Arts Camp Community Day Camps Ditman & Rhawn 19136 Holme & Willits 19136 Philadelphia Department of Recreation Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Holme Playground @ Holmesburg Recreation Center Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Designed for children with an expressed interest in the performing & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. arts. Provides singing, acting and creative movement. All Call for specific dates. campers must audition for camp with a monologue, speech, song or dance. They may bring a tape to accompany them for the Phone: 215-683-3637 audition. Call for auditions. After the camp receives a completed Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual application, copy of birth certificate and a recommendation from playground/recreation center for more information. a teacher, counselor or recreation leader, they will be notified and Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm given a date and time for the audition. Call for parent orientation and specific dates. Campers will perform in a presentation at the end of camp.

Phone: 215-685-0708 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Eligibility: Ages 6-10 Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

74 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Community Day Camps Summer Camps Rowland & Solly 19136 4401 Aldine Street St. Bernard’s RC Church 19136 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Ramp Playground Police Athletic League @ Tacony Center

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. baseball, tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various Call for specific dates. other recreational activities. Call for specific dates.

Phone: 215-683-3637 Phone: 215-335-4656 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Web Site: www.phillypal.com Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Eligibility: Ages 6-18 playground/recreation center for more information. Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm

Community Day Camps Camp Fun’ More Welsh & Mower 19136 2840 Holme Ave 19152 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ McArdle Playground Northeast Community Center

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Provides ten week day camp. Includes recreational and swim & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. lessons, arts and crafts, indoor and outdoor sports, games and Call for specific dates. field trips. Also is the new outdoor playground equipment and computer and science centers. Hot lunch and snacks served. Phone: 215-683-3637 Call for fee information and specific dates. Sibling discounts Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual offered. Membership required. playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am 3:00pm Phone: 215-335-0870 Eligibility: Ages 5-12 Hours: June 21 - August 27, 2004, 9:00am - 4:00pm, 7:30am - 6:00pm Day Camp 7340 Jackson Street 19136 Catholic Social Services @ Northeast Philadelphia

Provides field trips, bowling, skating parties, arts and crafts, games Camp Fun N More 2840 Holme Avenue 19152 and sports. Extended hours available. Call for fee information. Phoenix Horizons, Inc. @ Northeast Community Center Phone: 215-624-5920 Provides a 10 week summer camp program. Call for fee information. Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Contact: Jesse Hall Phone: 215-335-0870 Fax: 215-335-2595 Eligibility: 5-12 years old Percussion Camp Intake: Must fill out an application and pre-register. Rowland & Solly Avenues 19136 Archdiocese of Philadelphia @ Father Judge High School

For students interested in learning or improving their abilities in all Community Day Camps facets of percussion performance. Topics inlcude basic rudiments, Bustleton & Solly 19152 drum set styles, reading (moderate-advanced), auxiliary percussion Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Rhawnhurst Playground instrument technique, Latin instruments/rhythms, mallet (scales & Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts reading), ensemble playing and marching percussion. Call for fee & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. information. Fee includes srumsticks and music for practice. Call for specific dates.

Phone: 215-338-9494 x148 Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.archdiocese-phl.org Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Eligibility: Grades 5-8 & 9-12 playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm 75 Upper Northeast Day Camps (zip codes: 19111, 19114, 19115, 19116, 19136, 19152, 19154)

Teen Adventures Community Day Camps 2840 Holme Ave 19152 Academy & Torrey 19154 Northeast Community Center Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Fitzpatrick Playground

Provides a camp experience on an older level. Includes more Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts outdoor field trips and education with fun in mind. Call for fee & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. information and specific dates. Call for specific dates.

Phone: 215-335-0870 Phone: 215-683-3637 Eligibility: Ages 13-15 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Hours: June - August Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Teen Adventures Summer Camp 2840 Holme Avenue 19152 Phoenix Horizons, Inc. @ Northeast Community Center Community Day Camps Provides a 10 week summer camp program. Call for fee information. Thornton & Comly 19154 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Palmer Playground Phone: 215-335-0870 Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Fax: 215-335-2595 & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Eligibility: 12-15 years old Call for specific dates. Intake: Must fill out an application and pre-register. Phone: 215-683-3637 Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Art Camp Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm 11201 Academy Road 19154 Archdiocese of Philadelphia @ Archbishop Ryan High School

Provides printmaking, wire sculpture, elements of drawing and design and painting. Supplies are included. Call for fee information. Community Day Camps Dunks Ferry & Mechanicsville 19154 Phone: 215-637-1800 x240 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Junod Playground Web Site: www.archdiocese-phl.org Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts Eligibility: Grades 5-8 & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Contact: Mary Jo Brooks Call for specific dates.

Phone: 215-683-3637 Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Avid Adventurer playground/recreation center for more information. 11088 Knights Road 19154 Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Northeast YMCA

Provides arts and crafts, story time, outdoor play and exploration, snacks, songs, swimming and field trips. Call for dates Day Camp NEYMCA Phone: 215-632-0100 11088 Knights Road 19154 Web Site: www.philaymca.org Northeast YMCA Eligibility: Ages 5-6 Each session provides a different theme. Lunch and snack served. Call for fee information and dates.

Phone: 215-632-0100 Web Site: www.philaymca.org Eligibility: Grades 1-5

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Kinder Day Camp Summer Camp 11088 Knights Road 19154 10980 Norcom Road 19154 Northeast YMCA Special People In Northeast, Inc. @ Norcom Community Center

Provides arts and crafts, trips, nature studies and swimming Integrated camp program for children with and without lessons. Lunch included. Call for fee information. developmental disabilities. Activities include swimming, trips, sports, games, crafts, theater activities, cooking, horticulture, Phone: 215-632-0100 special events and more. Eight-5 day sessions. Fee is $150 Web Site: www.philaymca.org per week. Eligibility: Ages 4-5 Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 12:00pm Phone: 215-613-1070 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.spininc.org Eligibility: Ages 5 - 11 Little Explorers Day Camp Hours: June 28 - August 20, 2004, 9:00am - 3:00pm 11088 Knights Road 19154 Contact: Gene Spoerl 215-613-1070 Northeast YMCA

Provides arts and crafts, story time, outdoor play and exploration, snacks, songs and finger plays. Call for fee information. Summer Camp Phone: 215-632-0100 Island Road & Saybrook Avenue 19154 Web Site: www.philaymca.org Southwest Family Center @ Island Recreation Center Eligibility: Ages 2-3 Provides summer camp. Call for more information. Hours: June - August Phone: 215-727-4333

Music Camp 11201 Academy Road 19154 Teen Day Camp Archdiocese of Philadelphia @ Archbishop Ryan High School 11088 Knights Road 19154 Northeast YMCA Provides classes in woodwind, bass, percussion, strings, piano, computer music writing, music theory and jazz basics. For jazz Provides water safety, first aid skills, trips, peer discussions, basics students must have had 2 years of an instrument. leadership development and dance. Call for fee information and Call for fee information. dates. Financial assistance for all camps. Apply early.

Phone: 215-637-1800 x242 Phone: 215-632-0100 Web Site: www.archdiocese-phl.org Web Site: www.philaymca.org Contact: Gene Ciccimaro Eligibility: Grades 6-8

Sizzling Scientists Day Camp 11088 Knights Road 19154 Northeast YMCA

Provides arts and crafts, story time, outdoor play and exploration, snacks, swimming and songs. Call for fee information and dates.

Phone: 215-632-0100 Web Site: www.philaymca.org Eligibility: Ages 3-4

77 South Philadelphia Day Camps (zip codes: 19145, 19146, 19147, 19148) Day Camps

After School All Stars Children’s Investment Strategy 2100 S. 24th Street 19145 Summer Program School District of Philadelphia @ Vare Middle School 1606 Mifflin Street 19145 True Gospel Tabernacle Family Church of God and Christ Provides six week summer enrichment camp. Students receive computer instruction, learn to play chess, golf, tennis fencing, Traditional Full-Day Summer Program soccer, dragon boating and lacrosse. Educational activities include reading, math, and writing skills. Children also participate Phone: 215-334-3343 in cultural activities and field trips. Breakfast and lunch served. Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Program is free for eligible low-income youth. Interested high Intake: Call for more info. school and college students from the surrounding community can Contact: Ernest McNear work as program aides. Call for more information and specific dates. Check website for details www.afterschoolallstarsphila.org. Phone: 215-925-8818 Children’s Investment Strategy Web Site: www.phila.k12.pa.us Summer Program Eligibility: Ages 7-12 2600 Moore Street 19145 Hours: June 28 - August6, 2004 E.O.M. Athletic Association at John Neumann High School

Traditional Full-Day Summer Program

Phone: 215-226-4195 Children’s Investment Strategy Eligibility: Ages 5-18 Beacon at Audenreid High School Intake: Call for more info. 33rd and Tasker Street 19145 Contact: Brian Barry National School and Community Corp.

