Belmont City Council
September 27, 2022

SUMMER 2022
Youth & Teen Programs Recap
Michael Moran,
Recreation Supervisor
• 15 unique contractors including local Belmont businesses • 241 camps (51 online) +23 camps from 2019
• 2,837 enrollments over 8 weeks (2019 – 2,224)
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Contract Summer Programs
Monday-Friday 8 AM – 5 PM
Hawks (K-2nd) Eagles (3rd-5th)
Counselor in Training (CIT) Program (ages 13-17)
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Camp Summer Outdoor Adventure Recreation
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Camp Summer Outdoor Adventure Recreation
27 part-time staff (15 returning)
16 part-time staff are Belmont residents!
722 enrollments; 80% residents (2019 – 792)
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Camp Summer Outdoor Adventure Recreation
Counselors In Training (CIT) Program
• 61 youth applied and 39 were accepted and participated • 2,220 hours of volunteer hours in the 8-week program
• Offered AM or PM half-day options or all-day
• 6 staff this Summer came from the CIT program
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Funded by County of San Mateo Enrichment Grant
Camp Summer – Scholarship Program
• Total award $28,880
• $8,800 was allocated to Camp Scholarships
• 32 weeks of reduced Camp SOAR fees provided to Belmont families • $8,700 was allocated for Inclusion supplies and ADA swings • $11,380 was allocated for Inclusion staff and training for all staff “My children who received the scholarship were able enjoy the summer with excitement and joy going to camp everyday. Also, the enthusiasm of the teachers helped them to learn new things and create friendships that would never existed if they did not attend. Our appreciation to this scholarship will forever be in my heart and the experience and growth my children received will forever be a part of them.”
Awarded $2,580 for their three children
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Summer Inclusion Camp
• Sold out all 3 weeks with 15 total sign ups
• Majority of children served were on the Autism Spectrum comorbid with ADHD
• Campers were provided with individualized support from inclusion staff and visits to the “Cozy Corner,” a room filled with a variety of sensory toys and equipment
“The entire experience has well exceeded
our expectation. My son runs into the camp
every morning and has big smile in his face
when I pick him up in the afternoon. I
honestly have not seen him so happy for a
while.”
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Fall 2022
for the Belmont Community
• 10/14 Movies in the Park – Hocus Pocus – Barrett Park • 10/19 High School Fair – Twin Pines Senior Center – NEW • 10/28 Trunk or Treat – Barrett Community Center – NEW • 10/21-31 Halloween Home Decorating Contest
• 11/19-12/9 Letters to Santa
• 12/3 Parents Night Out – Twin Pines Senior Center – NEW • 12/8 Santa at the Firehouse and Toy Drive – Firehouse #14 LAST
ONE!