Holmes Camp & Retreat Center works each day to provide space and programming for all individuals and organizations to educate, empower and renew. To that end, we do not want economic hardship to be a barrier to participation. We continue to welcome churches and other nonprofits with comfortable, affordable lodging and meeting spaces for their events and retreats. 

For visiting retreat and camp groups, we offer a wide array of service levels from hotel style lodging to more rustic camping experiences. Food service can be catered to meet each group’s needs. To discuss ways to make your camp or retreat more affordable, please contact us at Holmes@holmescamp.org.

YOUTH FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION
ADULT FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION

For individual summer campers, we partner with a number of organizations who provide excellent children’s programs. Holmes Camp & Retreat Center offers need-based financial assistance to help young people 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 partner 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 camp here at Holmes Camp & Retreat Center, which has grown to include four week-long summer sessions as well as several school break camps throughout the calendar year.

Need-based financial assistance is available to youth and teens with priority given to those who regularly attend or are members of a PC(USA) church in the presbyteries of Hudson River, Long Island, or New York City. Here for Campership information or contact us at Holmes@holmescamp.org for more information.