Summer camp and other programs for children and adults. Phone: 215-952-6466 Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Program 25th St. & Jackson St. 19145 Children’s Investment Strategy Diversified Community Services at Wilson Park Public Housing Apartments Beacon at Edwin Vare Middle School 24th & Snyder Ave. 19145 Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Diversified Community Services Phone: 215-336-5505 Summer camp and other programs for children and adults. Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Intake: Call for more info. Phone: 215-952-0806 Contact: Mary Bell

Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Program Children’s Investment Strategy 1800 Snyder Avenue 19145 Summer Program Point Breeze Performing Arts Center at Stephen Girard 22nd and Moore Streets 19145 Elementary School Diversified Community Services at McDaniel Elementary School

Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Traditional Full-Day Summer Program

Phone: 215-755-1014 Phone: 215-226-5505 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Intake: Call for more info. Intake: Call for more info. Contact: TBD Contact: Jewel Madison 78 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Instructional Basketball Camp Day Camp 16th & Jackson 19145 1332 S. 3rd Street 19147 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Guerin Recreation Center Church of St. John the Evangelist

Provides affordable, community based instructional camp with an Provides arts and crafts, music, field trips, conflict resolution and emphasis on skill development and sportsmanship. bible stories. Breakfast and lunch are served. Camp fee is $25 a week plus $25 for registration. Scholarships are available. During Phone: 215-685-1894 the summer two evening activities involving the children and their Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ families are offered; Dance Night and Performance Night. Eligibility: Ages 10-12 Hours: June 21 - 25, 2004, Mon - Fri 10:00am - 2:00pm Phone: 215-468-4020 Contact: Ed Livingston 215-685-0710 Eligibility: Ages 5-12 Hours: July 5 - Aug 1, 2004 Contact: Kathy Furber Kabaret Kamp 2300 S. 18th Street 19145 Trinity Christian School Day Camp Provides sports, swimming, arts and crafts, music, gymnastics, 101 Ellsworth Street 19147 United Communities Southeast Philadelphia @ Southwark House creative writing, nature study and field trips. Extended hours and bus transportation available for an extra fee. Call for fee informa- Provides activities focused on a particular theme. Includes field tion and camp location. trips, recreational activities, swimming and opportunities for educational enrichment. Breakfast, lunch and snack are included. Phone: 215-336-0250 Extended hours are available and subsidies accepted. The camp Eligibility: Ages 3-13 fee is $150 for the six week encampment. Hours: June 23 - Aug 8, 2003 Contact: Ann Letizia Phone: 215-468-1645 , Fax: 215-468-8078 Eligibility: Ages 5-12 Hours: July 5 - Aug 13, 2004 Day Camp Contact: Carolyn Stewart Director 215-468-1645 419 S. 6th Street 19147 Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church

Provides arts and crafts, field trips, music and dance. Call for fee Day Camp information and specific dates. Breakfast and lunch included. 1100 Catherine Street Room 104 19147 Extended hours are available. Call for fee information United Communities of Southeast Philadelphia @ Hawthorne Family Center Phone: 215-925-0616 Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Provides six week theme focused activities, field trips, swimming, Hours: June 21- July 30, 2004, 8:30am - 3:00pm and educational enrichment programs. Breakfast, lunch and Contact: Dolores Lyons Project Director snack served. Extended hours are available. Subsidies accepted. The camp fee is $150 for six week encampment.

Phone: 215-468-6111 x11 , Fax: 215-468-5573 Day Camp Eligibility: Ages 5-13 1511 E. Passyunk Avenue 19147 Hours: July 5 - August 13, 2004, 9:00am - 3:00pm Alphabet Academy

Provides field trips, water play, arts and crafts and library. Lunch and snack included. Call for fee information.

Phone: 215-551-6400 Eligibility: Grades K-2 Hours: Mid June to end of August for 2004, 8:30 - 5:30pm

79 South Philadelphia Day Camps (zip codes: 19145, 19146, 19147, 19148)

Day Camp Day Camp 2147 Manton Street 19146 1606 Mifflin Street 19145 John Gloucester House True Gospel Tabernacle Family Church of God and Christ

Provides arts and crafts, sports, bible studies, field trips, science, Provides weekly trips to the library, dance, arts and crafts, field math, computer programs, badminton, portable basketball, board trips and play yard activities. Breakfast, lunch and snack served. games and lots of fun. Breakfast, lunch and snack included. Fees vry from $50-$75 a week. Call for location information. Vacation Bible School. Fee for entire summer $225.00 per child. Phone: 215-334-3343 Contact: Barbara McNear Phone: 215-389-5504 Eligibility: Ages 5-12 Web Site: www.presbyphl.org Hours: June 14 - Aug 27, 2004, 7:30am - 5:30pm Eligibility: Ages 5-12 Hours: July 5 - August 13, 2004, 8:30am - 4:30pm Day Camp 1815 S. 18th Street 19145 Day Camp Eighteenth Street Development Corporation 1302-04 S. 24th Street 19146 Provides field trips, arts and crafts, life skills, sports, etc. Barrett Educational Center Breakfast, lunch and snack included. Call for fee information. Provides many activities including field trips. Free breakfast, lunch Phone: 215-271-0052 and snack provided. Call for fee information. Web Site: www.eighteenthstreet.org Phone: 215-463-8334 Eligibility: Ages 5-12 Hours: July – August Eligibility: Ages 6-12

Looking Through My Eyes Day Camp 1717-21 Point Breeze Avenue 19145 3225 Reed Street 19146 Point Breeze Performing Arts Center Salvation Army @ Grays Ferry Corps Summer Enrichment Program allows children to explore the world Provides arts and crafts, computers, field trips and sports. through their eyes using the creative, visual and performing arts. Call for fee information and specific dates. This intense program is geared toward newcomers to the arts through intermediate level and encourages self-exploration and Phone: 215-465-0300 creativity in a nurturing, non-judgmental environment. Ballet, jazz, Web Site: www.salvationarmyphiladelphia.org tap, African dance, hip-hop, drama, gymnastics, karate, creative Eligibility: Ages 5-12 writing and arts and crafts are offered. Weekly trips designed to Hours: 8:30am - 5:30pm give children a rich learning experience in order to help them make Contact: Jackie Rivers discoveries about the world they live in. Program culminates in an exciting outdoor show. Extended hours available. Camp fees $85 per week per child and $75 per child with multiple children. Day Camp Phone: 215-755-1014 x241 1724 Christian Street 19146 YMCA @ Christian Street Branch Web Site: www.pbpac.org Eligibility: Ages 5-12 Provides age grouped camps for Camp Achievers, Camp Hours: July 15 - August 13, 2004, 8:45am - 2:45pm Mediators, Champions (Sports Camp), Enrichment and Leaders in Contact: Ashley Brown Training. Extended hours available. Breakfast, lunch and snack included. Call for fee information. Transportation is an extra fee. Offers financial assistance on first come basis. Subsidized through CCIS. For full priviledged members fee is $122 a week. For program members fee is $135 a week.

Phone: 215-735-5800 Contact: Joetta Dweh Program Manager Web Site: www.philaymca.org Eligibility: Ages 5-15 Hours: June 21 - Aug 23, 2004, 7:00am - 6:00pm 80 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Summer Camp Camp PEP 1920 S. 20th Street 19145 1200 S. Broad Street 19146 Point Breeze Family Center @ Dixon House Programs Employing People

Provides academics, field trips, swimming, Reading Stars program, Offers 1-4 weeks summer day camp experiences for children with arts and crafts, cultural arts, conflict resolution sessions and more. developmental and other disabilities age 5-21. Activities include No fee required. swimming, arts and crafts, field trips, music and dance, sports, and playground events.
Special education instructors also Phone: 215-336-3511 x315 provide reinforcement of school-year learning. Fee: $275 per Fax: 215-952-0624 week. Fee includes lunch, snack, materials; also transportation in E-Mail: [email protected] some neighborhoods. Cost often covered by a family’s Base Web Site: www.pointbreeze.cbps.org Service Unit (BSU) or some other source.

