JCC Camp Daleville Campus and Facilities
Our campers enjoy programs in an outstanding environment with great facilities that include a heated in-ground swimming pool, a 20-acre lake, basketball & volleyball courts, ball fields, tetherball courts, playgrounds, an archery range, a mini-golf area, an obstacle course, hiking, and biking trails, an auditorium and stage, picnic pavilion, arts and crafts center and more! Our newly renovated boys and girls locker rooms provide clean changing areas and easy storage for camp belongings during activities.
Meet the Director | Vince Kalinoski
Vince has served as the Director of JCC Camp Daleville since the summer of 1995. He began working for the Jewish Community Center of Scranton (JCC) in October of 1994 where he served as Recreation Director. He was appointed as the Camp Director the following summer. In 2004, Vince was promoted to Program Director/Camp Director overseeing the JCC’s physical education & sports programs for youth & adults, Jewish cultural programs, and our annual Golf Tournament fundraiser. Vince holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Health & Physical Education from Marywood University. Originally from Factoryville, PA, he is married with two children. In his spare time, Vince loves to fish and forage for mushrooms.
JCC Camp Daleville History
JCC SUMMER DAY CAMPS HAVE SERVED THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN SINCE 1931
In 1931, the YMHA of Scranton (now known as the JCC) formulated and began running a summer day camp program at its facility on Wyoming Avenue. In 1953, thanks to the generosity of Jacob Fink, the JCC Day Camp moved outdoors for the first time as it was given use of a tract of land at Chapman Lake. It began a truly grand summer for more than 200 campers enrolled. In 1962, the JCC of Scranton acquired land in the Poconos in rural Daleville, PA, and began a project over five years to build new summer camp facilities. The 101-acre Daleville campsite opened its doors in the summer of 1965 with over 300 campers. Longtime and current JCC member Dan Ginsberg served as its first Director. In 2005, the campsite was sold to new owners with the condition that the JCC could continue to run its day camp on the property in perpetuity. The JCC of Scranton is now in its 90th summer in providing camping services, and it’s the 57th anniversary of running our summer day camp program at the Daleville property. JCC Camp Daleville continues to serve an average of 200 campers a summer.
