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Adoption Alliances

Jewish Family Services
6 Park Center Court
Suite 211
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-581-1031
410-356-0103
adoption@jfs.org
www.jfs.org/adoption/index.htm
Manager: Benjamin Levey
Nonsectarian adoption program. Services to birth parents, adoptive parent(s) and adopted individuals. International and domestic programs, support groups, and post-placement services across the state.

B’nai B’rith Youth Organization (BBYO)

c/o Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC
3506 Gwynnbrook Avenue
Owings Mills, MD 21117
41O-356-5200, ext. 370
www.bbyo.org
Baltimore Council BBYO director: Dori Zvili
Trans-denominational Jewish teen movement. Teens in grades 9 to 12 participate in social, recreational, community service activities and more.

Bais Yaakov Camp

11111 Park Heights Avenue
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-363-3300, ext. 217
410-363-3231
Director: Shoshana Kruger
Orthodox Jewish day camp for 4- and 5-year-old boys; girls ages 4 to 13. CIT program. Seven-week session; pool on premises. Torah atmosphere.

Baltimore JCC Maccabi Club

Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC
3506 Gwynnbrook Avenue
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-356-5200, ext. 365
410-581-0561
plurie@jcc.org
www.jcc.org
Sports coordinator: Paul Lurie
Junior Maccabi: Young Jewish athletes ages 10 to 12 participate in regional sports competition and local social events. JCC Maccabi: Jewish teen athletes ages 13 to 16 compete in Olympic-style event held every summer in different cities as part of North American Maccabi Youth Games.

Beth Tfiloh Camps

400 Delight Meadows Road
Reisterstown, MD 21136
410-517-3451
410-517-3453
mail@btcamps.org
www.btcamps.org
Director: David Schimmel
ACA-accredited program for children ages 4 to 12 at camp site in Reisterstown. Leadership training program for grades 8 and 9 fulfills most community service credit requirements. Sports, drama, swim.

Beth Tfiloh Youth Center

3300 Old Court Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-413-2220
410-653-7224
mail@btfiloh.org
www.bethtfiloh.com
Youth director: Cherie Seidman Brownstein
Extensive calendar of Shabbat, holiday, social, educational and recreational programs for children, teens, college students and families. Youth groups for middle school and high school students.

Bnei Akiva of Baltimore

2505 Willowglen Drive
Baltimore, MD 21209
410-358-2288
410-358-4501
pachino9@comcast.net
Chairman: Mel Pachino
Provides weekly activities promoting religious Zionism to grades 4 to 12 with Israeli shlichim and local youth leaders. Monthly special events for specific grades.

Boy Scouts of America/Troop 18

Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC
3506 Gwynnbrook Avenue
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-358-4433
410-358-4910
daryl1059@aol.com
www.scouttroop18.org
Scoutmaster: Daryl Gamerman
Open to boys ages 10 to 18. Kashrut observed. Weekly meetings, camping, leadership training, trips.

Boy Scouts of America/Troop 97

Temple Oheb Shalom
7310 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-581-3799
410-358-0105
adamsaf@yahoo.com
Scoutmaster: Adam Cohen
For Baltimore metro area boys ages 11 to 18. Weekly meetings, camping, community service, leadership training, summer camp. Cub Scout Pack 435 at Fort Garrison Elementary School for grades 1 to 5.

Camp Airy/Camp Louise

5750 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-466-9010
310-271-4636 (Airy summer); 301-241-3661 (Louise summer)
410-466-0560
airlou@airylouise.org
www.airylouise.org
Executive director: Mike Schneider
Associate executive director: Bobbie Miller
Associate director: Steve Goldklang
Accredited brother/sister resident camps in Western Maryland. For ages 7 to 17 in two- or four-week sessions at Louise (girls) and Airy (boys). Athletics, swimming, arts (fine and performing).

Camp Gan Israel

6701 Old Pimlico Road
Baltimore, MD 21209
410-486-2666
Directors: Rochel Kaplan, Rivky Kaplan
Executive director: Rabbi Levi Kaplan
For Jewish children of all backgrounds. Sports, arts and crafts, swimming instruction, karate, trips.

Camp Harlam

1511 Walnut Street
Suite 401
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-563-8184
215-563-1549
campharlam@urj.org
www.campharlam.org
Director: Rabbi Frank Dewoskin
Reform Jewish educational/recreational summer camp in Poconos for youths in mid-Atlantic region. Arts, athletics, swimming, Jewish education.

Camp Judaea

Winter address:
2700 Northeast Expressway
Suite C 500
Atlanta, GA 30345
Summer address:
48 Camp Judaea Drive
Hendersonville, N.C. 28792
404-634-7883 (Winter)
800-788-1567 (Summer)
404-325-2743; 828-685-8840 fax
Info@campjudaea.org
www.campjudaea.org
Hadassah-sponsored. Kosher and Shabbat observant summer camp. Full- or half-summer programs in North Carolina; Camp Tel Yehudah, in upstate New York, for grades 9 to 12.

