2020 First Look Fundraising Analysis
Parents Advisory Council Update – Call for Help
Hi Jacobs Camp family! On Thursday, February 4th, the Jacobs Camp Parent Advisory Council had our inaugural meeting! It was so exciting to get this council up and running. Because EVERY parent is a part of the Parent Advisory Council, I wanted to provide all of you...
Jacobs Camp Lends Support to Utica Neighbors during Winter Storm
For over 50 years, Jewish families of the Deep South have considered Henry S. Jacobs Camp "their camp", but they are not the only ones. We also have a long and deep relationship with our neighbors and friends here in the community of Utica, MS. Our amazing neighbors...
Internship and Mentorship Program for Jacobs Camp Staff
Calling all HSJ alumni! We need your help to recruit an outstanding cohort of HSJ counselors and staff this summer. In a world where college students feel intense pressure to choose between camp and internship experience beyond Utica, let’s help them have both! Help...
Creating a Caring, Loving, and Peaceful Space at Camp: Welcome Leah Hart Tennen, Community Care Director
For a few days now, I’ve been telling people that I get to go to camp for the whole summer. Those that aren’t “camp people” wonder why an adult would want to do that, but those in the know say things like, “how did that happen?”; “you are so lucky”; and “I am so...
To the Staff, Love Anna
To my Jacobs Camp Staff, Words will never be able to properly express how much you mean to me. How grateful I am for all that you give of yourselves to our campers. For how hard you push me to be a social justice warrior. For how hard you work every summer and the...
What Parents are Saying About our Staff
When we ask parents what the strengths of Jacobs Camp are, they overwhelmingly respond: "the impact the staff has on my child." We wanted to share with you other quotes from camp parents about how much camp means to their family, and the impact the staff make in...
Thank You to Our 2020 Donors for Sustaining Camp and Putting us on the Road to Welcome Home
In 2020, YOU stood by Jacobs Camp! Through the doubt and uncertainty, YOU lent your support when we needed YOU most! THANK YOU! But who are YOU? YOU, of course, are a generous donor to Henry S. Jacobs Camp, and we are extremely grateful for your support last year!...
I’m the Best Version of Myself at Camp
I didn't go to Jacobs Camp until I was 13. I joined the camp family late, but I eventually decided to “see what all the fuss was about”. Talmidim was my first summer, and I had absolutely no expectations, but after my first hour at camp, I surprisingly felt like I...
Parent Advisory Council: A New Parents-Only Platform to Share Thoughts and Ideas
Hello Fellow Jacobs Parents! My name is Hydee Kagan, and I am very excited to be chairing Jacobs Camp's Parent Advisory Council! For those of you who do not know me, I grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana and spent my summers at Jacobs camp as a camper off and on from...