Camp America Reviews 

The camp was super fun everyday! All the activities allowed the kids to be full of energy and enjoy the full camp day for 9 weeks!

This experience changed my life. Got to work with the best people. Camp made me a lot more confident in myself and be the best version of me!. Camp America helps a lot with questions, they make traveling easy and fun!
I strongly Recommend this agency to work in the US.You get good offers from amazing camps who are determined to bring the best out of their staff.

The most incredible 4 years of my life. Camp America changed my whole path, forever! The most amazing Summers, made only possible by the kindest, most compassionate and helpful staff ever! No question is too much for the wonderful team in the Camp America office! They are so experienced in absolutely everything, I felt so safe going with them. I can’t thank them enough for everything!

it was great summer and for sure i will do it again with camp America that gave me 24/7 support, thanks

Worked at an all girls camp in Pennsylvania. I had the most amazing summer, met some great people and experienced things that have changed me as a person. Would 100% recommend to anyone who’s thinking about it.

Everything made it great #STAYATCAMP4EVER 🥹🥹🥹🥹

So after the past 2 summers I decided another summer at home wasn't for me, so I took the leap of faith and applied for a summer in the USA through Camp America! Wow, what an amazing organisation I've never done anything like this nor anyone I know so was completely new to the experience and the CA team help you with every stage super helpful and made the applying process more enjoyable always replied to any queries. Summer 2022 was one of my best summers ever and can't wait to go again in 2023!

Using camp america was one of the best decisions i ever made. Not only do they provide constant support through the full experience but they make the whole process run so smoothly from start through finish. I got hired at the recruitment fair which was by far the best way to go about being hired!

Had the best summer ever, made new friends and discovered new things that I thought I’d never try, can’t wait for next summer to go again and would recommend doing this

This experience changed my life. Got to work with the best people. I made long lasting friends and became a lot more confident in myself. Camp America helps a lot with questions about anything to do with this job and makes sure you are secure in the US. They make traveling easy and fun. I strongly suggest you take this agency to work in the US.You get good offers from amazing camps who are determined to bring the best out of their staff.

I loved the experience I love the company and what they do! I hope I'll be able to do camp again in the future! And I wish everybody could try it! If somebody is hesitating I'd say DO IT you won't regret it! You can trust the company 100%.

was very helpful before going to America But once I got out there, they were no help at all. Ignored my numerous emails, even though I was extremely struggling at camp. Didn't respond to calls either, was left completely alone

very helpful, CA will inundate you with emails and information. the interview stage is also a great way to ask questions not answered in the information provided.
amazing experience however they require a lot of money in fees and dock your pay by almost half. something to consider.

I was kinda just thrown into it all and had to work it out for myself x

The amount of commission that Camp America take out of your pay if exploitative. I earnt 96 cent an hour, $900 for the whole summer, while my American colleagues earnt $4000. It would be better to apply to a camp directly.

They’re useful in finding you a camp but in the end it’s a bit of a scam. They already take mos off your pay and they find other ways to take your money on top. You’re better off applying to camps directly.

Incorrectly informed we could send our documents to the US Embassy and get an exemption from the in-person interview. I paid additional costs to courier my documents, waited about 2 months to be told I would indeed have to come up to Auckland for an appointment. Last minute flights and accommodation were very expensive. Information about camp came through at the wrong times and sometimes the online portal contradicted the email information. No check ups during the camp.

It was a good experience , meeting new people getting along with them,everyone was so welcoming I'm looking forward to come back again. I had a great time with the campers and staff I appreciate everything every journey I experienced

Overall good application support and friendly staff. Camp fair was very useful for getting hired on the spot and meeting camp directors.
Support while in the US was severely lacking with the emergency support phone number literally just being an answering service who might as well have not known what camp America is (really unhelpful when you need help urgently when stateside). If you end up in legal trouble or something similar while there, you might as well be on your own as the email replies are also days long. Also not really enough transparency over whether flights included or booking own flights is more cost effective.

So disappointed that Camp America won't take my daughter's concerns seriously. She has looked forward to working for CA since she was 12. She worked for a year to save money for the full package, and volunteered locally to help her gain some experience with young adults with special needs. She was told that she would have 1 to 1 ratio with campers, either young adults or children and when she arrived she was assigned 3 adult campers with extremely severe and varied needs. She is only 18 but eager and keen to do her very best. She quickly realised that the camp was understaffed and under-resourced. Management didn't give her any assistance and her training consisted of being handed a leaflet. She was asked to take one of her campers to the hospital in the middle of the night on her first week there. It took the camp staff an hour to find the paperwork for this camper (who was in distress) before they could leave. The camper had a seizure on the way back and as the medical centre/hospital had closed they visited the camp nurse who shrugged and said 'My shift is over' and refused to help. She observed safe-guarding issues and was aware that the activities the camp should be offering were far from being met. After a very short time she was incredibly distressed, overworked and utterly disheartened. Several other counsellors left the same camp because of the situation and the impossible workload. On leaving, she was offered a girl scout camp but from the very beginning she had stated that she didn't want that kind of camp, she wanted to work with children and young adults with special needs. She was so distressed she had to come home at great additional expense to her and to us. Camp America has offered no useful assistance at all. They have not taken her claims seriously, but instead dismissed them as being (paraphrased) 'she was overwhelmed at being in new country' and '10 minutes can seem like an hour when you are stressed'. It's appalling. A company that claims to support and enrich the lives of young people is standing by and ignoring a bad situation in camp and a terrible experience for the young people who have trusted them and admired them as a company. CA won't even refund the flexible fare that my daughter paid extra for and I presume they are willing for Camp Loyaltown to open up again next year and repeat the mistakes they made now. Incidentally, the camp closed down shortly after my daughter left. We believe that the reason given was a covid outbreak but it seems likely that their desperate staff issues was also part of the reason.
I'm sure some young people have a great experience but just know that when it gets rough and when these young adults desperately need support and have concerns about the camp, that's when CA drop the ball. Just like the camp itself, it seems that money is the main motivation and not the people they claim to serve. This should have been a summer experience that was enriching and instead it was very traumatic for her, especially the experience of not being take seriously with her complaints and concerns for the campers afterwards.
*update in response to CA’s reply to ‘get in touch’. My daughter has done this several times and been told that her experience was negative only in her experience and not in reality. You have her details, if you have anything new to add to the useless and unhelpful responses already given to her then do feel free to contact her directly. I will amend this with an update if and when you do*