Our Clients

Our target age group is 8 years to 16 years for participants and 17 years and onwards for our volunteers. We provide Camps and Activity days in each of the school holidays.

Co-Ed Camps for children aged 8-12 years

Co-Ed camps are held in mid January annually. Camp activities include swimming, team games, craft, sports, cooking, walking and camping overnight (one night only). There are approximately 25-30 places available for children on each camp, and the same number for leaders on each Co-Ed camp.

Boys Camp for boys aged 13-16 years

The Boys Camp is held in April annually. The camp is based on challenge, self-development and teamwork. Camps are held at various venues, depending on availability and suitability, with new campsites continuously being explored. There are approximately 15-20 places available for boys and an equal number for leaders.

Girls Camp for girls aged 13-16 years

The girls’ camp is held in September/October annually. The camp is based on challenge, self-development and teamwork. Camps are held at various venues, depending on availability and suitability, with new campsites continuously being explored. There are approximately 15-20 places available for girls and an equal number for leaders.

Family Camp for families of Edmund Rice Camps (SA) Inc

Family Camp is held in July annually. The camp enables the family unit to holiday together as well as allow parents to attend workshops such as resolving family conflict, drug and alcohol education and service descriptions while their children participate in activities such as swimming, craft, bush walking and sports.

Activity Days

Activity Days are held for all client groups individually at various times throughout the year, when a camp is not being run for that particular group. Activity Days range from in-house craft days to excursions to the movies, zoo, rock climbing etc. Activity Days are also held for families.

Making a referral

Children, young people and families that are supported by Edmund Rice Camps experience ‘disadvantage’ for a number of reasons, some examples include

• Low socio-economic background
• Academic / social difficulties at school
• Family breakdown
• Learning difficulty / intellectual disability
• Have challenging behaviours
• Difficulty in initiating and maintaining relationships
• Live in foster care
• Places are limited on all camps and activity days and priority of referrals will be taken on an individual needs basis.
• If you would like to make a referral and are not sure about eligibility or the process, please contact us to discuss it
• All information received will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

You can Download a Client Nomination Form & A Conditions of Placement form in the Downloads section of this website!