Camp Jamison

At Camp Jamison, we believe that a summer camp experience has the power to change lives! We believe every child should get to experience sleeping in a cabin, hiking through the woods, and roasting marshmallows with friends. That is why, since opening in 2011, we’ve offered a comprehensive, one-week overnight summer camp experience to all Philadelphia area children.

Our mission at Camp Jamison is to offer a diverse, inclusive, and, most importantly, affordable program! For kids growing up in a city with so many challenges, Camp Jamison offers a much-needed escape and reset – a fun, relaxing, and reflective week full of activities designed to strengthen children’s interpersonal and peace-building skills to empower them to become community leaders back home, in their Philly neighborhoods.

Camp Jamison 2023
July 23-July 29th, 2023
Transportation from Philadelphia to our campus is provided on COACH buses.

Activities Included:
Hiking
Archery
Swimming
Boating
Canoeing
Arts and Crafts
Drama
and more!

Single gendered cabins as well as all gendered cabins to meet the needs of all our campers. We focus on the margins so that everyone belongs.

Our founder, Jacqueline McDonough M. ED, created Camp Jamison because she knows summer camp changes lives and believes every child deserves to experience camp. Since 2011 Camp Jamison has gained a reputation as a well-run, fantastic nonprofit program that keeps true to offering a safe place for children, especially of color, at overnight camp at an affordable price.