Phone: 215-389-4006 E-Mail: [email protected] Summer Camp Web Site: www.pepservices.org 25th & Jackson Streets 19145 Eligibility: Ages 5-25 Vare Beacon @ Wilson Park Daycare Intake: Call for a brochure and application. Provides academics, field trips, swimming, Reading Stars program, Hours: July 5 - July 30, 2004. arts and crafts, cultural arts, conflict resolution sessions and more. No fee required. Phone: 215-952-0423 Children’s Investment Strategy Contact: Arleacy Bell Beacon at Barratt Middle School 16th & Wharton Street 19146 Wordsworth Summer Programs Summer camp and other programs for children and adults. 22nd & Moore Streets McDaniel Elementary School Phone: 215-567-1735 - Room 102 19145 Point Breeze Family Center

For 25 participants who live in Wilson Housing. There will be (2) family nights scheduled for camp. Summer camp will be held at Children’s Investment Strategy (3) sites, call for locations. Summer Program 2319-23 Fitzwater Street 19146 Phone: 215-952-0625 Greater St. Matthew Baptist Church Fax: 215-952-0624 E-Mail: [email protected] Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Web Site: www.pointbreeze.cbps.org Phone: 215-790-4754 Eligibility: Serves children ages 6-13 with behavioral issues Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Hours: July - August, Mon - Fri 8:30am - 5:00pm Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Rev. Dr. Steven Avinger

Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Program 801 South 15th Street 19146 Universal Community Homes at Universal Charter School

Traditional Full-Day Summer Program

Phone: 215-546-1880 Eligibility: Ages 5-18 Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Thomas Nock

81 South Philadelphia Day Camps (zip codes: 19145, 19146, 19147, 19148)

Children’s Investment Strategy Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Program Summer Program 1617 South St 19146 530 Bainbridge Street 19147 Diversified Community Services at Western Learning Center Gold Medal Karate- 530 Bainbridge Street

Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Traditional Full-Day Summer Program

Phone: 215-336-5505 Phone: 215-923-6676 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Intake: Call for more info. Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Angela Harrison Contact: Anthony Zuccarello

Children’s Investment Strategy Children’s Investment Strategy Summer Program Summer Program 1724 Christian Street 19146 101 Ellsworth Street 19147 Christian Street YMCA of Philadelphia & Vicinity United Communities of Southeast Philadelphia at Southwark House

Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Traditional Full-Day Summer Program

Phone: 215-963-3710 Phone: 215-468-6111 Ext. 28 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Intake: Call for more info. Intake: Call for more info. Contact: April Moore Contact: Marie Savignano

Summer Camps 1599 Wharton Street 19146 Freedom School Summer Camp Police Athletic League @ Point Breeze Center 1122 Catherine Street 19147 United Communities of Southeast Philadelphia @ Palumbo Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, Elementary School baseball, tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various other recreational activities. Provides a summer, culturally based, literacy enrichment experience for children and are managed by community based organizations Phone: 215-336-1451 in collaboration with the School District, Philadelphia Safe and Web Site: www.phillypal.com Sound, Philadelphia Education Fund and Communities In Schools Eligibility: Ages 6-18 of Philadelphia. Program includes literacy-based, academic Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center for curriculum emphasizing community empowerment and social more information. justice; conflict resolution and anti-violence; service learning and Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm advocacy; as well as arts, culture and recreation.
For more information, contact Jennifer Jones, Philadelphia Freedom Schools, Director, Philadelphia Education Fund, Seven Benjamin Summer Program Franklin Parkway, Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1208, 1408 S. Broad Street 1st Floor Rear 19146 215-665-1400 x3328. Mayor’s Office of Community Services @ Family Development Center Phone: 215-468-6111 Activities include reading club, nutrition education. The program is designed to increase communication skills through appropriate reading materials while teaching conflict resolution skills in a group setting. Children also involved in nutrition workshops and field trips. Lunch included. Phone: 215-685-1870 Fax: 215-685-1847 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.famdev.cbps.org Eligibility: Serves at-risk boys and girls ages 5-18 Hours: July - August, Mon - Fri 10:00am - 3:00pm 82 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Summer Art Workshop Summer String Camp 719 Catharine Street 19147 416 Queen Street Mary Louise Curtis Branch 19147 Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial Settlement Music School

Provides sculpture, printmaking, figure drawing, photography, painting, Provides music theory and music appreciation classes. Daily etc. Offers (4) five day sessions. Limited financial aid available. schedule includes two full ensemble rehearsals, sectionals and supervised practice time. Lunch not provided, but snack is Phone: 215-922-3456 x312 included. Financial aid offered if prove need; contact branch Contact: Nancy Wright 215-922-3456 x312 coordinator. Camp fee is $375.. Enrollment limited to 30 students. Web Site: www. Fleisher.org Eligibility: Ages 5-17 Phone: 215-320-2603 Hours: July 5 - 30, 2004, 9:30am - 12:00pm Web Site: www.smsmusic.org Eligibility: Ages 7-14 Hours: June 21 - July 2, 2004, 9:00am - 3:00pm Contact: Tracy Wolstoncroft 215-320-2640 Summer Camp 530 Bainbridge Street 19147 Zhang Sah (Brave Scholar)

Provides martial arts themed summer camp which includes tae After School All Stars 1621 E. Moyamensing Avenue 19148 kwon do, karate, gymnastics and yoga, as well as educational and School District of Philadelphia @ Vare, Abigail Elementary School enrichment activities like arts & crafts, computers, library, and writing. Daily mini-trips and weekly field trips. CCIS participating Provides six week summer enrichment camp. Students receive child care provider. computer instruction, learn to play chess, golf, tennis fencing, soccer, dragon boating and lacrosse. Educational activities Phone: 215-923-6676 include reading, math, and writing skills. Children also participate Eligibility: Ages 6-12 in cultural activities and field trips. Breakfast and lunch served. Hours: June 21 - September 10, 2004, 8:00am - 6:00pm Program is free for eligible low-income youth. Interested high school and college students from the surrounding community can work as program aides. Call for more information and specific Summer Program dates. Check website for details www.afterschoolallstarsphila.org. 319 Lombard Street 19147 Phone: 215-952-8620 St. Peter’s School Web Site: www.phila.k12.pa.us Provides academic enrichment and recreational activities Eligibility: Ages 7-12 (including foreign language, computers, art, field trips, sports, drama, music, games). Call for fee information. No financial assistance for the summer program. Children can attend weekly or for the whole summer. Day Camp 8th & Mifflin Streets 19148 Phone: 215-925-3963 Pennsylvania Migrant Education Program @ Bok High School Eligibility: Ages 3-11 Provides academic enrichment and weekly field trips. Summer Hours: June - July theme is URBAN PROMISE XII: THE OLYMPIC DREAM. Breakfast and lunch included. Free transportation available.

Phone: 215-551-4120 Eligibility: Ages 3-18 Hours: July 6 - August 5, 2004, Mon - Thur 9:00am - 3:00pm Contact: Nicole Prum Coordinator

83 South Philadelphia Day Camps (zip codes: 19145, 19146, 19147, 19148)

Day Camp Children’s Investment Strategy 138 Moore Street 19148 Summer Program P.H.Y.S.E.D. @ E.O.M. 1621 East Moyamensing Avenue 19148 After School All-Stars at Abigail Vare Elem. School This is a ten week camp. Provides cooperative games, water games, trips, arts and crafts, rock climbing, archery, computer lab Traditional Full-Day Summer Program aand sports. Lunch is provided for an extra fee or children can Phone: 215-925-8818 bring their own lunch. Camp fee for the whole session is $450. Extended hours before and after camp are available. Weekly Eligibility: Ages 5-18 sessions are $25. Intake: Call for more info. Contact: Robin Maddox Phone: 215-266-4195 Fax: 215-271-1994 Eligibility: Ages 4-11 Hours: June 21- August 26, 2004, 9:00am - 3:00pm Children’s Investment Strategy Contact: John Summer Program 1900 South 8th Street 19148 BOK/CSEEP Community School Program at Bok Technical High School Day Camp Traditional Full-Day Summer Program 8th & Mifflin Streets Bok Technical High School 19148 United Communities of Southeast Philadelphia @ Kids Place, The Phone: 215-952-6200 Eligibility: Ages 5-18 Provides theme focused workshops, field trips, recreational activities, swimming and opportunities for educational enrichment. Intake: Call for more info. Breakfast, lunch and snack included. Subsidies accepted and Contact: Ben DiTullio scholarships available. The camp fee is $150.00 for the six week encampment.

Phone: 215-952-6517 Children’s Investment Strategy Eligibility: Ages 5-12 Summer Program Hours: July 5 - Aug 13, 2004, Mon - Fri 8:00am - 3:00pm 1901 South 8th Street 19148 Contact: Tarrell Davis Sunrise, Inc. of Philadelphia at Bok Technical High School Traditional Full-Day Summer Program

Phone: 215-952-2730 Camp Eligibility: Ages 14-18 1025-35 Mifflin Street 19148 Intake: Call for more info. Tolentine Community Center Contact: Ben DiTullio Provides swimming, museums, cultural activates, skating, computers, library, bowling, arts and crafts, etc. Call for fee information. Extra fee for extended hours. Children’s Investment Strategy Phone: 215-389-0717 Summer Program Web Site: www.tolentine.org 2nd and Wolf Streets 19148 Eligibility: Ages 5-12 United Communities of Southeast Philadelphia Contact: Dino Rossi at Sharswood Elementary School Traditional Full-Day Summer Program

Phone: 215-468-6111 Children’s Investment Strategy Eligibility: Ages 5-13 Beacon at Bok Community School Intake: Call for more info. 1901 S. 8th St. 19148 Contact: Tarrell Davis United Communities

Summer camp and other programs for children and adults.

