Yes! Upon submitting your camper’s application, your social worker will receive an automatic email prompting them to fill out the consent form. Judy will follow up with the social worker in a timley manner to ensure the consent form is filled out, completiing your campers application.

Your child will need to be prepared for the warm summer days as well as the chilly nights in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Please be sure to pack good outdoor closed-toed shoes and a warm sleeping bag. Download the What To Bring Checklist to ensure that your child is well equipped for camp.

Every year we partner with churches in the community to provide a camper welcome bag to each and every camper. This drawstring backpack consists of all new items: warm PJ’s, a swimsuit, towel, sweatshirt, and a camp t-shirt.

What To Bring Checklist

The entire program costs roughly $60,000. Thanks to the generosity of our counselors and supporters, camp is FREE for all campers to attend. If you would like to donate to your camper’s scholarship fund or ask your church to partner in scholarshiping campers please donate on behalf of Signs Of Hope Camp.

Donate to Signs Of Hope Camp

Camp Finance Breakdown

Signs of Hope Camp is a week-long, overnight camp.  We try our best to provide the caregivers with the full amount of respite possible. We also focus on building trust and community within the campers and that is best done if the children stay the entire time.

We also reserve the right to send campers home if they are sick or putting other campers at risk during their stay. Sending campers home is our last resort, but in order to keep Signs of Hope Camp a safe and comfortable place, we have a zero fighting policy. Fighting will result in a phone call to the caregiver and the removal of the camper.

We ask that you provide as much description and detail on the camper application as possible. Please contact Judy Holmes directly to explain the nature of your child’s needs and we will work with you to determine proper accommodation.

Yes!  We invite you to participate in any of our other programs before camp to meet our staff and some of our volunteers. Many of our staff are working remotely but call the office to see if you can schedule a visit to meet staff.

We also encourage you and your kiddos to attend the camp reunion on August 22, 2021, to meet the counselors, staff, and volunteers who made camp possible!

Traditionally, we provide a chartered bus for the campers to and from camp. This year, due to COVID restrictions, we will be unable to provide transportation to and from camp. You will be responsible for getting your child(ren) to camp on Monday between 2:00-3:30, and picking them up on Friday between 10:00 am-11:00 am.

Help One Child and Mission Springs staff are committed to maintaining a healthy and safe environment for our campers, families, and staff. We have established COVID-19 protocols and guidelines based on Santa Cruz County and CDC guidelines.

• Proof of vaccination or a negative covid test upon arrival
• A high frequency and level of sanitation procedures – handwashing, cabin cleaning, etc.
• A streamlined process for camper drop-off/pick-up

It is still too early to tell what detailed masking and health screening protocols will be for summer. As we all know, much can change in a short period of time. We will continue to keep you updated on any covid-19 health and safety protocols as summer gets closer.