Camp JCC and Year-round Youth Engagement

Camp JCC and Year-round Youth Engagement offers youth basketball, swim lessons, Maccabi games, pickleball, Winter Break sessions, Spring Break sessions, holiday parties, and Kids Night Out. Off-season events such as holiday parties and Kids Night Out give the Camp JCC community time to reconnect during the school year. The program takes place at the Simon Family Jewish Community Center on the Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community.

• Schedule: Winter Break and Spring Break sessions, plus year-round youth engagement events

The program is led by the Director of Camp. The Simon Family JCC began as the Tidewater Jewish Community Center in 1952, was located on Spotswood Avenue in Norfolk from 1952 to 1966, then on Newport Avenue in Norfolk until 2004, and has been on its current campus since 2004. The Simon Family JCC states that it is dedicated to encouraging tolerance and inclusivity in the community through facilities and programs that are open to all, with standards for excellence and inclusivity rooted in Jewish values. It describes itself as a common meeting ground promoting enrichment and unity for the Jewish and general community, with facilities and programs that are open to all and guided by Jewish values while welcoming all members of the community regardless of age, faith, or background. The broader community involvement described by the Simon Family JCC includes helping set up at Israel Fest or a film screening, joining an art class, or mentoring young readers who struggle with literacy.

Last updated July 19, 2026.