Phone: 215-952-8599 84 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Children’s Investment Strategy Soccer Kamp Summer Program 3601 S. Broad Street 19148 8th and Mifflin Streets 19148 Philadelphia Kixx Soccer Kamps @ Wachovia Spectrum Variety Club of Philadelphia at Bok Technical High School Offers children the opportunity to learn from their favorite Kixx Traditional Full-Day Summer Program players and staff in a fun and positive environment. Serves over 30 locations throughout the Delaware Valley. Players are grouped Phone: 215-735-0803 by age and skill level in both training and game situations. Fee is Eligibility: Ages 14-18 $125 if paid prior to June 1, 2004 and after this date fee is $145. Intake: Call for more info. For more information or to enroll contact the Kixx Kamp offices. Contact: Ben DiTullio Phone: 888-888-5499 Web Site: www.kixxonline.com Eligibility: Ages 6-14 Children’s Investment Strategy Hours: June 21- June 25, 2004, 9:00am - 1:00pm Summer Program 138 Moore Street 19148 Variety Club of Philadelphia at EOM site Summer Camp Traditional Full-Day Summer Program 2407 S. Broad Street 19148 Fels South Philadelphia Community Family Center Phone: 215-735-0803 Focuses on one unique theme each summer that drives components Eligibility: Ages 5-18 in character education, academic enrichment, cultural enrichment, Intake: Call for more info. physical activity, computer literacy, community service, field trips Contact: John Murawski and family events. Phone: 215-218-0800 Fax: 215-218-9555 Instructional Basketball Camp E-Mail: [email protected] 4th & Shunk 19148 Web Site: www.fels.cbps.org Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Murphy Recreation Center Eligibility: Ages 5-12 Provides affordable, community based instructional camp with an emphasis on skill development and sportsmanship. Fee is $25 per session. Summer Camp 1901 S. 8th Street 19148 Phone: 215-685-1894 School District of Philadelphia @ Bok Vo-Tech High School Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Eligibility: Ages 10-12 Provides evening basketball program, dance and drill team. Hours: June 21 - 25, 2004, Mon - Fri 10:00am - 2:00pm No fee required. Contact: Ed Livingston 215-685-1874 Phone: 215-952-8549 Web Site: www.phila.k12.pa.us Eligibility: Ages 6-13 Kids Place Summer Camp 1900 S. 8th Street 19148 United Communities of Southeast Philadelphia @ Bok High School Summer Camps 631 Snyder Avenue Ford Playground 19148 Provides arts and crafts, music class, drama, computers, field Police Athletic League @ Ford Center trips, sports and outdoor activities. Breakfast, lunch and snack included. Program lasts for seven weeks. Extended hours are Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, baseball, tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various available. Call for fee information. other recreational activities. Phone: 215-952-6517 Phone: 215-336-8750 Fax: 215-952-6517 Web Site: www.phillypal.com Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Eligibility: Ages 6-18 Intake: Application process must be completed. Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center for Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm more information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm 85 Roxborough/Manayunk Day Camps (zip codes: 19127, 19128) Day Camps

Summer Camp Day Camp 175 Green Lane 19127 Ridge & Pensdale 19128 North Light Community Center Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Kendrick Recreation Center Provides summer camp. Breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack served. Sliding scale fee, call for more information. Program Provides arts and crafts, games, and trips. Lunch is served. starts on July 5, 2004. Program runs for six weeks. Call for more information

Phone: 215-483-4800 Phone: 215-685-2584 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Web Site: www.northlightcommunitycenter.org Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Contact: Elvira Smith

National Junior Tennis League Day Camp Summer Program Wissahickon & Grakyn 19128 4015 Main Street 19127 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Houston Playground Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis Center Provides arts and crafts, games, and trips. Lunch is served. Provides tennis instruction and team play during various sessions. Program runs for six weeks. Call for more information No tennis experience necessary. 50 sites throughout Philadelphia Phone: 215-685-2597 at various playgrounds and recreation centers. This is not a Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ camp! Program operates June 28 - August 13, 2004. Pre-register Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm June 22-24, 2004 from 4-6pm at all sites. Beginners 9am-12pm; Contact: intermediate and advanced 1-4pm. Individual fee $50 and family Elvira Smith fee $75. Limited scholarships are available.

Phone: 215-487-9555 Day Camp E-Mail: [email protected] Fountain & Fowler 19128 Web Site: www.ashetennis.org Philadelphia Department of Recreation Eligibility: Ages 7-18 @ Hillside Recreation Center Intake: Register on the courts. Call or visit the website Provides arts and crafts, games, and trips. Lunch is served. for a list of locations Camp runs for six weeks. Call for more information. Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Camp Magic Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Ridge Avenue & Domino Lane 19128 Roxborough YMCA Provides themed activities, arts and crafts, games, life skills, Discovery Camp swimming, and community integration field trips for ambulatory Ridge Avenue & Domino Lane 19128 children with disabilities or special needs. Sessions run weekly. Roxborough YMCA There is a registration fee of $25. Financial assistance is available Provides themed activities, sports, games, arts and crafts, nature but must apply early. Deadline is June 4, 2004. and weekly field trips. Weekly sessions. Daily swimming or water Phone: 215-482-9945 activities are included except on field trip days. Lunch and an Web Site: www.philaymca.org afternoon snack are served. There is a registration fee of $25. Eligibility: Ages 5-20 Deadline for financial assistance is June 4, 2004. Intake: Call front desk at 215-482-3900 for financial Phone: 215-482-9945 assistance applications. Web Site: www.philaymca.org Hours: June 21- August 27, 2004 Eligibility: Ages 3-4 Hours: June 21- August 27, 2004 86 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Kinder Camp Teen Camp Ridge Avenue & Domino Lane 19128 Ridge Avenue & Domino Lane 19128 Roxborough YMCA Roxborough YMCA

Provides themed activities, sports, games, arts and crafts, nature Provides themed activities, leadership skills, field trips, etc. and weekly field trips. Weekly sessions. Daily swimming or water There is a registration fee of $25. Deadline for financial assistance activities are included except on field trip days. Lunch and an is June 4, 2004. afternoon snack are served. There is a registration fee of $25. Phone: 215-482-9945 Deadline for financial assistance is June 4, 2004. Web Site: www.philaymca.org Phone: 215-482-9945 Eligibility: Ages 11-14 Web Site: www.philaymca.org Hours: June 21- August 27, 2004 Eligibility: Ages 4-5 Hours: June 21- August 27, 2004 Y Day Camp Ridge Avenue & Domino Lane 19128 Nature Ramblers Summer Camp Roxborough YMCA 8480 Hagy’s Mill Road 19128 Provides themed activities, sports, games, arts and crafts, nature Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education and weekly field trips. Weekly sessions. Daily swimming or water Provides hiking, crafts, storytelling, field trips and explorations activities are included except on field trip days. Lunch and an of nature. afternoon snack are served. There is a registration fee of $25. Deadline for financial assistance is June 4, 2004. Phone: 215-482-7300 Web Site: www.schuylkillcenter.org Phone: 215-482-9945 Eligibility: Ages 4-12 Web Site: www.philaymca.org Hours: June 21 - August 20, 2004 Eligibility: Ages 5-10 Hours: June 21- August 27, 2004

Overnight Camp 6730 Ridge Avenue 19128 Salvation Army @ Roxborough Corps

Provides week-long overnight trips to the Salvation Army’s Camp Ladore in the Pocono Mountains.

Phone: 215-482-5911 , Fax: 215-483-4120 Web Site: www.salvationarmyphiladelphia.org

Sports Camp Ridge Avenue & Domino Lane 19128 Roxborough YMCA

Provides baseball, soccer, hockey, touch football, and basketball. There is a registration fee of $25. Deadline for financial assistance is June 4, 2004.

Phone: 215-482-9945 Hours: June 21- August 27, 2004 Web Site: www.philaymca.org Eligibility: Ages 7-13

87 Southwest Philadelphia Day Camps (zip codes: 19142, 19143, 19153) Day Camps

Children’s Investment Strategy Community Day Camps Beacon at John Bartram High School 66th & Regent 19142 67th & Elmwood Ave. 19142 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ McCreesh Playground Presbyterian Children’s Village Services Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Summer camp and other programs for children and adults. arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates. Phone: 215-492-5681 Fax: 215-492-6366 Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Community Day Camps Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm 69th & Grovers 19142 Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Finnegan, J. Playground

Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Day Camp arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. 7228 Elmwood Avenue 19142 Little Darlings Child Care Center Call for specific dates. Provides computers, bowling league, karate, gymnastics, trips, Phone: 215-683-3637 arts and crafts, nature study, music and reading. Promotes positive Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ self-esteem, friendship skills and sense of creativity. Themed Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual luncheons take place once a week. Part-time camp programs playground/recreation center for more information. available. Call for fee information. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm Phone: 215-365-4702 Eligibility: Ages 2-10 Community Day Camps Hours: July - August, 6:30am - 6:30pm Contact: Island Road & Saybrook 19142 Terry Wright Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Island Road Recreation Center Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Day Camp arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. 6424 Woodland Avenue 19142 Call for specific dates. Southwest Community Services

Phone: 215-683-3637 Provides summer enrichment day camp. Activities include arts Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ and crafts, academic enrichment such as science, reading, com- Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual puter studies and various workshops. Also, provides field trips. playground/recreation center for more information. Lunch and snacks are served. Children receive t-shirts, gift bags, Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm etc. Parent/guardian along with camper must attend orientation in June. The fee is $100 per camper.