Camp Milldale Special Needs Programs

Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC
3506 Gwynnbrook Avenue
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-356-5200, ext. 340
410-429-4900 (Summer only)
410-429-4243 (Summer only)
jfishman@jcc.org
www.campmilldale.org
Camp Milldale director: Jodi Fishman
Accredited two-, four-, six- and eight-week sessions for children grades K to 10 in Reisterstown. General camp, sports camp, contemporary arts, sabra teen camp, adventure camps, counselor-in-training, special needs inclusion program.

Camp Ramah

261 Old York Road
Suite 734
Jenkintown, PA 19046
570-798-2504 (Summer)
215-885-8556 (Camp office)
215-885-8905
info@ramahpoconos.org
www.ramahpoconos.org
Todd Zeff
Coed Jewish educational camp sponsored by Conservative movement for children finishing grades 3 to 10. Special programs for deaf. Kosher.

Capital Camps & Retreat Center

12230 Wilkins Avenue
Rockville, MD 20852
866-430-2267
301-468-2267
301-468-1719
info@capitalcamps.org
www.capitalcamps.org
Executive vice president: David M. Phillips
Official overnight camp of Baltimore JCC. Builds Jewish identity in fun, nurturing, pluralistic environment. New cabins, aquatics center, ropes course, dining hall. Multi-faceted programming for 3rd- through 11th-graders. Special needs inclusion program. Family camp option. Glatt kosher. ACA accredited, JCCA member.

Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Project

Jewish Family Services
6 Park Center Court
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-356-8383, ext. 352
410-356-0103
jfs@jfs.org
www.jfs.org
Manager of outreach: Joan Grayson Cohen
Assists schools and camps in responding to suspected abuse and neglect; provides training and consultation to staff; workshops on parenting skills; teen workshops on prevention and risky behaviors.

Chizuk Amuno Congregation Youth Programs

8100 Stevenson Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-486-6400, ext. 289
410-486-4050
kjacobsohn@chizukamuno.org
www.chizukamuno.org
Youth educator: Kim Jacobsohn
Exciting and creative social and educational activities for all children of Chizuk Amuno, from kindergarten through grade 12. Leadership opportunities for older participants.

Chizuk Amuno Congregation: Goldsmith Early Childhood Education Center

8100 Stevenson Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-486-8642
410-486-3353
gecec@chizukamuno.org
www.chizukamuno.org
Director: Michelle Gold
Summer programs for children ages 12 months to 5 years. Early arrival, half- and full-day options available.

Cub Scout Pack 18

7509 Labyrinth Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-602-2622
Cubmaster: David Green
For boys in grades 1 to 5. Chartered by the Jewish Community Center. Quality camping, service and educational activities. Jewish components included.

Foster Care

Jewish Family and Community Services
6 Park Center Court
Suite 211
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-356-8383, ext. 302
410-356-0103
jfs@jfs.org
www.jfs.org
Manager of foster care services: Benjamin Levey
Provides foster homes for children whose families are unable to care for them. Support for biological family, foster family and foster child. Training, licensing and stipend for foster families.

Foundation for Jewish Camping

6 E. 39th Street
10th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10016
212-792-6222
212-792-6242
questions@jewishcamping.org
www.jewishcamping.org
President: Gerrald Silverman
National advocacy center for nonprofit Jewish overnight camps. Clearinghouse for information.

Girl Scouts of Central Maryland

4806 Seton Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-358-9711
410-358-9918
www.gscm.org
Nondenominational, value-based organization for 5- to 17-year-old girls. Junior and Brownie troops in local day schools, congregations, Jewish Community Center.

Girls on the Run of Baltimore

Hadassah of Greater Baltimore
3723 Old Court Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-484-9590
www.girlsrunbalt.org
Council director: Lisa Kleeman
Hadassah-sponsored character development program that educates 3rd- through 8th-grade girls for lifetime of self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running.

Girls’ Project

Jewish Big Brother/Big Sister League
5750 Park Heights Avenue
Suite 286
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-843-7461
410-484-3003
jtreger@jbbl.org
Director: Jennifer Treger
Addresses girls' issues within Jewish framework. Monthly Rosh Chodesh; groups for girls education programs for teens, parents and professionals.

Habonim Dror Camp Moshava

3755 Spring Lake Lane
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-654-5629
410-857-4053
moshava@aol.com
Manager: Rachel Glaser
Since 1935, residential summer camp in Bel Air for children ages 9 to 15 in kosher, kibbutz-style, Hebrew-oriented program. Arts and crafts, bonfire, swimming, sports, camping trips and creative special days. Scholarships available.

J.O.I.N. for Teens (Jewish Outreach Intervention Network)

6 Park Center Court
Suite 211
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-356-8383, ext. 352
410-602-9472 (Mitchell David Teen Center); 410-988-8001 (Teen hotline)
www.jointeens.org
Joan Grayson Cohen
Offers recreational programs, teen center, teen hotline, outreach workers. Joint program of JFS, JCC, JBB/BSL and JVS, all agencies of the Associated.

