Searching for a summer program for your child? While most NYC summer program applications opened in March and closed in May, this list highlights programs still accepting applications. All of them are free or low cost regardless of your immigration status.
Summer programs can include sports, arts, science, and outdoor activities. We recommend discussing your child’s interests with them and applying early, as space is limited.
Summer camps and programs The Bronx
Bronxworks DYCD COMPASS Summer Day Camp: Designed for kids ages 5 to 12 summer camp programs include health and fitness, literacy and STEM development, arts education, computer practice, and character building. During school vacations, children go on field trips as well as approved overnight trips.
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Contact:
Ursula Cooper-Hunter, Director, Children & Youth
718-508-3193
[email protected]
Summer camps and programs in Brooklyn
CAMBA Summer Day Camps: This camp offers a combination of social services and recreational and educational activities. Daily schedules include hands-on learning experiences, field trips, and activities including dance, crafts, sports, and visual arts.
For applying follow these steps:
- Go in person to one of the 10 Brooklyn locations listed below.
- Once there, pick up and fill out a CAMBA Membership Form.
- Get your child a medical form filled out by a doctor. Forms will not be accepted without a valid medical document, which must be dated within one year prior to admission to camp and include immunization records.
- Attend parent orientation. This is a required step to enroll your child in their summer camp programs.
Summer camps and programs in multiple locations
The Fresh Air Fund: This sleepaway camp in New York’s Mid-Hudson valley offers children ages 8 to 15 new experiences and new skills.
A day at camp looks full of fun activities like learning to swim, arts and crafts, archery, learning to play guitar, exploring the outdoors and more. Applications can be used by clicking this link.
Contact:
Maria Mejia, Community Outreach
[email protected]
[email protected]
1-800-367-0003
633 3rd Avenue, 14th Fl
New York, NY 10017
Good Shepherd Summer Camps: After-school and summer camps in Bedford Stuyvesant, East New York, Fordham/Belmont, Gowanus, Kingsbridge, Pelham Parkway, Red Hook, Soundview, South Bronx, University Heights/Morris Heights
With locations across the Bronx and Brooklyn, you have to contact individual camps for information on applications, deadlines, and qualifications.
Police Athletic League Summer Day Camp: Each summer, PAL provides children ages 5 to13 living in communities facing high rates of poverty and crime with Summer Day Camps, free of charge. Over seven weeks, children engage in a revolving schedule of academic enrichment, arts learning and fun physical fitness activities, including team based athletic tournaments and sports fundamentals instruction.
Operating in all five boroughs, the service is available Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.. To apply, complete this form and submit it to one of the provided email addresses listed there. In-person visits are optional. The address is:
Police Athletic League, Inc.,
34 1/2 East 12th Street, New York, NY 10003, United States
1-800-PAL-4KIDS (1-800-725-4543)
City Parks Foundation Teen Girls’ Sports Program: This program fosters a supportive and fun environment for girls aged 13 to 16 to participate in sports, build self-esteem, and make friends. Offered at all citywide locations, it encourages teenage girls of all skill levels to stay involved with the games they love. Check the link here to register.
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