YMCA Sydney

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Community Strengthening

Recreation Relief Camps

The YMCA’s Recreation Relief program provides a small, but invaluable opportunity for families living under extreme financial distress to experience what many of us take for granted. These weekend camps are a chance to share new and exciting experiences, to relax and unwind and most of all, to connect as a family.

The camps are not workshops or self help sessions, they are just fun holidays, a chance to take a break from the challenges of day to day life.

Next Camp Dates: 30th June - 1st July 2012

Bookings and Camp Cost: Phone Camp Yarramundi 1800 024 097

Download the enrolment form

More about Recreation Relief:

Many of us would have begrudgingly put off this year’s family holiday in light of the difficult economic times. Imagine being one of the 10% of Australian families who lives under extreme financial difficulty and for who the thought of a weekend up the coast is unimaginable, let alone an interstate or overseas holiday.

The children in these families have never experienced the excitement and wonder of a family holiday, or the chance to see mum and dad relaxed, happy and away from the daily grind. For the parents, they have never had the ‘time out’ that a family holiday brings, to connect with each other or to watch their children delight in the new sights and experiences of a trip away.

Other Activities

This community is part of Family Programming and Engagement - . Some similar activities offered by YMCA Sydney include:

  • Siblings Reconnect Camps - The YMCA’s Siblings Reconnect program brings together separated siblings in out of home care at Camp Yarramundi during the school holidays. Here, through a structured...
  • PrYme Carers Camps - The YMCA’s PrYme Carers program offers grandparents who are the sole carers of their grandchildren a window of respite, an opportunity to not only share quality...
  • Weekend Escape Camps - The YMCA’s Weekend Escape program offers low income single parents the opportunity to get away with their children and to share new and exciting experiences. The...