WHO WE ARE
Our Mission
At C.A.M.P. (Camp Alumni Membership Program) San Francisco, our mission is to instill enduring values in youth through educational summer camp experiences. Founded in 1984 by dedicated educators George Lai and Wilmer Fong, we are committed to fostering personal growth, leadership, and community among boys and girls, regardless of their financial circumstances. Our programs emphasize education, compassion, care, and the development of skills that empower young individuals to become model citizens, embodying values that resonate throughout the year and beyond.
Our History
Both George and Wilmer served as camp directors and leaders for the Chinatown YMCA in San Francisco since 1985. In the late 1990s, there was a shift in the method that the YMCA was offering camping scholarships to its members. That practice seemed to discriminate against those youth who mainly lived in the Chinatown and Tenderloin districts of San Francisco. In 2000, George and Wilmer decided to separate from the YMCA, and created a summer camp which would invite all youth, no matter the financial situation of the families applying. C.A.M.P. (Camp Alumni Membership Program) San Francisco is rooted in loving our neighbors and teaching skills in a manner befitting model young citizens. This is the best and only way we can fulfill our mission.
