New Adventures Summer Camp
The end of the school year for The Children’s Home residents doesn’t have to mean the end of an active and educational schedule. Every year The Children’s Home hosts an educational and enjoyable 11-week summer camp experience for kids in our care. The activities offered cultivate life and social skills in imaginative and insightful ways that make the most of the warm summer months.
We plan camp activities to keep the kids moving and healthy; weight lifting, swimming, gardening, hiking, horseback riding, and team sports are the most popular. Campers also participate in various interactive projects on topics like nutrition, drug education, and budgeting. Most activities take place on our beautiful 44-acre campus in Catonsville, Maryland, with occasional field trips to museums and other places of interest.
At the same time, The Children’s Home conducts a Summer Youth Employment Program. Hosted in conjunction with the Baltimore County Department of Economic and Workforce Development, select TCH residents participate in a six-week employment program focused on job skill development while earning a salary. We also host workshops to introduce interview and resume writing techniques, conduct discussions on soft-skills, and connect participants with mentors and leaders.
Overall, the purpose of The Children’s Home summer programming is to strengthen campers’ self-confidence and core values. We empower campers by emphasizing healthy choices, positive decision-making, and sustainable coping skills in a comfortable environment. These lessons can be applied across a lifetime.
Won’t you help send a kid to camp?
We have two ways to help: Make a donation, or lead a workshop.
Contribute to our Summer Programming Fund
From hands-on life skills to outdoor adventures, every moment at our New Adventures Summer Camp helps kids build confidence, resilience, and joy. Your gift helps create these moments. By donating to our summer camp fund, you provide youth in our care with the opportunity to enjoy summer as it should be: safe, enriching, and full of discovery.
Together, let’s make this summer unforgettable.
Lead a Summer Camp Workshop
Summer 2025
Thank you for your interest in leading a one-hour summer workshop for the residents of The Children’s Home. These sessions are a valuable part of our summer program and are designed to offer exposure, enrichment, and inspiration.
All submissions are reviewed by staff for age-appropriateness, logistics, and scheduling.