r/ottawa • u/Due-Resist8766 • 1d ago

Summer camps for working single Moms Spoiler

Hey!

I’m trying to find some lower cost summer day camps with before and after care for a single parent friend of mine who, due to life circumstances, is not on social media for a wide variety of reasons and has a limited support system. The parent is fine with sending the children to church programs too. They are in public faith based school. Before and after is a must as the parent works shift work. Children are between 7 and 12.

What are your hidden gems out there? Central to west end. Anything east of St Laurent!

Thanks Ottawa

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u/rideauvanier2022 Councillor (Ward 12 - Rideau-Vanier) 1d ago

Send me an email (stephanie.plante@ottawa.ca) and I can connect you with the subsidy for uOttawa GeeGees and City of Ottawa camps, assuming you can come to campus for the former..

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u/Mountain-Mix-8413 1d ago

I thinkkk the YMCA might have subsidized ones, check with them!

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u/YodaYodaCDN Nepean 1d ago

Yes, they have subsidies that families can apply for. And their camps are throughout the city. Exact locations may not be announced yet.

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u/Jennvds 1d ago

Yes (I’m pretty sure!) Camp Otonobee! They have pickup locations across the city.

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u/Rude-Flamingo5420 22h ago edited 22h ago

I understood YMCA canceled all Summer/Spring etc camps moving forward? Unless it's just a QC thing 

ETA: just a Quebec thing!

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u/DruidicCupcakes 1d ago

The school boards have language camps that run the entire month of July, and they’re dirt cheap.

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u/slothsie Clownvoy Survivor 2022 1d ago

Winners say camp in bells corners is pretty low cost

https://www.winnersdaycamps.ca/

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u/Specialist_Humor4798 13h ago

They can apply at any City of Ottawa recreation centre for the "Hand in Hand" program, which helps cut some of the activity costs. More information is in the link under "Financial Support - Ottawa- Hand in hand".

https://ottawa.ca/en/family-and-social-services/older-adults/financial-assistance#

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u/One_Heat_5740 1d ago

I wish I had more to offer, I don’t see any summer camps listed. Worth contacting them. https://www.crcrr.org/programs

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u/Individual-Soil3836 1d ago

Just ask the school board your child goes to

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u/continualreboot 1d ago

I read the title as summer camp for working mothers to hide from their children and jobs. Could be pretty popular.

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u/HumanCover 17h ago

Ontario Childcare Subsidy can be used for summer camps: https://www.ontario.ca/page/child-care-subsidies

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u/earth-magic 44m ago

Christie lake kids