JCC Leagues (for Children)

Weinberg Park Heights JCC
5700 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC
3506 Gwynnbrook Avenue
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-542-4900, ext. 242 (Park Heights)
410-356-5200, ext 361 (Owings Mills)
Park Heights: Steve Kellner skellner@jcc.org
Owings Mills: Becca Stewart stewart@jcc.org
Variety of leagues for children ages 4 and up.

JCC Teen Programs

Weinberg Park Heights JCC
5700 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC
3506 Gwynnbrook Avenue
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-356-5200, ext. 386
Rami Spiegel
For middle school and high school teens, at both locations. BBYO, leadership councils, community service opportunities, sports leagues, social activities, summer camp, single-gender programs at Park Heights. Youth-only membership available.

Jewish Big Brother/Big Sister League

5750 Park Heights Avenue
Suite 286
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-484-1991
410-484-3003
info@jbbl.org
www.jbbl.org
Executive director: Aviva Weisbord
Big Brother/Big Sister matching programs, Girls' Project programs and workshops, liaison with state's Jewish prison inmates. Alcohol-drug services including prevention, education, information, counseling and referral services. Agency of the Associated.

Jewish Committee on Scouting

7131 Boxford Road
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-358-0383
jewishscouts@aol.com
Chair of committee: Rachmiel Tobesman
Encourages scouting among Jewish youth; advances Jewish values through scouting and promotes the religious emblems programs.

Jewish Community Center Summer Camps

Weinberg Park Heights JCC
5700 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC
3506 Gwynnbrook Avenue
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-542-4900 (Park Heights)
410-356-5200 (Owings Mills)
www.jcc.org/camps
Noah's Ark: Shari Malinow
Top Notch Teens: Lara Wellerstein
The Loft: Gabrielle Burger
Sports Camp: Barbara Oremland
Early childhood camps, ages 2 to 5; The Loft, grades 1 through 6; TNT, grades 6 through 8; teen travel, grades 8 through 11; specialty sports camps.

Klezmerized! Teen Band

3216 Timberfield Lane
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-484-O121
stambergj@yahoo.com
Director: Judy Stamberg
Klezmer band open to all community teens. All instruments welcome. Performs at community events.

Mitchell David Teen Center

1504 Reisterstown Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-602-9473 (Teen center)
410-988-8001 (Teen hotline)
Coordinator: Stan Scherr
Safe place for teens to socialize and find support. Staffed by Jewish Family Services' outreach workers. Teen hotline provides confidential support and help, resource information and crisis response. Both are programs of J.O.I.N. for Teens.

National Conference of Synagogue Youth (NCSY)

4001 Clarks Lane
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-358-6279
410-764-7880
410-764-2119
ncsysbrd@aol.com
Regional director: Bonnie Pollak
Orthodox-sponsored groups for ages 10 to 13 and 13 to 18. Culture clubs in Baltimore County public schools for teens of all Jewish backgrounds.

North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY)

Mid-Atlantic Region
2027 Massachusetts Avenue N.W.
3rd Floor
Washington, D.C. 20036
888-842-8242
202-232-4242
202-483-6550
lmorgan@urj.org
www.urj.org/mar
NFTYMAR adviser: Lindsey Morgan
For Reform Jewish youth grades 9 through 12. Local chapters at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Har Sinai Congregation, Temple Emanuel, Temple Oheb Shalom, Harford Jewish Center.

Parent Resource Place of Jewish Family Services

Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC
3506 Gwynnbrook Avenue
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-356-9342
410-581-0561
parentresourceplace@jfs.org
www.jfs.org/parentresourceplace
Coordinator: Lisa Schkoven
Resources, expert advice and guidance; workshops and peer support for parents and caregivers of children and teens.

School and Camp Consultation

Jewish Family Services
6 Park Center Court
Suite 211
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-356-8383. ext. 352
410-356-0103
jfs@jfs.org
www.jfs.org
Manager of outreach: Joan Grayson Cohen
On-site consultation with administrators and faculty of Jewish day schools, congregational schools, preschools and c

Temple Oheb Shalom Youth Group

7310 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-358-0105
410-358-3313
rabbinagel@templeohebshalom.org
www.templeohebshalom.org
Rabbi Scott Nagel
Temple Oheb Shalom, a Reform congregation, offers informal programs for youth from grades 3 through 12. Open to members and nonmembers.

United Synagogue Youth (USY)

Seaboard Region
121 Congressional Lane
Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20852
301-230-0801
301-816-2931
www.uscj.org/seabd
Director of youth activities: Shira Kaplan
Conservative-sponsored for grades 6 through 12. Operates out of congregations; some may require congregational membership. Baltimore congregations: Adat Chaim, Beth Am, Beth El, Beth Israel, Chevrei Tzedek, Chizuk Amuno. In Howard County: Beth Shalom, Columbia.

Young Judaea

2700 Northeast Expressway
Suite C 500
Atlanta, GA 30345
800-788-1567
404-250-1840
404-325-2743
gschlam@youngjudaea.org
www.youngjudaea.org
Local and regional programming, area supervisor: Greg Schlam
Hadassah-sponsored. Provides year-round activities for ages 8 to 18. Local clubs, regional conventions, Israel programs, overnight camping.