Phone: 215-729-8911 Eligibility: Ages 6-12 Intake: Applications are available the last week in May. Hours: July 6 - August 13, 2004, 9:00am - 5:00pm

88 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Summer Camp Community Day Camps 6328 Paschall Avenue 19142 56th & Christian Streets 19143 Southwest Community Development Center Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ New Start Family Resource Center @ Christy Recreation Center

Provides summer camp at Patterson Elementary School, Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts 70th & Buist Avenue. Breakfast, lunch and snack served. & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. No fee required for children ages 6-11. Call for specific dates.

Phone: 215-729-0831 Phone: 215-683-3637 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Web Site: www.southwestcdc.org Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Eligibility: Grades 1-4 playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: June 21 - July 30, 2004, 9:00am - 5:00pm Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

Children’s Investment Strategy Community Day Camps Beacon at Turner Middle School 50th & Chester 19143 59th & Baltimore 19143 Philadelphia Department of Recreation WES Corp. @ Kingsessing Recreation Center

Summer camp and other programs for children and adults. Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Phone: 215-471-2906 x1511 Call for specific dates.

Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Children’s Investment Strategy Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual Summer Program playground/recreation center for more information. 5500 Kingsessing Avenue 19143 Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm African Cultural Alliance of North America at Mitchell Elem. School

Traditional Full-Day Summer Program Community Day Camps Phone: 215-476-9640, x.33,34 58th & Kingsessing 19143 Eligibility: Ages 5-18 Philadelphia Department of Recreation Intake: Call for more info. @ Myers, Francis Recreation Center Contact: Alphonso Kawah Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided. Call for specific dates.

Community Day Camps Phone: 215-683-3637 48th & Woodland 19143 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Philadelphia Department of Recreation Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual @ 48th & Woodland Playground playground/recreation center for more information. Citywide day camp program runs six weeks and includes Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm arts & crafts, games, trips, and swimming. Lunch is provided.

Phone: 215-683-3637 Web Site: www.phila.gov/recreation/ Intake: Call the Day Camp office or the individual playground/recreation center for more information. Hours: 9:00am - 3:00pm 89 Southwest Philadelphia Day Camps (zip codes: 19142, 19143, 19153)

Day Camp Kuumba Summer Arts Camp 1837 S. 56th Street 19143 52nd & Pine Streets Huey Elementary School 19143 Neighborhood United Against Drugs Huey Family Center

Provides art, dance, community events, field trips, sports and play. Engages children in community beautification projects and an Lunch served. No fee required. Call for camp location and dates. end of summer art show, as well as involving them in academic enrichment programs, physical activities and trips. Phone: 215-724-7430 Eligibility: Ages 10-16 Phone: 215-471-6257 Fax: 215-471-6694 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.huey.cbps.org Day Camp Eligibility: Serves ages 8-12. 5401 Grays Avenue 19143 Woodland Academy

Provides arts and crafts, music, computers, literacy and field trips. Summer Camp Breakfast, lunch and snack included. Fee is tenatively $101 per 63rd & Elmwood Avenue 19143 week, call to verify. Southwest Family Center @ Morton School

Phone: 215-726-6646 Provides summer camp. Call for more information. Eligibility: Ages 6-14 Hours: June - August, 2004 Phone: 215-727-4333 Contact: Barbara Young or Sandra Pollard Contact: John Reed Director

Day Camp Summer Camp 1220 S. Edgewood Street 19143 52nd & Pine Streets Huey Elementary School 19143 Aggie’s Childcare Center & Performing Arts Huey Family Center

Provides arts and crafts, reading, computer, math, self-esteem Provides summer camp. Contact the Family Center for more programs, weekly trips and recreational activities. Breakfast, information. lunch and snack included. Camp fee is $65 a week. Phone: 215-471-6257 Transportation is available for an extra fee of $25 a week. E-Mail: [email protected] Space is limited. Call for specific dates. Web Site: www.huey.cbps.org Phone: 215-747-3689 Eligibility: Ages 4-12 Hours: 8:00am - 3:00pm Summer Camp 5601 Christian Street 19143 Southwest Family Center @ Harrity School

Day Camp Provides summer camp in conjunction with 21st Century. 1341 S. 46th Street 19143 Contact the Family Center for more information. Southwest Community Enrichment Center Phone: 215-471-2908 Provides day camp. Community service opportunities for adults Contact: Cydney Irving/Cheryl Rivers and teens. Call in May for more details.

Phone: 215-386-8250 Eligibility: Ages 6-10, 13-17 Hours: July - August

90 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Summer Camps Baseball Camp 5900 Elmwood Avenue St. Mary’s RC Church 19143 77th & Elmwood Avenue 19153 Police Athletic League @ Southwest Center Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Cibbotti Playground

Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, Provides affordable, community based instructional camps with baseball, tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various the emphasis on skill development and sportsmanship. Open to other recreational activities. boys and girls. Limited enrollment. Camp filled on first registered, first served basis. Camper must bring his or her own baseball Phone: 215-727-8181 glove. Fee required. Money orders only - payable to All City Web Site: www.phillypal.com Youth Sports AA. Registration forms and money orders must be Eligibility: Ages 6-18 mailed to the following address: Instructional Baseball Camp Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center for 2003, c/o Philadelphia Department of Recreation, 990 Spring more information. Garden Street, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19123-2606. Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm Phone: 215-685-0710 Eligibility: Ages 9-12 Summer Camps Intake: Call for applications. 46th Street & Woodland Avenue Wilson School 19143 Hours: June 21 - June 25, 2004, 9:00am - 1:00pm Mon - Fri Police Athletic League @ Tucker Center Contact: Ed Livingston

Offer a variety of free summer camps which provide golf, baseball, tennis, educational programs, field trips, and various other recreational activities. Camp Exploration 2901 S. 84th Street 19153 Phone: 215-382-6341 Eastwick Family Center @ Pepper Middle School Web Site: www.phillypal.com Eligibility: Ages 6-18 Provides computers, nature hikes, sports, drama and/or dance, Intake: Call the individual PAL youth center for conflict resolution, life skills, arts and crafts, and field trips. No fee more information. required. For more information contact the Eastwick Family Hours: Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm Center directly. Phone: 215-492-2317 Eligibility: Ages 10-14 Summer Program Hours: July - August, 2004, Mon - Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm 5900 Baltimore Avenue 19143 Contact: Alia Walker Family Center Director School District of Philadelphia @ Turner, John P. Middle School

Provides summer program. No fee required. Contact WES Corporation or Turner Middle School for more information. Summer Program: EFC Sports Camp Phone: 267-256-5201 2901 S. 84th Street G. W. Pepper Middle School 19153 Fax: 215-471-8077 Eastwick Family Center Web Site: www.phila.k12.pa.us Sports-related activities. Lunch provided.

Phone: 215-492-2317 Fax: 215-492-2320 Summer Program E-Mail: [email protected] 5500 Kingsessing Avenue Mitchell Elementary School 19143 Web Site: www.eastwick.cbps.org Southwest Family Center

Provides math and reading remediation, homework assistance and tutoring, computer education, arts and crafts, youth sports, nutrition education, horticulture, swimming and community outings. Snacks provided.

