Refuge Kids Day Camps Summer Camp

486 Button Ave, Manteca, CA 95336

map486 Button Ave, Manteca, CA 95336

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Refuge Kids Day Camps Summer Camp includes field trips, games, arts and crafts, sports, water play, and hands-on projects such as seasonal and festive crafts. Campers take part in outdoor and indoor games, special themed days, themed projects, song learning, dance moves, brick building with Legos, mud kitchens, Minecraft-inspired challenges, astronomy activities, cosmic crafts, squid dissection, panning for real gold, DIY pizza with a walking field trip to Gold Dust Pizza, clay sculpture making with pottery techniques, rock wall climbing, and exploration of reptiles, birds, amphibians, mammals, and bugs.

• Ages: 5–12 years old
• Schedule: Summer Camp is offered in 12 weekly sessions, with options to select 2 days or the entire week for each session; camps operate from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, with complimentary before and after-care from 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM.
• Price: $25 registration payment; the daily rate becomes more economical as more days are added.

Refuge Kids Day Camps offers daily and weekly enrichment programs for children in grades K–7 throughout the year, including school breaks and Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, In-Service, and Homeschooler Day Camps. Programs are organized by age groups and take place in a faith-based environment, with Summer Camp weekly themed sessions that include specific vendors and activities. Programs are led by trusted staff members and expert instructors who have undergone thorough background checks.

Refuge Kids Day Camps states that campers gain self-confidence, independence, and social skills, while also fostering creativity in a faith-based environment, and that campers build lasting friendships while rediscovering the joy of playing and embracing their childhood. In-Service and Homeschooler Day Camps partner with local organizations like the Modesto Children's Museum. Refuge Church, which runs the program, is an Assemblies of God church and adheres to the 16 Fundamental Truths of the Assemblies of God.

The leadership team connected to the program includes Reverend David Bliss (Senior Pastor), Lisa Bliss (Events Coordinator), Reverend Michael Chiolero (Youth Pastor), Reverend Kay Maxwell (Pastor of Prayer), Alexis Cavnar (Refuge Kids Director), Caleb (CJ) Dingle (Worship Director), Terri Souza (Business Administrator), Molly Malear (Receptionist), Stephanie Gentry (Administrative Assistant), and Jaden Clark (Media). An online brochure is available for families who want more detailed information about the camps and sessions.

Last updated May 19, 2026.

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