Is Financial Aid Available?
YES! We never want the cost of camp to be the reason a child is unable to attend. Through the generosity of a number of generous donors Holmes Camp & Retreat Center is blessed with the ability to offer significant financial aid for youth events hosted Holmes Camp & Retreat Center, as well as a variety of other camps, conferences, and other faith-building activities.
Need-based aid will be awarded on a first come, first serve basis until exhausted. Many churches also have aid available; please speak with your pastor.
In addition to financial aid for our own programming, Holmes Camp & Retreat Center is able to offer need-based financial assistance to help young people associated with congregations in the Presbyteries of Hudson River, Long Island, and New York City to attend these select summer camps:
- Johnsonburg Camp & Retreat Center: A faith-based summer camp located in New Jersey about 90 minutes west of Manhattan, Johnsburg has been serving youth and churches for over 60 years. Holmes & Johnsonburg are both affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), and share much of our history and core values.
- SuperKidz Kamp: A 7-day residential camp experience focused on building confidence and leadership in young people. A long-time partners of Holmes, SuperKidz holds their residential camp program at Holmes Camp & Retreat Center.
- The Wayfinder Experience: A week-long camp experience using cooperative story-telling and live action roleplaying games to foster social interaction and build teamwork, problem-solving, and leadership skills. We have partnered with Wayfinder for over 20 years to host their residential summer-camp here at Holmes Camp & Retreat Center.