Phone: 215-727-4333 Fax: 215-727-4311 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: [email protected] Eligibility: Ages 6-12 91 Philadelphia Suburbs Day Camps Day Camps

Backpacking Camp Camp Teekna 1345 Kirkwood Pike 17566 462 Malin Road 19073 Black Rock Retreat Delaware County Christian School Upper Campus

Five day encampment for high school aged youth. Transportation Provides junior camp for children grades K-6. Weekly theme is not provided. Fee for teen week is $180. Financial assistance activities include arts and crafts, nature study, swimming, archery, is available. Bible study, sports, games, music and drama, trips, and guest speakers.
Activities for grades 1-12 include basketball, field Phone: 800-858-9299 hockey, softball, soccer, lacrosse, wrestling. Other specialized Web Site: www.blackrockretreat.org camps include drama, art, sewing, and excursions. Extended Eligibility: Grades 9-12 care hours are available from 8:00am - 6:00pm. Camp fees vary Hours: July 19 - 24, 2004 from $65-$400. A four day week costs $180 and $205 for late registration. For those who register before May 1, 2004 a five day week of camp costs $210 per session. After May 1, 2004 Camp Bright Feathers registration will cost $235. For more camp information visit 1303 Stokes Road 18055 website at www.dccs.org/camp. Camp Ockanickon YMCA Phone: 610-353-6522 Hours: 9:00am - 3:00pm Provides a five day camp for children of HIV infected parents, and Web Site: www.dccs.org children who are HIV positive and their siblings. If an interested Eligibility: Grads K-6, 1-12 child is in foster care he or she must be infected with HIV. Transportation provided. No fee required. Call for specific dates and for more information regarding Counselor in Training (CIT) for Christian Youth Summer Camp youth ages 14-16. 1345 Kirkwood Pike 17566 Phone: 856-428-5688 x17 Black Rock Retreat E-Mail: [email protected] Six day encampments for youth includes archery, arts & crafts, Web Site: www.ycamp.org swimming, snorkeling, drama, nature studies, ropes, and other Eligibility: Ages 6-13 sports. Goal is to integrate Christian values and principles with Hours: August all activities. Each encampment is for a different age group. Transportation provided. Camp fee for 6 days is $180. Financial assistance is available.

Camp Sandy Cove Phone: 800-858-9299 , Fax: 717-529-3232 60 Sandy Cove Road 20901 Web Site: www.blackrockretreat.org Sandy Cove Ministries & Conference Center Eligibility: Ages 7-17 Overnight Christian summer camp in the Pocono Mountains includes Hours: June 14 - August 13, 2004 archery, basketball, chess, crafts, drama, first aid, nature, outdoor cooking, swimming, and other sports. Call for fee information.

Phone: 800-234-2683 Climbing Wall Teen Weekend Web Site: www.sandycove.org P.O. Box 196 17889 Eligibility: Ages 7-15 Setebaid Intake: Call or visit www.campsandycove.org. Retreat for teens with diabetes. Pock climbing wall and diabetes Hours: June - August education. Fee is $180. Tere is limited financial assistance. No transportation provided. Medical staff and counselors are available during the weekend.

Phone: 570-524-9090 Eligibility: Teens with diabetes ages 13 - 17. Hours: November 5 - 7, 2004 Contact: Diane Facer or Mark Moyer 570-524-9090 92 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Summer Day Camp Day Camp PO Box 297 18929 P.O. Box 1073 19004 Camp Neumann Conference Center Philadelphia 76ers Basketball Camp

Day camp in Christian environment. $165 per week. Programs held at Community College of Philadelphia and various suburban schools. Structured to teach the fundamentals of Phone: 215-343-6552 basketball. Not overly competitive. Fee for daycamp is $325. E-Mail: [email protected] Day camp run from June 27 - August 13, 2004 from 9:00am - Web Site: www.campneumann.com 3:30pm. Session at Community College run from June 28 - Eligibility: Ages 6-14 July 1, 2004 from 8:30am - 4:30pm.

Phone: 610-668-7676 Web Site: Summer Education Camp www.sixerscamps.com Eligibility: Ages 7-13 580 Meetinghouse Road 19002 Temple University @ Ambler Hours: June 27 - August 13, 2004, 9:00am - 3:30pm

Provides opportunity for children to learn about a specific area of interest, experience a college campus, and have fun. The camps are a fun-filled approach to academic subjects in a small group Day Camp setting. Subjects include Web Site Design; Fun with Math; Science 515 Meetinghouse Road 19046 and Computers; Kids on Stage; Creative Arts and Writing; Robotics; Settlement Music School @ Jenkintown Branch Detective Science and more. Some camps accept campers 14-15 Provides six weeks of individual instruction in all instruments of years old. Half day and full day sessions are available. the orchestra and voice and guitar. One week of Summer String Phone: 215-283-1304 Camp is offered June 28 - July 3, 2004. Summer String Camp Eligibility: Ages 8-12 incorporates ensemble rehearsals, supervised practice time, music Intake: One week camps are not interchangeable with four- theory and music appreciation classes. Open to all violin, viola, cello, and bass students. Call for specific dates and times. For week or two-week camps. more information regarding chamber music for adults contact the Hours: July 6 - July 30, 2004 and August 2-13, 2004 Jenkintown Branch.

Phone: 215-885-3345 Eligibility: Ages 7-13 Day Camp Hours: June 28 - August 6, 2004, 9:00am - 3:00pm P.O. Box 245 15547 Lutheran Camp Association @ Camp Sequanota

Provides day camp and residential camp for individuals and families with physical and mental disabilities. Financial aid and Family Adventure Summer Camp scholarships are available. RR 3 Box 3307 18360 Streamside Camp & Conference Center Phone: 814-629-6627 For parents and children ages 2 and over. Christian family- Web Site: www.dequanota.net focused atmosphere. $60 per person. Bus transportation is Eligibility: Ages 6-100 available from Philadelphia for $25 round trip.

Phone: 570-629-1902 Fax: 215-438-6807 Web Site: www.streamside.org Hours: June 18 - 20, 2004

93 Philadelphia Suburbs Day Camps

Girls Celebrate Science HTML Webpage Workshop 1101 City Avenue 19096 1101 City Avenue 19096 Friends Central School Friends Central School

Provides scientific study of environmental issues and wildlife, Kids will learn to write in the code that makes up a web page. group discussion exploring gender issues, community building and HTML or Hyper Text Markup Language will be taught as students swimming. Week 1: Learning about Watershed in the classroom work on their own web page. Call for fee information and through hands on activities and field trips. Week 2: Participants location. No scholarship aid available. apply their new found knowledge in a service project. Call for fee Phone: 610-645-5132 information. Scholarships available to needy families. Apply early. Eligibility: Entering grades 5-8 Phone: 610-645-5132 Hours: June 16-20, 2003 Eligibility: Girls entering 5th-8th grade. Contact: Karen Bleakley Intake: Applications due May 16, 2003 Hours: June 23 - July 3, 2003 Contact: Karen Bleakley James Thrash & Cecil Martin Football Camp 13th and Bern Streets 19612 God’s Blessing Summer Camp Sports International Football Camps 323 E. Lincoln Highway 19320 Instructional football camp coached by members of the Episcopal Community Services @ Trinity Church Philadelphia Eagles as well as other professional and non- Provides art, tennis, cooking, swimming, dance, field trips, recreation, professional athletes. One week encampment located at Albright and various educational activities. Staff works with volunteers from College in Reading, PA costs $629 for overnight campers and public and private schools, schurches in the surrounding Brandywine $519 for commuter campers. Must purchase or rent football Episcopal Deanery and immediate community. Fee is $20 a week. equipment. Payment plan is available.

Phone: Phone: 800-555-0801 Eligibility: Ages 6-12 E-Mail: [email protected] Hours: July 5 - August 13, 2004, 8:00am - 3:00pm Web Site: www.footballcamps.com Contact: Sandra High Program Coordinator Eligibility: Ages 8-18 Hours: July 12 - 16, 2004

History/Art Workshop Week 1101 City Avenue 19096 Lake Stockwell Day Camp Friends Central School 1303 Stokes Road 8055 Camp Ockanickon YMCA Art Workshop provides drawing, painting, ceramics, quilting, teddy bear making and swim period. History Workshop is for kids who Offers one week sessions of aquatics, horsemanship, earth are interested in the American Revolutionary War. Time will be education, creative arts, archery, sports, adventure travel, and spent putting together the pieces of the puzzle for this time in more. Call for fee information. Scholarships are available, but history through reading, writing, viewing films, as well as visiting transportation from Philadelphia is not. historical sites. Lots of hands on experiential learning. Call for Phone: 800-442-2267 fee information. Extended hours available for an extra fee. Slots limited for both workshops. Fax: 609-654-8225 E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: 610-645-5132 Web Site: www.ycamp.org Eligibility: Entering grades 3-8 Eligibility: Ages 5-15 Hours: June 16-20, 2003 Hours: June - September

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Mini Camp Overnight Camp 1345 Kirkwood Pike 17566 P.O. Box 318 18917 Black Rock Retreat Lions Camp Kirby

Three day encampment for younger campers. Transportation is Provides four 1-week sessions of team sports, archery, outdoor not provided. Fee for six day camp is $80. Financial assistance pool, nature hikes, arts and crafts, scrapbooking, plays, journal is available. writing, cooking classes, campfires, and other activities. Fee for camp if paid by May 1, 2004 will be $350, plus $25 registration fee. Phone: 800-858-9299 After May 1, 2004 fee is $375, plus registration fee. For financial Web Site: www.blackrockretreat.org aid, please call the Lions Club. No transportation provided. Eligibility: Grades 2-3 Hours: July 12-14, 2004 Phone: 215-249-1239 Hours: June 20 - July 17, 2004

