In some inner city areas, summer overnight camp for a child, is not a luxury but a necessity.

What takes the school 10 months to build in a child, can be undone in just two short months of hanging around the street corners, surrounded by negative influences.

UJCF provides scholarships for many children from underprivileged families, to attend overnight camps.

Overnight camp has the most intense influence on a child, being that he is under a positive influence for a full 24 hours and sometimes for 8 weeks straight. Unlike during the year, where children in many cases are exposed to unhealthy influences during their after school free time.