Member Services: Special Programs, Child Care and Summer Camp

Food Stamp Eligibility Expands for Families with Child Care Costs

If you are a parent of a child under age 18 and you have child care or afterschool expenses, or expenses for a disabled adult, you may be eligible for Food Stamps under recently revised income guidelines that allow for higher income levels than in previous years. Please click on the links below for the new monthly income limits by family size.

Summer Camp

Oasis Summer Camp offers a 10% discount to AFL-CIO union members for all its camp programs except Central Park. There is a program in Downtown Manhattan and one in Bayside Queens. DC 37 members who want to apply should send in a copy of their union card with their registration information. For more information, click here.

Beacon Summer Day Camp programs are FREE but have limited enrollment. The blue shaded areas on the list of these day camps have priority enrollment for families eligible for subsidized child care. To see a list of Beacon Summer Day Camp locations, click here.

Highbridge Community Life Center Summer Day Camp in the Bronx provides children with progressive and innovative activities that enrich every aspect of their lives. For fees and enrollment schedule, please click here.

Mosholu Montefiore Community Center – Healthy Camp for Kids in the Bronx offers parents a variety of programs for children 1-5 years of age. For details, please click here.

Mosholu Montefiore Community Center – Quality Day Camps in the Bronx offers day camp options for children from Kindergarten through 6th Grade. For camp information, please click here.

Ready Set Learn Day Care and Summer Camp in the Bronx, near Lincoln Hospital, offers child care, after school and summer camp services, including daily classes in art, drama, music, reading and more. For details and to request an application, click here.