Family Camp Status Report
Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
March 14, 2024
Avi Yotam, Deputy Director
Amber Stegner, Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Supervisor 2 3
4 C A M P E R S In 2023, 75% percent of all visitors were San José residents. 5 2 0 2 3 S u c c e s s e s
• Welcomed 2,875 guests to
connect with nature and the
outdoors
• First year of Outdoor Equity
Grant Program
Improved Campership marketing outreach and created campership partnership with Project Hope. 6 Keep it simply smart! 7
2 0 2 3 C h a l l e n g e s
• Historic winter storms damaged
facilities and created river safety
issues through late July
• Seasonal hiring and staff retention
• Repeated power outages due to
Public Safety Power Shutoffs
• Fish Camp- High river flows and
CDFW- Environmental Impact Report
8 M a r k e t i n g & O u t r e a c h
• Expanded social media presence
• Tabled at San José public events
• Collaborated with San José
community-based organizations
to increase awareness
• Partnered with the Department’s
Project Hope and Youth
Intervention Services
• Implemented Outdoor Equity
Grants
PA R T N E R S H I P S
9 • Friends of San José Family
Camp
• United States Forest
Service
• PRNS Capital Improvement
Team
• Youth Intervention Services
• Resilience Corps (San
José) • San José Conservation
Corps
• Project Hope
I M P O R TA N T
D AT E S
Registration
March 3, 2024 at 10 a.m.
Fish Camp
April 26 – 28, 2024
Summer Season
June 21 – August 18, 2024
10 Family Camp Status Report
Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
March 14, 2024
Avi Yotam, Deputy Director
Amber Stegner, Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Supervisor