About Camp Kind

smile on seniors.jpgCamp Kind - founded in 2015 - is a unique day camp experience that offers children the opportunity to spend a week (or more) during their long summer vacation giving back to the community by engaging in diverse and exciting volunteering projects at Denver area non-profits.

In addition to Volunteer Field Trips, throughout the week, campers participate in numerous in-camp Kindness Workshops.

Camp Kind’s activities make a lasting impression on the campers and paves the way for greater community volunteer engagement and environmental responsibility.

Camp Kind offers campers a sense of purpose and positive self-worth, that help them develop  into caring and compassionate young teens and adults.

Volunteer Field Trips Include 

  • Newborns in Need – Denver Health
  • Flowers for Patients - St Anthony’s Nth
  • Project Angel Heart
  • Foodbank of the Rockies
  • Precious Child
  • Milk and Honey Farm
  • Animal Shelters
  • Senior Centers
  • Longhopes Donkey Shelter
  • Brents Place

Kindness Workshops Include

  • Kids Charity Initiative
  • Refugee Outreach Program
  • Toys for Kids
  • Denver Rescue Mission
  • Soap making for women in shelters
  • Kind to Kids of Incarcerated Parents
  • Adoption Kits for Animal Shelters

 

Camp Kind also offers traditional fun day camp activities including camp games, sports, crafts and drama.

Camp Kind also includes a once a week a fun trip to either Elitches, Boondocks, the Museum of Nature and Science and Denver Zoo.

For 2023 Camp Kind runs sever weekly sessions (Monday – Friday 9:am – 3:30PM) from Monday June 5 through July 21.

Camp Kind has 2 age groups, Junior Division for campers entering grades K - 1 Kind Explorers for campers entering grades 2 -7  Campers will be divided into groups grade based groups with a maximum of 20 campers per group and staffed by two counselors. 

Date for Camp Kind Extreme (ages 14-15) to be announced.

Camp Kind is a project of Chabad of NW Metro Denver and is directed by Benjy & Leah Brackman who brings 16 years of experience in running day camps to NW Metro Denver.