The CJR Scholarship for Caregivers
Camp Joy isn’t about pretending life is easy. It’s acknowledging you, and that you’re not alone in your efforts, responsibilities and resilience. Every Camp Joy retreat is about creating space for joy, even in the midst of caregiving.
Camp Joy isn’t about pretending life is easy. It’s about acknowledging you, and reminding you that you’re not alone in your efforts, responsibilities, and resilience. Every Camp Joy retreat creates space for joy, even in the midst of caregiving. Especially in the midst of caregiving. We honor you, the caregiver and care-giver alike.
We’re proud to share that this commitment has grown into something more. We have officially launched the Circle of Joy (officially the Camp Joy Retreats Scholarship Fund) a not-for-profit dedicated to making our vision a reality: ensuring more women, especially caregivers, have access to rest, connection, and renewal.
Through Circle of Joy, we continue to offer a fully funded space at every retreat for a woman who is actively caregiving—whether for a parent, child, partner, friend, or client. For now, the only requirement is that she is able to get herself there. We’ll take care of the rest.
As we grow, we will be able to welcome more women caregivers to Camp Joy and, through partnerships, cover more costs such as respite care and travel. Visit www.circleofjoy.love for more details.
The CJR Scholarship for Caregivers
We see you - the long days, the constant care, the love, and the invisible load you carry. The CJR Caregiver Scholarship is our way of saying you matter, too.
For both of us, this is deeply personal.
Monique cared for our mum through the long, exhausting journey of dementia. Marea has spent decades caring for her son, who lives with Down Syndrome, autism, and epilepsy. We’ve both felt the joy and privilege of caregiving — and also the relentless emotional toll, the sleepless nights, the endless hours of advocating, coordinating, and worrying. It takes a physical, emotional, and financial strain that most people never see. We know how hard it is to step away — and how rare it is to have space to rest, reconnect, and simply be yourself.
Our CJR Scholarship Program offers one fully-funded spot at each retreat for a woman who is a primary caregiver to someone with physical and/or cognitive disabilities, whether as a parent, family member, or through her profession.
With limited capacity to review applications at the moment, we’re focusing on one opportunity at each upcoming retreat:
Cotswolds, England | June 2 – 7, 2026.
Applications are open from Monday, April 6 – 20, 2026.
Ménerbes, Provence | September 13 –18, 2026.
Applications are open from Monday, April 6 – May 11, 2026.
We know that caregiving is often invisible, constant, and deeply meaningful work - and that those who give so much often have the least time and space for themselves. This scholarship is our way of offering rest, renewal, and joy in a beautiful setting among like-hearted women.
A Camp Joy retreat is here for you, apply now.
