Work Camp & Retreat Opportunities
Listed below are some of the many opportunities in which youth groups participate during the summer months. (A printer ready list is on the right of this page.) The list is not exhaustive but does provide a sampling of programs that OYYA staff members and/or youth ministers from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and surrounding dioceses have experienced and recommend. Some of these experiences fill up by January or February, so do not delay in making your reservations! Please let your Vicariate Coordinator know if your youth group is planning to participate in a work camp, retreat or other special experience this summer. Your Vicariate Coordinator is also available to assist you in choosing the right experience for your group.
Alive in You – Catholic service camp & conference. 4 locations. Cost: $280-$300 www.aliveinyou.com
Catholic Heart Workcamp- Catholic service work camp. Many locations around the country; St. Joseph Prep School in Philadelphia is the closest! Cost: $300- 335. Jamaica worksite cost: $780 plus airfare. www.heartworkcamp.com
Just 5 Days – Catholic service learning program for middle schoolers. Several locations around the country. Sponsored by Center for Ministry Development. Call: 253-853-5422
JusticeWorX – Catholic service work camp for high school students held in Princeton, NJ. Cost: $385 includes transportation during the week. www.justiceworx.org
NorthBay Camp – The premier Catholic camping experience in North East, MD. www.northbaycamp.org
ServiceWorX – Catholic service week-long day camp for middle schoolers. Program leaders come to your parish. Cost: $6300 for 24 youth ($260 pp) www.serviceworx.org
Shine Catholic Work Camp - Catholic service work camp. Several locations all over the country; Hawthorne, NJ is the closest. Cost: $305-$330. www.shinecatholicworkcamp.com
The Micah Experience - Catholic mission trip run by Group Workcamp held in Indiana and North Carolina. Cost: $432. www.themicahexperience.com
Young Neighbors in Action - Catholic service learning work camp. Several locations around the country. Cost: $349; $379 for camp in Mexico. www.youngneighbors.org
Steubenville Retreat – Eucharist based 3 day youth conference. www.franciscanyouth.com
Quo Vadis Days 2010 - Quo Vadis is a four day camp that explores the themes of "Leading As Christ", "Sacramental Love", and "Vocation". Activities include a high ropes course, daily Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary walks, campfires, a movie, Liturgy of the Hours, conferences, sports, and outdoor activities such as hiking and fishing. Sponsored by the Vocation Office for the Diocesan Priesthood, Quo Vadis is not merely a priest camp, but rather a camp designed to help young men in high school grow spiritually and allow them to think and pray about what God might by asking them to do. www.heedthecall.org/qvd2010
Group Workcamp – Christian inter-denominational in many locations. Cost: $242-$479. www.groupworkcamps.com
Habitat for Humanity - Domestic and global youth work camps. www.habitat.org
Youthworks – Christian service work camp. Many locations around the country including Philadelphia! Cost: $248-$278; $388 in Puerto Rico www.youthworks.com