Moorelands Camp Session 1 2018

Check out all the fun we’ve been having at camp in the pictures from Moorelands Camp Session 1 2018! Did you know that Moorelands runs programs year-round? We operate after-school leadership programs: BLAST for kids in grades 1 to 6, LED for Middle School aged kids and VITAL for High School students.  We also have two […]

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Volunteer Cabin Staff Needed for Session 6

Volunteer at Moorelands Camp this summer! Are you a Moorelands Camp Staff Alum? Are you ready to come back to camp and once again be a strong role model to the youth we serve? We’re looking for volunteer Cabin Assistants to help out for Moorelands Camp Session Six which runs August 6th to 11th. Requirements: […]

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John Gomes’ Moorelands Story

John is the winner of our Moorelands Camp Story Contest! Check out his competition-winning submission below. Thank you to everyone who entered, there was stiff competition! My Moorelands Camp story begins when I was 13. Before coming to Moorelands, I had only been to one camp before – an underwhelming three-day school trip – that […]

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Chloe

Back home, in the City, Chloe has always had trouble fitting in. She arrived at Moorelands Camp, aged 8, in a flurry of hyperactivity.  Right away, camp staff realised that she needed help making and keeping friends.  Chloe was loud, impatient and often interrupted campers and staff mid-sentence.   It was clear that she was desperate […]

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Natalie

“Moorelands changed Natalie. Be Natalie’s hero. Make a donation before the end of the year to help Natalie spread some Moorelands “campfire confidence” to other Toronto kids.” I’d like you to meet Natalie. She’s just one of the 133,000 children who are living in poverty in our city, right now. Natalie was going through a tough […]

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Canada 150 Heritage and Hope Timeline Walk

Moorelands was a proud recipient of a Canada 150 Grant for our “Heritage and Hope Timeline Walk” at Moorelands Camp this summer. The initiative was made possible by the Community Fund for Canada’s 150th, a collaboration between Toronto Foundation, the Government of Canada, and extraordinary leaders from coast to coast to coast. The Heritage and […]

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Elijah’s Story

Elijah, age 8, is growing up in a neighbourhood where the crime rates are high and the achievement rates low. A great kid, Elijah is smart, funny and kind. His mom worries though about the opportunities for him in their community. So many kids there leave school with poor grades and struggle to find jobs. […]

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Sage’s story

“I feel that at Moorelands – learning the things we do such as responsibility, leadership and trustworthiness – it’s a perfect program to help kids get on the right track, clear their minds & send them in the right direction to be successful.”   I remember my first year at camp, my 8th birthday was the night before. […]

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Summer Camp: Teaching Children Skills for a Lifetime

Summer camp is a time for children to try new things, make new friends, and enjoy the beautiful outdoors. As the warmer weather starts approaching, we look forward to another fun-filled camp season. Located on the gorgeous Kawagama Lake, Moorelands Camp provides children with a week away from the city in a safe, positive, and […]

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Latisha’s story

Latisha 16 year old Latisha says Moorelands Wilderness Camp changed her life. “If I had my way, every inner-city Toronto kid would go to Moorelands Wilderness Camp!” “I’ve been going to Moorelands camp since I was 9 years old. I’m almost seventeen now and the kids and Counsellors are like a second family to me. […]

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