The third and final session of the HFH Summer Camps 2023 season culminated in a grand finale with the campgrounds transforming into an old-fashioned carnival. Thank you to the amazing team at Stifel, who not only sponsored [...]
Go Wakonda! Face painting was a highlight at Session 2 Carnival, thanks to volunteers from Knock Knock Give a Sock! Volunteers also hosted stations for campers to make beaded bracelets and paint on miniature easels—both equally big hits. Memories were [...]
HFH Summer Camps Session 1 Carnival was a smashing success! As is custom at the end of each session, Camp Wakonda gathered on their last full day of Camp for an afternoon of fun and friendly competition. Staff and campers alike faced off [...]
With help from wonderful volunteers over the past couple of weeks, Camp Wakonda is ready to welcome the first session of campers! A huge thank you to our friends at Rockland Conservation Corps for re-vamping the barn—the hub for performing arts activities—and installing a new campfire [...]
Join us for HFH Summer Camps 2023! This summer, we are offering three sessions for kids ages 7 – 11: Session 1: July 5 – July 12 Session 2: July 19 – July 26 Session 3: August 2 – August 8 To register, visit: https://app.campdoc.com/!/dn/login?r=hfhsummercamp
HFH Summer Camps Administrator Tyrone Squire was recently featured on Campfire Conversation, a podcast about summer camp. Tyrone talks about the ways that summer camp provides kids with valuable and memorable experiences, especially for kids experiencing homelessness. Give the full podcast a listen here: http://bit.ly/3WaHa9N.
HFH Summer Camps 2022 season has come to a close, and we want to highlight the amazing experiences of our campers at Camp Wakonda this summer. Thank you to our fantastic staff who have done so much for [...]
Our first session at Camp Wakonda has been amazing so far! From face-painting at our annual carnival to making lifelong treasures at arts and crafts, campers are learning, growing, and having the time of their lives.
In preparation for a fun-filled summer at HFH Summer Camps, a volunteer group of staff members headed up to Camp Wakonda in Harriman State Park to plant a garden of flowers, herbs, and vegetables. As part of what is fast-becoming an annual tradition—“Camp Cleanup Day”—team members [...]
“Life changed for me when I started camp.” For Camp Administrator Tyrone Squire, camp has “always been in his heart.” Growing up in Fullerton, CA, he spent his summers at a Boy Scout camp off the coast of California. Since starting with HFH in 2010, Tyrone has translated his positive [...]
