SAVE THE DATE!!!
June 23-27, 2025
Sweetwater Youth Camp, Mariposa
Event Coordinators: 4hcamp@contracosta4h.org
Below information is for 2024
2025 information will be updated soon
4-H Summer Camp is back for 2024!
REGISTER NOW!!!
Camp Dates: Monday, June 17 - Saturday, June 22, 2024
Camp Cost: $425 Youth Staff/Camper, $210 Chaperone
Campers will stay in cabins; restrooms and showers are available; meals, snacks, activities, and t-shirts are all provided.
Campers / Youth Staff
Camper Age Requirement: Campers must be at least 9 years old by December 31, 2023.
Applications DUE: Friday, May 31, 2024 @ 9PM PT
STEP 1: If an active 4-H member, skip to Step 2! If not an active 4-H member:
- Complete ZSuite Enrollment Profile
- Submit enrollment fee
STEP 2: Complete camper application and submit registration fee
Campers must adhere to the Youth Code of Conduct at all times.
Financial Assistance
Financial Assistance:
Contra Costa: Funds may be available from County Council for Contra Costa 4-H Youth Members for up to 50% of camp registration cost and up to 100% of chaperone registration cost. Fee waivers will be reimbursed after member returns from camp. Complete the Camp Fee Waiver Form by May 31, 2024 for consideration.
If you are attending from another county, please contact your local 4-H office for possible fee waiver availability.
Camp Cost Refund Policy: 100% refund until June 1. After June 1, No Refunds - Exceptions may be made on a case by case basis.
Chaperones
Chaperone Eligibility
Chaperones must be 25 years of age and complete the enrollment process required to be a 4-H volunteer, which includes interest survey, online courses and fingerprinting. Adults must complete First Aid and CPR training. Any volunteers helping with any food service needs to complete a basic food safety course.
Application
- Chaperone Application
- Complete New Volunteer Appointment Process:
- If selected as a chaperone, you will be emailed the link to pay the registration fee.
- UC State 4-H Overnight Chaperone
- FirstAidWeb Inc Online Training
- Food Safety Test Online (Servsafe Food Handler) $15
Fingerprint results make take up to 3 weeks to be returned, please plan accordingly.
All Adult Volunteers must adhere to the Adult Volunteer Code of Conduct.
Camp Staff
- Regular Staff: senior member (14+) or entering 8th grade for the 2024-25 school year
- Junior Staff: intermediate members (11-13)
- Complete Camp Leadership Placement Form
- Attend camp leadership Zoom meetings (following Mondays at 6pm):
- February 26
- March 25
- April 29
- May 20
- Attend the entire Camp session (June 16-22)
- Adhere to the Youth Member Code of Conduct
The 4-H Summer Camp provides an outdoor setting for group living where young people can design a program to meet the needs of all youth. The camp experience will provide an opportunity for all participants to gain a deeper understanding of their relationships to their fellow man and the natural environment.
The core of the 4-H camp education program is to empower young people to share as partners in decision making, camp planning and implementation, and camp leadership on a day-to-day basis.
Goals of Camp
* To provide opportunities to experience personal growth in self-confidence and self-esteem.
* To develop an awareness, appreciation and understanding of the natural environment, including a concern for conservation and stewardship.
* To develop new friends and create lasting friendships.
* To develop a program that makes fun a priority.
* To provide outstanding learning opportunities.
* To develop opportunities for everyone to learn and practice leadership skills.
* To model group living skills in a healthy and safe environment.
Details
As in most 4-H activities, camp is run by teens, called "staffer", who start meeting in the fall to organize all the aspects of camp - everything from the food to the themes for the events. There is one teen staffer to every five youth (called campers). There are, of course, adult chaperones there as well (one for every ten campers) and a nurse on staff.
Campers take part in all the classic summer camp activities - hiking, arts and crafts, skits and songs around the campfire. Campers sleep in cabins - girls on one side, boys on the other. Each side has its own bathrooms and shower.
Donate to Contra Costa 4-H Camp
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