High School Leadership Camp 2025
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We are so excited to welcome and train all our High School-age leaders at this summer's 2025 High School Leadership Camp! Members of the Hands4Hope Youth Leadership Team receive ongoing leadership development opportunities, coaching and support.
Camp provides an opportunity for Hands4Hope Youth Leaders to come together to participate in strategic and fun team building, as well as a series of workshops focused on communication, meeting and project development skills, and understanding strengths based leadership. These team building and leadership development opportunities will provide an excellent opportunity for you as a youth leader to build foundational skills essential for leading a successful on-campus service-learning club or after-school committee in the 2025-26 school year.
Note: Hands4Hope Leadership Camp is for elected Hands4Hope Club and Committee leaders only.
High school camp details
Camp begins: July 23, 12:00 pm (start time is tentative)
Camp concludes: July 25, 9:00 am
Location: Sierra Nevada Journeys Outdoor Education Camp, 5900 Grizzly Rd, Portola, CA 96122 Camp site phone: (530) 832-1085
Transportation:
Parents/Guardians must arrange for transportation to and from camp. Camp is located approximately 2.5 hours from the Hands4Hope El Dorado Hills Youth Center. A limited number of spots (10) are available for Hands4Hope to provide transportation from the Placerville or El Dorado Hills Youth Centers for an additional $55 transportation fee.
Camp Program Fee*: $320 per participant fee includes meals, all workshops and activities, materials and the high and low ropes course.
*Financial hardship scholarships are available. See below.
Hands4Hope Staff Contact: Lori Whittle, lori@hands4hopeyouth.org, 916-798-2872
Registration DUE June 25, 2025
Registration steps:
Sierra Nevada Journeys Waiver (online)
Update Volunteer Terms and Conditions on Hands4Hope Website (Cervis)
Pay for camp and/or request a scholarship (scholarship applications due June 16)
Payment Due June 25, 2025
Payment options:
Bring a check payable to Hands4Hope to the Hands4Hope El Dorado Hills Youth Center, 5005 Windplay Dr. Suite 2., El Dorado Hills. Our normal office hours are Monday through Thursday, 11 am to 3 pm. If you wish to call in advance to check on hours, our office phone is 916-294-7426.
Mail a check payable to Hands4Hope. Please indicate "High School Leadership Camp" and the name of your participant. The mailing address is 3941 Park Dr., Suite 20-264, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762. (NOT our physical address.)
Scholarship information - DUE June 16
Financial hardship scholarships are available. Please request full or partial scholarships by completing this form. Contact Sydnie Warner if you have questions or would like more information at sydnie@hands4hopeyouth.org. The scholarship application deadline is June 16.
Camp Schedule
July 25: 2:00 pm - Arrive at Grizzly Creek Ranch, settle into cabins, low ropes course and dinner
July 26: Breakfast, workshops, lunch, high ropes, dinner, and workshops and fun
July 27: Breakfast, team build activities. Depart Grizzly Creek Ranch at 9 am; lunch will be provided to go.
Packing List / POLICIES / Directions
Download the Camp Packet, which includes camp policies, packing list and directions (PDF). Make sure to bring a reusable water bottle!
PROHIBITED Items Include: Knives or other weapons, alcohol, tobacco, drugs, aerosol spray cans, hair dryers, matches/lighters, candy, and gum. No items with nuts are allowed.
NO YOUTH MAY GO TO CAMP UNLESS THE PARENT/GUARDIAN HAS COMPLETED ALL REGISTRATION, PERMISSION, MEDICAL, & RELEASE PAPERWORK
SPONSOR A LEADER
Hands4Hope parents and supporters are invited to sponsor a Youth Leader's participation in summer leadership camp. Sponsorship opportunities are available for full or partial cost of camp, and we also offer an opportunity to sponsor Club T-shirts. We appreciate the community's help to ensure that all Hands4Hope leaders have access to leadership camp and Club T-shirts!
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