About BYM Camps

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY

Baltimore Yearly Meeting (BYM) of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) owns and operates four overnight summer camps in the Mid-Atlantic region, providing a summer camp experience each year for 550-600 young people between the ages of 9-17. Together, these four summer camps constitute the BYM Camping Program, and they are unique and distinctive but tied together by a belief in the value and brilliance of every person, no matter how young or old. From overnight wilderness camping to creative arts, from group games to collective work, our campers develop the kind of self-knowledge and self-esteem that leads to personal, emotional, and spiritual growth. These four summer camps provide a meaningful and unforgettable summer experience, but more than that, they produce in campers a lifetime of lessons, confidence, and connection.