Overnight Camp 3325 Swamp Creek Road 19473 Overnight Camp Camp Joy P.O. Box 1073 19004 Philadelphia 76ers Basketball Camp Residential camp serves children and adults, ages 4 and up with mental retardation, autism spectrum disorders, brain injury and Summer overnight one and two week encampments in the other neurological disabilities. Because they specialize in serving Pocono Mountains. Includes basketball instruction and games, people whose disabilities range from mild to profound, continence swimming, boating, kayaking, mini golf, and more. Two week is not required for most of their programs. Activities include encampments include weekend trips to Dorney Park and the swimming, horseback riding, outdoor games, arts and crafts, movies. One week sessions run from June 27 - August 13, 2004, nature walks, storytelling, music and dancing. Fees vary. Some fee for one week sessions is $550. Fee for the two week financial assistance available. Call to discuss transportation sessions is $1,200. needs. There are eleven-7day (overnight) sessions. Phone: 610-668-7676 Phone: 610-754-6878 Fax: 570-992-6080 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.sixerscamps.com Web Site: www.campjoy.com Eligibility: Ages 7-13 Eligibility: children and adults Hours: June 27- August 13, 2004 Hours: June 6 - August 21, 2004

Overnight Camp Overnight Camp P.O. Box 196 17889 309 Colonial Drive, P.O. Box 249 17501 Setebaid Handi*Camp 2004 Camp for children and teens with diabetes. Located in Christian overnight camping programs in Spring City, PA and Luzerne/Columbia counties in Pa Poconos. Three one week sessions: Newfield, NJ for children, teens and young adults who have Teen Camp, First-time-away-from- home session and Session II. physical and/or mental disabilities: six sessions in all. Fees are Fee:$400-425 per week. Financial assistance is available on a first $300 for 5 day and $350 for 6 day sessions but some financial come first served basis. No transportation is provided. Activities assistance is available. include boating, conoeing, arts and crafts, archery, swimming, field games, nature education, diabetes education, self-defense classes, Phone: 717-859-6404 singing and hiking. There is an olympic-sized pool. Resident staff Hours: May 31 - July 9, 2004 includes nurses, dietitians, physicians, insulin pump trainers and Contact: Brian Robinson 717-859-6404 counselors. Many diabetes supplies are furnished.

Phone: 570-524-9090 , Fax: 866-738-3224 Eligibility: Ages 8 - 17 Hours: August 2 - 13, 2004 Contact: Diane Facer or Mark Moyer 570-524-9090

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Overnight Summer Camp Regular Camp P.O. Box 196 17889 600 Witmer Road 19044 Diabetes Family Retreat Split Rock @ Setebaid Services College Settlement Camp

This retreat is for children with diabetes, their siblings and Four 2 week encampments that include swimming, hiking, nature parents/grandparents/caregiver. Fee is $60 per child and crafts, archery, boating, hayrides, sports, day trips, talent shows, $95 per adult for the weekend. No transportation provided. and more. Minimal fee is $200. Scholarships are available for qualifying families. Phone: 570-524-9090 Eligibility: children with diabetes ages 3 - 13. Phone: 215-542-7974 Hours: May 21 - 23, 2004, September 17 - 19, 2004 Eligibility: Ages 7-12 Contact: Diane Facer or Mark Moyer 570-524-9090 Hours: June 25 - August 23, 2004

Overnight Summer Camp Residential Camp P.O. Box 196 17889 805 Redgate Road 19025 Harrisburg Diabetic Youth @ Setebaid Services Camp Lee Mar

Camp located in Millville, PA. Activities include boating, canoeing, Residential camp in the Pocono Mountains for individuals with arts and crafts, archery, swimming, soccer, street hockey, basket- learning and developmental challenges. Activities include ball, nature education and diabetes education. There is a swim- athletics, swimming, boating, speech and language therapy, music ming pool. Resident staff includes nurses, dietitians, physicians, and art therapy, daily living skills, academics, and sensory-motor- insulin pump trainers and counselors. Many diabetis supplies are perceptual training daily. Provides a structured environment and furnished. Fee is $425 for the week. Scholarships are available individual attention, with guidance emphasized at all times. Staff on a first come first served basis. No transportation provided. are carefully selected for their knowledge and experience with special populations. All buildings are modern, air-conditioned, fully Phone: equipped and carefully supervised. The entire tuition at Camp Lee Eligibility: Children and teens with diabetes. Ages 8 - 15. Mar can account as a medical expense for income tax deduction. Hours: June 20 - 26, 2004 Contact: Diane Facer or Mark Moyer 570-524-9090 Phone: 215-658-1708 Web Site: www.leemar.com

Overnight Summer Camp 521 Plymouth RD Suite 108 19462 Residential Camp Southeastern Pa Muscular Dystrophy Association 261 Old York Road Suite 734 19046 Camp Ramah One week overnight program at the Variety Club in Worcester, PA for children and teens diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy. Must Provides Conservative Jewish educational and Kosher residential be registered with the Muscular Dystrophy Association. There camp in Lake Como, PA for individuals and families with hearing are two 1-week programs. There is no fee. Transportation can impairments. Call for Camp Ramah’s other locations for children be provided. with special needs.

Phone: 610-729-0050 Phone: 215-885-8556 Fax: 610-729-0040 Web Site: www.campramah.org Eligibility: Ages 6 - 21 with Muscular Dystrophy Eligibility: Ages 9-16 Hours: June 6 12, 2004, June 13 - 19, 2004

Residential Camp 1600 Mt. Zion Road, P.O. Box 20159 17402-0140 Penn Laurel Girl Scout Council @ Camp Echo Trail

Provides residential camp for girls with developmental disabilities.

Phone: 717-757-3561 Web Site: www.pennlaurel.org Eligibility: Ages 5-17 96 City of Philadelphia 2004 Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

Residential Summer Camp Special Week Retreat 215 N. Presidential Boulevard 1st Floor 19004 1345 Kirkwood Pike 17566 Golden Slipper Camp Black Rock Retreat

Overnight Jewish-oriented camp located in the Pocono Mountains One week encampment for children and adults. Activities include broken down into 3.5 week encampments. Provides sports, arts crafts, nature, archery, recreational group games, Bible time, & crafts, badminton, canoe trips, drama, fishing, hiking, dance, singing and swimming. Each camper has a designated chaperone. photography, tennis, video, and computer activities. Sliding scale Each chaperone is responsible for up to three campers. Fee is fees. Full and partial scholarships available. Transportation $180 for 1-week. Transportation is not provided. Financial provided from Elkins Park. assistance is available.

Phone: 610-660-0520 Phone: 800-858-9299 Web Site: www.goldenslippercamp.org Fax: 717-529-3232 Eligibility: Ages 7-15 Web Site: www.blackrockretreat.org Intake: Call for application. Eligibility: Ages 16-60 Hours: June 24 - July 18, July 21 - August 13, 2004 Hours: August 30 - September 3, 2004 Intake: Applications are received on a first come first serve basis until they are filled to capacity. Single Mother/Child Summer Retreat 1300 Valley Creek Road 19335 Paradise Farm Camps Summer Camp Five day encampment for single mothers and their children (ages 7240 Walnut Street 19082 Christ Lutheran Church 3-12). In addition to traditional camp activities, mothers meet to explore day-to-day living issues related to work, child care, and Provides educational enrichment by certified teachers. Offers discipline. Affordable sliding fee scale boased on family income. recreation, field trips, swimming, special events, and special guests. Serves breakfast, lunch and snacks. Extended care Phone: 800-707-2267 available in morning and afternoon for an additional cost. E-Mail: [email protected] Fee is $95 a week per child. Discount for families with two Web Site: www.paradisefarmcamps.org or more children. Eligibility: Single mothers with children 3-12 years old. Hours: August 2 - 6, 2004 Phone: 610-352-7037 Eligibility: Ages 5-14 Intake: Limited space available, early registration is recommended. Special Summer Camp Hours: June 21 - August 13, 2004 RR1 Box 1515 18424 Keystone Pocono Camp @ Keystone Community Resources

A special camp in the Pocono Mountains serving people with deverlpmental disabilities: severe, moderate, mild, Autism, ADHD Summer Camp and other related impairments. In addition to traditional camp 634 King Street 19464 Mustard Seed Farm Camp @ Gateway Counseling Services activities there are programs offered in instructional, leisure, cultural and perfoming arts as well as swimming. There is a fee. Camp is a project of the Reformed Episcopal Church. Provides children with mental and/or emotional handicaps, including mental Phone: 570-842-4521 retardation and ADHD, a Christian camping experience. The Web Site: www.campkey.com program is specially designed and supervised to accommodate Eligibility: Ages 5 - Adult, Developmental disabilities special needs. Campers must be capable of self-feeding, toileting, Hours: June 13 - August 14, 2004 and walking. Fee is $290.00 for 1 week residential camp. Contact: Gloria Lance Camp Director 570-842-4521 Phone: 610-323-8866 Hours: August 1 - 5, 2004

