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UrbanPromise Summer Camps offers exploratory learning, outdoor activities, arts, recreation, and field trips. Campers take part in activities such as face painting, carnival games, a dunk tank, swimming, roller skating, rock climbing, movies, fishing, paddling, art class, STEM class, Bible class, recreational games, and science experiments, along with a high-energy opening program.
• Ages: 6–13 years old
• Schedule: Summer camp runs from Monday, June 29, 2026 until Thursday, August 6, 2026, on Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm
• Price: Summer camps are free except for a one-time fee of $40 and an additional $20 per child from the same household, to be paid in cash or money order on the first day of camp
Breakfast and lunch are served daily, and if a child brings food from home it must be in a labeled lunch box that does not require refrigeration or heating. Transportation is not offered for campers during the summer. UrbanPromise’s summer carnival includes face painting, carnival games, a dunk tank, and snacks, and All Camp Day features friendly cross-camp competition and a golden crate. Weekly field trips include roller skating, rock climbing, movies, fishing, and paddling, and swimming opportunities are offered in partnership with the Kroc Center. All campers have access to breakfast and lunch daily, and UrbanPromise provides more than 5,000 free healthy breakfasts and lunches to summer camp children and teens, with 350 minutes of physical activity each week through the opening program, recreation, and activity-based trips. Camp slots are first come, first served, with priority given to current after school participants, summer 2025 returners, and Camden City residents, and after school and summer camp programming is supported by teenage StreetLeaders at multiple sites.
UrbanPromise launched its first official summer camp in 1988 in an old Baptist church in the city of Camden, and UrbanPromise Ministries was established in 1993 as a faith-based New Jersey nonprofit. The leadership team includes Director of Children and Youth Programs Albert Vega, Program Director for Camp Peace Zion Brown, Camp Spirit Program Director Brandon Santiago, and Program Administrator Geneva McDowell. UrbanPromise states that it inspires generations of positive change agents working towards a compassionate and just world, is built on a holistic framework of care, uses relationship-based, experiential learning, and is guided by Christian faith. UrbanPromise invests in Camden’s youth, offers swimming in partnership with the Kroc Center, and welcomes each individual with care, dignity, and a sense of belonging, embracing generations of families through a dedicated network of support. One StreetLeader, Micah, shares, “The kids look at you like you’re their role model. They call me their big brother. I meet the kids’ energy with my own. It’s a natural connection with all the kids.”
Last updated July 10, 2026.
• Ages: 6–13 years old
• Schedule: Summer camp runs from Monday, June 29, 2026 until Thursday, August 6, 2026, on Mondays through Thursdays from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm
• Price: Summer camps are free except for a one-time fee of $40 and an additional $20 per child from the same household, to be paid in cash or money order on the first day of camp
Breakfast and lunch are served daily, and if a child brings food from home it must be in a labeled lunch box that does not require refrigeration or heating. Transportation is not offered for campers during the summer. UrbanPromise’s summer carnival includes face painting, carnival games, a dunk tank, and snacks, and All Camp Day features friendly cross-camp competition and a golden crate. Weekly field trips include roller skating, rock climbing, movies, fishing, and paddling, and swimming opportunities are offered in partnership with the Kroc Center. All campers have access to breakfast and lunch daily, and UrbanPromise provides more than 5,000 free healthy breakfasts and lunches to summer camp children and teens, with 350 minutes of physical activity each week through the opening program, recreation, and activity-based trips. Camp slots are first come, first served, with priority given to current after school participants, summer 2025 returners, and Camden City residents, and after school and summer camp programming is supported by teenage StreetLeaders at multiple sites.
UrbanPromise launched its first official summer camp in 1988 in an old Baptist church in the city of Camden, and UrbanPromise Ministries was established in 1993 as a faith-based New Jersey nonprofit. The leadership team includes Director of Children and Youth Programs Albert Vega, Program Director for Camp Peace Zion Brown, Camp Spirit Program Director Brandon Santiago, and Program Administrator Geneva McDowell. UrbanPromise states that it inspires generations of positive change agents working towards a compassionate and just world, is built on a holistic framework of care, uses relationship-based, experiential learning, and is guided by Christian faith. UrbanPromise invests in Camden’s youth, offers swimming in partnership with the Kroc Center, and welcomes each individual with care, dignity, and a sense of belonging, embracing generations of families through a dedicated network of support. One StreetLeader, Micah, shares, “The kids look at you like you’re their role model. They call me their big brother. I meet the kids’ energy with my own. It’s a natural connection with all the kids.”
Last updated July 10, 2026.
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