First Farmers Camp

Please send your camper every day with closed-toed shoes, sunscreen, comfy clothes they don’t mind getting dirty, a hat, and a reusable water bottle. All items must be clearly labeled with your camper’s name, including shoes, hats, water bottles, clothing, towels, and bags.

Please send your camper every day with closed-toed shoes, sunscreen, comfy clothes they don’t mind getting dirty, a hat, and a reusable water bottle. All items must be clearly labeled with your camper’s name, including shoes, hats, water bottles, clothing, towels, and bags.

If you need information before then please contact our camp coordinator Moonie at ces-tvfcamps@arizona.edu. 

For the safety of your camper and to ensure proper liability management, we are unable to accept forms via email. You must bring your forms with you on the first day of camp, send them with your camper, or fill them out the morning of camp. Please do not send your camper without forms if they are arriving with someone who is not a parent/guardian. If you don’t have a printer and you want to fill out the forms ahead of time to bring with you, you can pick up blank copies of the necessary forms at our front desk located at 4210 N Campbell Ave, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Full refund 30 days before the camp start date.
• 50% refund up to 14 days before the camp start date.
• No refunds thereafter.

Yes, if you’d like to join the waitlist, please email ces-tvfcamps@arizona.edu with the following details: camper’s name, age, date of birth, food allergies, parent/guardian name, phone number, and email address. You will be placed on the waitlist in the order your email is received, and we will contact you if a spot opens up. There’s no need to email for follow-up unless instructed.

No, we reserve enough spots to accommodate scholarship requests. Occasionally, if we don’t need all reserved scholarship spaces, we may open up tickets to the public after a camp has sold out. Sign up for our newsletter here to be the first to know if tickets become available.

Scholarship applications open on March 2nd, and the deadline to submit is March 9th. You'll be notified by March 31st if you were selected. 

In years past we have been able to offer every camper who applies at least one week of camp. We fundraise year-long with hopes to be able to offer the same opportunities each year of camp.

Scholarships will be issued and families notified on March 31st. Please let our camp coordinator Moonie (ces-tvfcamps@arizona.edu) know if you are unable to accept a previously applied for scholarship or are suddenly unable to make it to the week you were awarded. We do not want an empty scholarship spot that could have gone to another deserving youth due to no-show. If you let us know ahead of time there will be no penalty, if you no-show we may be unable to award you a scholarship in the future. 

There are separate applications for CITs and Counselors, they both open March 2. The application is due March 17th. You / your child will be contacted to schedule an interview which will take place March 22-23. Notification of program acceptance will be March 25. 

Our summer schedule includes coordinating staff, AmeriCorps, volunteers, residents, counselors, and CITs, so it takes some time to finalize. Interviews will be conducted from March 22-23, and the schedule will be published and released in late April.

We implement several strategies across all camps to help campers stay cool and comfortable. We provide ice water stations, access to wet bandanas, staff-misted spray bottles, and large fans on our back patio. We also alternate between indoor and outdoor spaces, offering access to air conditioning and shaded areas. Campers are encouraged to take breaks inside whenever they need to cool down. Over the years, we've found that children are incredibly resilient in the heat. Our staff is trained to recognize signs of overheating and respond appropriately.

If you listed your child’s allergies when registering, we have already made preparations to accommodate them, including providing substitute food options. We are comfortable managing all types of allergies and food sensitivities. If we need further clarification, we will contact you at least a week before camp begins. If you'd like to discuss specific concerns, including medication and Epipen policies, please reach out to Moonie, our camp coordinator, at ces-tvfcamps@arizona.edu.

Please do not send food with your camper unless you have been approved to do so by our staff, as this helps ensure the safety of all campers.

TVF Camps are all SCREEN FREE, this gives your camper a chance to take a break from their devices. They aren't allowed at ANY of our camps. 

For consistency's sake, if a summer holiday (Juneteenth or 4th of July) is on a Monday or Friday we will not hold camp, if the holiday lands on a Tuesday/Wednesday or Thursday we will have camp since we have found that it hard to take a day off of camp mid-week. We always start camps the Tuesday after Memorial Day.

Unfortunately, we do not have the staffing to offer before or after care. Please ensure your camper arrives no more than 10 minutes before the camp start time to allow us to set up for the day. If you are more than 10 minutes late for pick-up, please call Moonie at 520-626-5856 (or the relevant camp coordinator) to make accommodations.