Mental Health Graduate Student Fellowship
ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP
As part of Foundation for Jewish Camp’s Yedid Nefesh mental health initiative, the Mental Health Graduate Student Fellowship supports building a pipeline of mental health professionals working at Jewish camp to expand qualified mental health support by embedding it into camp teams. Develop your skills and passions in your professional and academic interest areas, all through the lens of Jewish camp!
This program is intended for current students who will have completed at least one full year in a master’s degree program by the time of starting the program, as well as recent graduates who will have completed their graduate degree within the past year. Fellowship applicants should already have a connection and tentative position with a camp in FJC’s network.
“Participating in the mental health graduate student fellowship gave me such an amazing peer support network throughout my first summer as a camper care specialist at JCamp. It allowed me to learn more about how other camps approach mental health and wellness and broadened my perception on MESSH at camp in general. It inspired me to continue to stay connected to JCamp after I graduated from my social work program, which has allowed me to come back to camp this summer as a mental health graduate student fellowship supervisor.”
— Liora Bernstein
View Past Fellowship Alumni
Summer 2022
Madeline Starkenburg, Camp Alonim
Kerry Honan, Camp Ramah in the Rockies
Rachel Semple, Camp Tawonga
Leia Withee, Camp Wise
Joshua Levy, Camp Wise
Greg Feitel, J Camps – Camp Achva – JCCNV
Liora Bernstein, JCamp – Los Angeles, CA
Lucie Waldman, URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy
Summer 2023
Ari Meller, Island Quest Day Camp
Elissa Bamberger, Ramah in the Rockies
Emma Feldhake, Camp Zeke
Gabe Segar, Camp Havaya
Hannah Stoller, Capital Camps
Leila Clavijo, Camp Settoga
Nina Deer, Camp Interlaken JCC
Olivia Perez, Camp JCA Shalom
Robin Fern, URJ Camp Kalsman
Summer 2024
Adira Levine, Camp Moshava Wild Rose
Alex Reisser, URJ 6 Points Creative Arts Academy
Alison Metzinger, JCamp – Los Angeles, CA
Benny (Binyamin) Klein, Camp Nesher (New Jersey Y Camp)
Daniel Warshawsky, Camp Ramah in Wisconsin
Halle Michel, Camp Ramah in the Rockies
Isabel Namath, URJ Camp Harlam
Jessica Pink, Camp Massad Montreal
Laura Cruz, Camp Kehilla – East Hills, NY
Marnie Hackman, Capital Camps
Max Richardson, Eden Village Camp
Morgan Morris, Beber Camp
Nicole Schorr, Camp Kehilla – East Hills, NY
Nathan Yaeger, URJ Camp Coleman
Rachel Goetz, Camp Wise
Shelby Martindale, Camp Shalom
Stephanie Silberman, Island Quest Day Camp
Victor Montejo, Camp Zeke
Summer 2025
Nina Deer — JCC “Z” Frank Apachi Day Camp – Northbrook, IL
Emerson Cronheim-Strasser — URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy – East
Jeremiasz Jachowicz — Beber Camp
Hadassah Tolub — Camp Ramah in the Poconos
Alison Metzinger — JCamp – Los Angeles, CA
Eila Nash — J Camps – Camp Achva – JCCNV – Fairfax, VA
Amanda Lewis — Camp Pembroke
Hannah Gilfix — Szarvas
Marly Bromstein — URJ Camp George
Benny Klein — Camp Nesher (New Jersey Y Camp)
Katelyn Kern — Camp Kehilla – East Hills, NY
PROGRAM GOALS
This fellowship aims to:
- Build a pipeline of mental health professionals to work at Jewish Camps.
- Support Jewish camps in recruiting and retaining staff with specialized skills.
- Create additional staff capacity for supporting mental health in camp, proactively and to address crises.
- Provide learning and networking opportunities to Jewish camp staff at the intersection of mental health and Jewish camp.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Please reference this flyer about the 2025 program for more information, and stay tuned for upcoming announcements about future mental health graduate student opportunities.
PROGRAM DATES
Stay tuned for announcements about future dates, with applications set to open in early 2026 for the next cohort.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications for the 2026 cohort are expected to open in January/February. Please check back here for the latest information and updates about the next cohort.