5th Annual · Applications closed
Four days that shape a lifetime.
An overnight camp for fatherless young men. Skill, character, and a room full of men who will look them in the eye.
Format
Overnight
four days on site
Who
Ages 10 to 17
fatherless young men
Cost
Free
application required
When
Coming soon
dates and location
Raleigh
Nate is hosting the 5th Annual Mentoring Camp.
Camp is an exciting and educational week where fatherless young men practice the skills that make a man useful: how to carry yourself, how to listen, how to lead, and how to look after the boy next to you.
Former NBA player and coach Nate McMillan is hosting the week himself. One interest form for each young man. The foundation reviews them and contacts you shortly.
Mentors in the room. Three meals a day. Work that does not end at checkout.
The roster
What families need to know.
- Format
- Overnight camp
- Ages
- 10 to 17
- Dates
- Coming soon
- Check-in
- Coming soon
- Checkout
- Coming soon
- Location
- Coming soon
- Address
- Coming soon
- Cost
- Free. Application required.
The week
Four days. One standard.
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01
Arrive
Bags down. Names learned. Check-in time posts with the dates. The work starts on day one.
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02
Breakouts
Social skills, etiquette, leadership, financial literacy, and rap sessions guided by mentors.
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03
Brotherhood
Team building, speakers, meals, and the kind of competition that makes a group look after one another.
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04
Send-out
Checkout time posts with the dates. Checkout is the front door, not the finish line.
01 · Breakouts
Lessons boys can use on Monday.
Campers sit with mentors for social skills, etiquette, leadership development, financial literacy, rap sessions, and more. The point is not a lecture. The point is a young man who can walk into a room and know what to do.
02 · Team
A group that looks after one another.
Team building is not a filler activity. It is how a collection of boys becomes a brotherhood that notices who is left out, who is tired, and who needs a hand.
03 · Speakers
Men who tell the truth about work.
Local and national voices come in to talk about character, careers, and manhood. Campers also get out of the bunk: career visits, community partners, and rooms they might never have walked into on their own.
04 · The table, and after
Fed here. Followed after checkout.
Three meals a day. Giveaways that say you belong here, not that you are a charity case. Then the year that follows: bi-monthly Zooms, career visits, literacy, and Mom's on Your Side.
Camp is the front door. The foundation is the house.
The site
Dates and location coming soon.
Four days on a campus built for this kind of week. Gym, courts, bunks, and enough space for a boy to try something he would not try at home.
Street address, check-in, and checkout will be posted here when they are set.
Before you apply
Questions families ask.
Who can apply?
Young men ages 10 to 17 who are growing up without a father at home. Submit one interest form for each young man.
What does it cost families?
Nothing. Camp is free. Donors cover meals, bunks, speakers, and transportation needs.
When will we hear back?
The foundation reviews applications and contacts you shortly.
What happens after checkout?
Camp is the front door. Year-round Zoom sessions, career visits, literacy, and Mom's on Your Side keep the relationship going.