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Since 1998, the Dept. of Behavioral Health has provided the Madeline Moore grant to allow children with a behavioral health diagnosis to attend summer camp. Each eligible child can receive a grant of up to $400 to attend a participating summer camp.
Parents
If you have a child with behavioral health challenges and are interested in a grant, please contact your child’s behavioral health provider to submit an application.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a Madeline Moore Summer Camp Grant, a child must be a Philadelphia resident with a mental health diagnosis between the ages of 6 and 17 who is currently receiving mental health and/or behavioral health services through the summer.
Not Eligible
The following children who receive certain services are NOT ELIGIBLE for the summer camp grant:
- Children who have intellectual disability and receive Family Driven Support Services (FDSS) funded through the DBHIDS Division of Intellectual disAbility Services (IDS)
- Children who attend an RTF or are in Therapeutic Foster Care (paid for by by the DBHIDS Division of Community Behavioral Health (CBH)). These children should be receiving 24 hour programming through their residential program
- Children who attend a day/summer Partial Hospital Program
- Children who receive School-Based Behavioral Health (SBBH) services are only eligible for the summer camp grant if receiving mental health services throughout the summer or are monitored by the SBBH program throughout the summer
- Children who participate in family-based services are only eligible for the grant if family support services funding is not available for the child
This Madeline Moore Summer Camp Grant is not an entitlement. Funds are limited and granted on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you have any further questions, please contact SummerCamp_DBHIDS@phila.gov.
