Circle Camps
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Welcome to Circle Camps

A free camp for girls who have experienced the death of a parent.​
"It's like regular camps, with something extra special."
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An Experience to Remember

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"You come as strangers and leave as sisters...when I’m at school I feel like I have to put on a mask and hide my true feelings. So in that sense, it’s hard to make friends when you’re hiding the true grief you face. But here they understand. And the sisterhood adds so much more to the camp experience. In a way it’s not just swimming and arts and crafts. I guess its just love. Honestly, I feel like love and friendship is the only way to heal from losing a parent. And the fact that all the staff is here to help us heal is great. It doesn’t matter what you are, whether you’re black, Hispanic, Asian or white. Love is love. I came the year I lost my mom and honestly, I was lost. I didn’t know how would I grow up without her. But after coming to Circle I realized that I wouldn’t have to grow up alone…" - Circle Camper
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"What another amazing week I had as a fifth-year volunteer at Circle. I’m part of a counselor group ranging in age from our 20's to our late 60's. We all love children and we all love camp. Why else would we sleep on army cots with plastic mattresses, brush our teeth with cold water, and shower only once every three days? Does it matter that the temperature often dips into the low 40s and we are sleeping in open bunks? No! We go to bed in our clothes and then wear them to breakfast the next morning. We are happy, and just a little smug at being so cheerful about our discomfort. Our happiness surrounds our campers and invades the inner places where many of them have locked away their smiles. Circle doesn’t just change the lives of its campers – it has changed my life, too." - Circle Volunteer
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"As soon as my daughter got off the bus this Friday, I knew quite literally from the look in her eyes that she was a different girl from the one who got on the bus six days earlier. Her face reminded me that my beloved husband used to say that when I was very happy, my eyes turned especially blue.  After Circle, Sarah's eyes were more intensely green than I've seen them in the three and a half years since Ed became ill…Sarah told me that her eyes were green because she was so happy at camp, but that they were also red since she had been crying because she was so sad to leave camp.  She can't wait to go back next year. Thank you Circle Camps counselors. After years of trying to work through our pain and loss, in six short days, you have put us on a path to true healing." - Circle Parent
"My Circle friendships are genuine and strong, and my Circle friends understand which is something I’ve craved since the loss of my mom. Circle is a safe haven."
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Circle Camps is a 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in 2002 in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Circle Camps is also registered as a foreign non-profit organization in 2020 in the State of Georgia
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  • About
    • FAQ
    • Mission
    • Program
    • Directors
    • Leadership Team
    • News
    • Testimonials
    • Strategic Plan
    • Conflict of Interest Policy
    • Whistleblower Policy
  • Our Camps
    • Circle at Camp Twin Lakes - Rutledge
    • Circle at Tapawingo - Sweden, ME
    • Circle at EKC - Morgantown, WV
    • Circle Leaders in Training
  • Come to Camp
    • Camper Application
    • Volunteer Application
  • Support
  • Contact
  • Community
    • Resources
    • The Inner Circle Newsletter
    • The Circle Blog
    • Camp Store