RESIDENT CAMP PROGRAMS

• Summer Session 2025: July 6 - July 12, 2025

  The Laurel Foundation’s Camp Mulberry is the nation’s first free resident camp program specifically for transgender youth ages 6-17. The program is based on traditional camp programs, yet caters to the unique mental and physical health of transgender and gender-diverse youth. Camp Mulberry’s program empowers transgender youth in a gender-affirming environment, filled with volunteer role models. Our mission-driven program seeks to grow our youth into confident and independent young adults!

  Last year we have made some big changes to help make camp more accessible to volunteers from all over the country by incorporating online training, which can be completed at your own time but before our in-person training. There will then be a two day of in-person training on June 28th and 29th in Pasadena, before camp and then one day of training during pre-camp near Big Bear Lake, CA on July 5, 2025. Camp session follows from July 6 – 12, 2025.

  We hope this change will allow more volunteers the opportunity to be a part of The Laurel Foundation’s summer camp programs.

  APPLICATION DEADLINE: JUNE 1, 2025

  TRAINING DATES: June 28th – 29th in Pasadena and July 5, 2025 near Big Bear Lake, CA

  Camp Mulberry 2025 volunteer camp dates are July 5 (Pasadena) (8:30 AM – 5:30 PM and July 6-12, 2025 (Big Bear Lake).

  Find out what it takes to be a volunteer:

  Volunteer Job Description.

  Medical Director Job Description.

  Medical Staff Job Description.

  Help Team Staff Job Description.

  For more information on how to volunteer for future Camp Mulberry sessions, or other programs at The Laurel Foundation, contact Eliot Dowens or call 626-683-0800 for more details!

Camp Mulberry Leadership Team 2025