About Camp Kind
Camp 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 or the Museum of Nature and Science.
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.