Our Community Cares Camp

Welcome to Our Community Cares Camp in Richmond, Vermont!

We offer children (ages 5 - 14) from Eastern Chittenden County (Richmond, Huntington, Bolton, Jericho and Underhill) Vermont the opportunity to enjoy healthy summer food and to participate in a free, fun and engaging summer day camp program on the grounds of the Camels Hump Middle School. Our camp provides the kids in our community with the chance to explore and be creative. We nourish the whole child in a caring environment. OCCC provides an opportunity for summer camp that would normally not be available to these local children. OCCC also offers internships to local teens to gain work experience as junior counselors or culinary interns.

About Our Cause

Food insecurity is defined as the lack of access to enough food to fully meet basic needs at all times due to lack of financial resources. Rarely do people associate food insecurity with America, but about 15% of Americans struggle with food insecurity. Our Community Cares Camp and many of our partner organizations are committed to help end food insecurity in Vermont.

Our Community Cares Camp also addresses the opportunity gap that arises when children from economically stressed families cannot afford the extra-curricula enrichment activities like music, art and sports that create a full and meaningful life. Children without summer enrichment activities may also experience an achievement gap, where they fall behind their peers in the summer and have a harder time catching up when school resumes.

Our Community Cares Camp is determined to not only help children in Eastern Chittenden County get the nutrition they need each summer, but also to create a warm, welcoming and enriching community where every child can find success.

How to apply?

Do you know a child from Richmond, Bolton, Huntington, Jericho or Underhill, Vermont who might benefit from supportive and stimulating camp experience in our own community? If yes, please check out our Register Here page to learn how.

Check out our newly updated staff page for pictures and bios of our talented and dedicated staff!

OCCC News

1st OCCC Charity Golf Tournament June 23 at West Bolton Golf Club

CALLING ALL GOLFERS!

Come to West Bolton Golf Course on June 23 and compete in the first Our Community Cares Camp Charity Golf Tournament. Gather your friends and enjoy a morning on the course, knowing that you will be helping to feed local children this summer and send them to an enriching camp. Breakfast and lunch provided. Prizes and raffle. $320 per 4 person team. Let us know you are coming by June 15 so we can order food! Call 434-6006 to leave your team name bu June 15! Get your sign up form here:

Golf Team Registration Form

Volunteer Opportunities for teens and Adults

OCCC has several opportunities for both teens and adults to volunteer. Click the button to learn more

Interns & Volunteers

OCCC Annual Report Available Now

Follow this link to learn more about OCCC's accomplishments for 2016.

2016 Annual Report

Summer Camp Dates for 2017

Summer 2017 is not that far away. OCCC will be in operation from July 10 to August 3, 2017. Applications will be available in March 2017. New for 2017 - Camp day will extend to 2 pm! Registration forms are being distributed to schools in February. Or you can get one here

2017 Registration Request Form