Financial Support

Financial Support.

Available to all Registered Families:

Apply for Scholarship.

Scholarship applications for 2025 are now open for registered families.

Thanks to generous donors, we are able to provide needs-based scholarships for our chanichimot (campers).

APPLY HERE

Kids In Camp.

KIC is a registered charity established to financially assist families to send their kids to an Ontario Camps Association (OCA) accredited camp through Camperships. KIC only provides Camperships to families whose gross annual income is under $85,000.

Overnight Camps - $500 per week, to a maximum of 3 weeks per approved camper.

You can learn more about KIC here. Contact our office at [email protected] if you think you may be eligible for KIC funding and to receive the application forms.

Sibling Discounts.

Attending camp is a great opportunity for siblings to connect in new ways and bond over their shared camp experience.

If you are sending multiple children from the same household to camp, you likely qualify for our siblings discounts:
$55 per camper registered for a one-week session; $70 per camper registered for a two-week session;
$100 per camper registered for a four week session.

Referral Rewards.

We encourage you to take advantage of our referral rewards program. When you recruit new campers, you will receive a $100 credit for each week of camp they attend.

Examples:
Your referral signs up for 2 weeks? -> $200 credit!
Your referral signs up for 4 weeks? -> $400 credit!

Host an Info Session.

Level up from Referral Rewards by Hosting an Information Session!

Host an info session and receive a $100 credit simply for hosting
Invite at least 2 families who have not sent their child(ren) to Camp Shomria in the past
Our Camp Director will be there to talk about camp and answer any questions
We will provide everything to make this a fun and informative experience for the whole family – including members of our Hadracha (youth leaders) to meet and get to know the kids (may have a breakout room activity for them if desired)

Please call our office to speak to our Camp Director for details and more information at (416) 736-1339, ext. 2

Available to GTA Registered Families:

UJA Medical Fellows.

For our GTA Families only:

Each year the Jewish Foundation at UJA allocates funds to partner camps like Shomria that have Israeli campers residing in Toronto with a parent who is here for a medical fellowship. The purpose of the fund is for the medical fellows’ children to participate in Jewish life and Jewish camps in and around Ontario. To be eligible for the grant, campers must be children of Israeli medical fellows and the child must already be registered for camp.

Available to Ottawa Registered Families:

First Time Camper Coupon - Ottawa.

First-time campers from Ottawa are eligible for our First-Time Ottawa Camper Coupon which provides a 15% discount if used by December 31st, and a 10% discount if used between January 1st - March 31st.

PJ Goes to Camp.

First-time campers may also be eligible for awards of up to $1000 through the
PJ Goes to Camp Program.

Available to Registered Families from Hamilton, London, Montreal, Sault Ste Marie, Thornbury and Windsor:

One Happy Camper.

This grant is open to campers who are attending for their first or second year of a 12+ day session. This means that if a camper attended for one week last year and they will attend for two weeks this year, they are considered a first-time camper for OHC purposes. As a reminder, campers who attend Jewish Day School are not eligible. More information about this grant program can be found here.

APPLY HERE

Thanks to the generosity of the UJA’s Silber Family Centre for Jewish Camping, we are able to provide needs-based scholarships for our chanichimot who reside in the Greater Toronto Area. Please contact our office for more details.
Click HERE to begin the application process.