Contact Us
Please use the form below to contact us about any questions you have about the Foundation or any of our programs.
If you are interested in contacting the One Happy Camper program (up to $1000 for your first summer at camp), please click here.
If you are interested in contacting the Foundation for Jewish Camp, please fill out the form below.
One Happy Camper Program
1. First, do you live in a community that offers a One Happy Camper program? To find out, see our list of Community Co-sponsored Programs, and then contact your local program provider. If your community is not listed, please review the additional options below.
2. If you do not live in a One Happy Camper community, and your first-time camper is a PJ Library member, alum, or sibling of a PJ Library member or alum, contact Madeline Ramos at maddie@hgf.org or 413-439-1935 about PJ Goes to Camp.
Please note that PJ Library grants for Day School students are limited.
3. If you neither live in a One Happy Camper community, nor are you eligible for the PJ Goes to Camp One Happy Camper grant, your first-time camper may be eligible for a One Happy Camper incentive grant through your camp. Camp-Sponsored Programs: Please contact your camp director for more information.
If you are a returning JWest recipient and have any questions, contact us at jwest@jewishcamp.org or 888-888-4819.
Russian-Speaking Families
Russian-speakers who would like assistance selecting a camp and applying for the grant should contact the Foundation for Jewish camp at outreach@jewishcamp.org or call 646-278-4572.
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Community-sponsored One Happy Camper Programs
| Area | Contact Person | |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama* | Ellen Abrams | ellen@jefno.org |
| California | ||
| Los Angeles | Nina Patchak | Npatchak@JewishLA.org |
| Palm Springs & Desert Area | Sandy Durham | Sandy.durham@jfedps.org |
| San Diego | Brenda Silvers | bsilvers@jewishfederationsandiego.org |
| San Francisco (including the Peninsula, Marin, and Sonoma counties) | Lisa Pavlovsky | lisap@sfjcf.org |
| Connecticut: Hartford | Anna Elfenbaum | aelfenbaum@jewishhartford.org |
| Colorado | Dirk Bird | dbird@ajfcolorado.org |
| Delaware | Roberta Matz | Roberta.matz@shalomdel.org |
| Florida | ||
| Palm Beach | Sam Friedman | sam.friedman@jewishpalmbeach.org |
| Panhandle* | Ellen Abrams | ellen@jefno.org |
| Illinois: Chicago | Hallie Shapiro Devir | JewishCamp@juf.org |
| Indiana: Indianapolis | Carolyn Leeds | cleeds@jfgi.org |
| Kansas: Kansas City | Amy Rosenfeld | amyr@jewishkc.org |
| Kentucky: Louisville | Mary Hean Timmel | mjtimmel@jewishlouisville.org |
| Louisiana* | Ellen Abrams | ellen@jefno.org |
| Massachusetts | ||
| Boston | Lauren Schleicher | laurens@cjp.org |
| Western MA** | Mia Cogliant | gti@hgf.org |
| Mississippi* | Ellen Abrams | ellen@jefno.org |
| Missouri: St. Louis | Bebe Morgan | bmorgan@jccstl.org |
| Nebraska: Omaha | Mary Sue Grossman | mgrossman@jewishomaha.org |
| New Hampshire | Nancy Frankel | corkyatcf@aol.com |
| New Jersey | ||
| Central | Linda Poleyeff | lpoleyeff@jfedcnj.org |
| Metro West | Tracy Levine | tlevine@thepartnershipnj.org |
| Northern | Francine Koszer | francinek@jfnnj.org |
| New York: Syracuse & CNY only | Judith Stander | Jstander@jewishfederationcny.org |
| N. Carolina: Greensboro | Rachel Wolf | rwolf@shalomgreensboro.org |
| Ohio | ||
| Cincinnati | Getzel Cohen | getzel.cohen@uc.edu |
| Cleveland | Helen Wolf | hwolf@jecc.org |
| Columbus | Alyssa Russell | arussell@tcjf.org |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| Philadelphia (incl. Montgomery, Delaware, Bucks and Chester counties) | Brian Mono | bmono@jfgp.org |