97 Philadelphia Suburbs Day Camps

Summer Camp Summer Overnight Camp RR 3 Box 3307 18360 PO Box 263 8055 Streamside Camp & Conference Center Camp Dark Waters

Provides Christian summer camp for boys and girls. There are Provides residential camp built on Quaker philosophy. Fee for fees for this camp. Small discount for clients who qualify for 1 week is $430: fee for 2 week session is $820. Financial aid summer food program. Swimming, boating, fishing, sports, is available. Activities include arts & crafts, archery, canoeing, Bible stories, arts & crafts, nature study, choir, drama and more. campfires, drama, horseback riding, fishing, swimming, sports, Bus transportation is available for $25 round trip. and ropes. ACA Accredited

Phone: 570-629-1902 Phone: 609-654-8846 Fax: 215-438-6807 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.streamside.org Web Site: www.campdarkwaters.org Eligibility: Ages 8-16 Eligibility: Ages 7-14 Hours: June 18 - August 1, 2004 Hours: June 19 - August 14, 2004

Summer Camp Prader Willi Syndrome Summer Overnight Camp RR1 Box 1515 18424 110 East State Street Suite C 19348 Keystone Pocono Camp @ Keystone Community Resources Camp Dreamcatcher

Specialized camp in the Pocono Mountains for people with Prader Camp for children with HIV or AIDS, or who have lost a parent Willi Syndrome. Campers can attend from 2 weeks to 9 weeks. or relative to HIV/AIDS or someone in the family is HIV Positive or In addition to traditional camp activities, there are programs has AIDS. Camp is held in southern Chester County. PA. Camp offered in instructional, leisure, cultural and performing arts as includes a teen camp, Counselor in Training camp and Junior well as swimming. Dietary and caloric intake monitored daily. Counselor Program as well as the usual camp program. In addition There is a camp fee. to traditional camp activities (swimming, hiking, boating, arts and crafts, tennis, etc), there will be psychoterapy, music, art and massage Phone: 570-842-4521 therapy. The camp also includes educational programs on HIV, Web Site: www.campkey.com diversity, conflict resolution, depression, body image, body changes, Eligibility: Ages 7 - Adult addictions, abuse and others. Children must know about their Hours: June 13 - August 14, 2004 condition or condition of family members. Camp is free. Contact: Gloria Lance Camp Director 570-842-4521 Transportation provided from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Phone: 610-925-2998 E-Mail: [email protected] Summer Camps Eligibility: Ages 5 - 17 P.O. Box 505 19041 Hours: August 22 - 28, 2004 Phillies Baseball Academy Contact: Patty Hillkirk Director 610-925-2998 There are nine locations in Pennsylvania: Haverford College, June 14 - 18 and August 2 - 6, 2004; Abington High School, July 12 - 16 and July 19 - 23, 2004; Stetson Middle School in West Chester, June 21 25 and June 28 - July 2, 2004; Cardinal O’Hara in Springfield, Pa, July 5 - 9, 2004; Radnor High School, July 12 - 16, 2004; Upper Merion Caley Elementary, Aug 9 - 13 and Neshaminy Middle School, June 28 - July 2, 2004. Each session includes baseball instruction, a Phillies uniform, baseball cap and membership into the Phillies Baseball Academy. All sessions offer a trip to Citizens Bank Park. Tuition is $310 for one week all-inclusive session. Cost for two week session is $615.

Phone: 610-520-3400 x 231 Eligibility: Boys and girls ages 7 - 14. Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30am - 3:30pm

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Summer Overnight Camp Summer Overnight Camp 415 Hoffmansville Rd 19505 9701 Leeds Road 64129 Camp Helping Hands, Inc Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Overnight camp for physically and mentall challenged children Provides two overnight encampments in Kutztown and St. and adults, specifically mental retardation and seizure disorders. Davids.. Sports include basketball, baseball, football, lacrosse, Program consists of a three 1-week camp program and a three tennis, cheerleading, softball, and track. Campers receive FCA 1-week shore program in Avalon, New Jersey. Camp program t-shirt, one year subscription to FCA magazine, and an FCA Bible runs from June 20 - July 9, 2004, fee is $550 per week. Shore & Teammate packet. Scholarships and tranportation are available. program runs from July 11 - July 30, 2004, fee is $550 per week. Phone: 610-446-3550 Some financial aid is available for individuals in our service area. Fax: 215-729-7698 Camp program provides music, sports, games,swimming, cooking, Web Site: www.fca.org arts and crafts, etc. Shore program features trips to Atlantic City, the Boardwalks, Wildwood, the beaches and other requested activities. Eligibility: Ages 10-18 Intake: Call for more information. Phone: 610-754-6491 Hours: June - August E-Mail: [email protected] Eligibility: Ages 5 - adults, Physically and Mentally challenged. Hours: June 20 - July 9, 2004 Summer Overnight Camp Contact: Laura McGinty 610-754-6491 9701 Leeds Road 64129 Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Provides two overnight encampments in Kutztown and St. Davids. Sports include basketball, baseball, football, lacrosse, tennis, Summer Overnight Camp cheerleading, softball, and track. Campers receive FCA t-shirt, PO Box 297 18929 one year subscription to FCA magazine, and an FCA Bible & Camp Neumann Conference Center Teammate packet. Scholarships and tranportation are available. Overnight camp with Christian environment. Eight 1 week Phone: 610-446-3550 encampments with different themes. Activities include swimming, Fax: 215-729-7698 boating, Bible study, Native American history, ropes, archery, Web Site: www.fca.org sports, and arts & crafts. Call for fee information. No transportation provided. Eligibility: Ages 10-18 Intake: Call for more information. Phone: 215-343-6552 Hours: June - August E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.campneumann.com Eligibility: Ages 6-14 Hours: June - August Summer Overnight Camp Contact: Jim Trauger Assistant Director 377 S. Ehrke Road 8037 Haluwasa Overnight & Day Camp

Seven 1 week encampments include swimming, boating, fishing, soccer, crafts, and Bible studies. Call for fee information. Limited Summer Overnight Camp financial assistance is available upon submission of appropriate 609 Geigel Hill Road 18942 forms and most recent year’s federal tax returns. Camp Onas Phone: 609-561-3081 Residential camp in Bucks County with four 2 week sessions. Fax: 877-234-2267 Activities include swimming, drama, arts & crafts, sports, hiking, E-Mail: [email protected] archery, canoeing, day trips and evening activities. Fees are $742 a 2-session. Limited financial aid is available. Web Site: www.haluwasa.org Eligibility: Ages 6-16 Phone: 610-847-5858 Intake: Call for more information and an application. Web Site: www.camponas.org Hours: July - August Eligibility: Ages 8-13 Hours: June 27 - August 21, 2004 Contact: Sue Neiger Gould Director 99 Philadelphia Suburbs Day Camps

Summer Overnight Camps 1303 Stokes Road 8055 Camp Ockanickon YMCA

Provides Camp Ockanickon for boys and Camp Matollionequay for girls. One and two week sessions available on 560 acres of forest and lakes in the NJ Pine Barrens (20 miles from Ben Franklin Bridge). Call for fee information. Scholarships are available, but transportation from Philadelphia is not.

Phone: 800-442-2267 Fax: 609-654-8225 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.ycamp.org Eligibility: Ages 7-16 Hours: June - August

Summer Overnight Camps PO Box 147 19565 South Mountain YMCA @ Camp Conrad Weiser Outdoor Center

Provides 2 week sessions for beginners, sports, adventure, and horseback riding camps. Fees are $915 for 2 week traditional sessions. There is also a Beginner and Advanced Horseback Riding Camp priced at $615. Limited camp scholarships are available.

Phone: 610-670-2267 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.smymca.org Eligibility: Ages 7-15 Intake: Call for more information. Hours: June 19 - August 21, 2004

Summer Programs 1300 Valley Creek Road 19335 Paradise Farm Camps

Residential summer camp serves disadvantaged boys and girls from Philadelphia and surrounding counties. Activities include swimming, canoeing, nature, arts & crafts, computers, teambuilding, climbing, archery and more. Three 12 day sessions from June 20 - July 1, July 5 - 15 and July 18 - 29, 2004. Sliding scale fee. Transportation options provided.

Phone: 800-707-2267 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.paradisefarmcamps.org Eligibility: Ages 7-15 Hours: June 20 - July 29, 2004

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2004 City of Philadelphia Summer Camps, Programs and Activities

John F. Street Mayor City of Philadelphia

Phillip R. Goldsmith Managing Director City of Philadelphia

Alba E. Martinez Commissioner Department of Human Services

Victor R. Richard Commissioner Department of Recreation

Paul Vallas CEO School District of Philadelphia

Jo Ann R. Lawer President and CEO Philadelphia Safe and Sound