About Camp Nejeda
Camp Nejeda has been in continuous operation since 1958 and at our present location since 1960. We are funded by the Camp Nejeda Foundation, Inc, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization.
At Camp Nejeda youth with diabetes are given the opportunity to live, if only for one or two weeks, in a world where having diabetes is the norm; where there is no need to explain blood sugar testing, finger pricks, insulin injections, ketones, ‘lows’ (insulin reactions), boluses or ‘carb’ counting because everyone here already understands. At Camp Nejeda children with diabetes are free to be just children. This normalizing of their condition combines with both formal and informal educational moments to promote good diabetes management and healthy, active living.
The addition of their Family Camps provides the empowering fellowship and educational opportunities for the whole family, which is important because juvenile diabetes affects the whole family, not just the individual.
What they say!
Being the only facility of their kind in New Jersey and its neighboring states, Camp Nejeda hosts children, teens and families from across the region. While most are from New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, they have regular campers from Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and elsewhere. Diabetes does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, geography, or class and neither does the Camp Nejeda Foundation. They welcome our campers from all walks of life and all backgrounds.
Camp Nejeda is fully licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health and accredited by the American Camp Association. ACA accredited camps meet up to 300 standards for health, food service, safety, and program quality.
The Camp Nejeda Foundation subsidizes the cost of Summer Camp for all our campers and provides additional financial assistance to approximately 30% of our campers each year. Campership awards range from 20% to 100% support. Most awards are for 100%.
The Mission…
The mission of the Camp Nejeda Foundation is to enhance the lives of children with diabetes and their families by providing a fun and educational camping experience in a safe environment.
Summer Nejeda Programs
Camp Nejeda offers different types of programs during the summer including a one-week session for new campers, two-week sessions for older campers, a Leader-in-Training (LIT) program and weekend length family camps on its 72 wooded acres in Stillwater, New Jersey.
Each of Camp Nejeda’s camp programs are designed to offer their campers a fun, age-appropriate camping experience while encouraging a positive attitude about living with type 1 diabetes. Campers receive a unique, hands-on opportunity to enhance their personal diabetes management skills, build their confidence and self-esteem, and move towards becoming independent in their own care.
Note: For more information about the summer program contact info@campnejeda.org specifying your need.