| Pittsburgh | Sally Stein | sstein@jewishfederationpittsburgh.org |
| Rhode Island | Lawrence Katz | lkatz@shalomri.org |
| Tennessee: Memphis | Sheri Gadberry | sheri.gadberry@jewishfoundationofmemphis.org |
| Texas | ||
| El Paso | Cheryl Gordon | jfed5@elpbizclass.com |
| Vermont (South)** | Mia Cogliant | gti@hgf.org |
| Washington: Seattle | Annie Jacobson | AnnieJ@JewishInSeattle.org |
| Washington DC | Steffanie Jackson | steffanie.jackson@shalomdc.org |
| Wisconsin: Milwaukee | Rabbi Hannah Greenstein | hannahg@milwaukeejewish.org |
| Canada | ||
| Atlantic | Jared Goldlust | jared@campkadimah.com |
| Calgary | Judy Shapiro | jshapiro@jewishcalgary.org |
| Montreal | Veronica Klein | veronica@genj.ca |
| Toronto | Ricci Postan | rpostan@ujafed.org |
| Specialty Programs | ||
| PJ (Library) Goes to Camp | Madeline Ramos | maddie@hgf.org |
| *The areas of Alabama, Florida Panhandle, Louisiana, and Mississippi are sponsored by the Goldring Family Foundation. | ||
| **For areas of Western Massachusetts and southern Vermont, please contact the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. | ||
Camp-sponsored One Happy Camper Programs
| Camp/Movement | Contact Person | |
|---|---|---|
| Adamah Adventures | Adam Griff | adam@adamahadventures.org |
| Berhshire Hill Emanuel Camps | Alina Rus | alina@bhecamps.com |
| BIMA and Genesis at Brandeis University | Rachel Happel | highschool@brandeis.edu |
| B'nai B'rth camp (Portland) | Michelle Koplan | mkoplan@bbcamp.org |
| Camp Airy and Louise | Shira Kahan | shira@airylouise.org |
| Camp Avoda | Ken Shifman | ken@campavoda.org |
| Camp B'nai B'rith Ottawa | Jonathan Pivnick | director@cbbottawa.com |
| Camp Barney Medintz | Barbara Vahaba | summer@campbarney.org |
| Camp Chi | Shayne Brunner | sbrunner@gojcc.org |
| Camp Daisy and Harry Stein | Brian Mitchell | campdirector@cbiaz.org |
| Camp Hatikvah | Ebba Grey | admin@camphatikvah.com |
| Camp JCA Shalom | Hagit Marciano | info@shalominstitute.com |
| Camp JRF | Joshua Sternburg | jsternburg@rrc.edu |
| Camp L'man Achai | Yitzchok Steinmetz | yitzchok@camplmanachai.com |
| Camp Livingston | Ben Davis | ben@camplivingston.com |
| Camp Louemma | Hal Pugach | camplouemma@aol.com |
| Camp Mountain Chai | Julie Gross | julie@campmountainchai.com |
| Camp Nageela East | Rabbi David Shenker | rds@jepli.org |
| Camp Nageela Midwest | Yitzchok Ehrman | yehrman@campnageelamidwest.org |
| Camp Poyntelle Lewis Village | Sarah Raful Winston | sarah@poyntelle.com |
| Camp Sabra | Terri Grossman | tgrossman@jccstl.org |
| Camp Solomon Schechter | Sam Perlin | director@campschechter.org |
| Capital Camps | Erin Reische | erin@capitalcamps.org |
| Eden Village Camp | Becca Linden | becca@edenvillagecamp.org |
| Habonim Dror Camps | Steven Weinberg | chaversteve@habonimdror.org |
| JCC Ranch Camp | Gilad Shwartz | gshwartz@jccdenver.org |
| Moshava Malibu | Shula Bashkin | Shula@bneiakiva.org |
| National Ramah Commission | Alana Tilman | alana@campramah.org |
| New Jersey Y Camps | Janet Fliegelman | janet@njycamps.org |
| Passport NYC- 92nd Street Y | Molly Hott | mhott@92y.org |
| Surprise Lake Camp | Sheryl Kirschenbaum | sheryl@surpriselake.org |
| Union for Reform Judaism | Anna Blumenfeld | ablumenfeld@urj.org |
| Young Judaea Camps | Sharon Schoenfeld | sschoenfeld@youngjudaea.org |
One Happy Camper
Please see all the One Happy Camper contacts below.
Still have questions?
Give us a call 888-888-4819
or email us at
campgrants@jewishcamp.org
Drop us a line
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Foundation for Jewish Camp
253 West 35th Street, 4th Fl
New York, NY 10001
or 646-278-4500