Camp Cho-Yeh · Impact

Leadership dashboard

84% of parents give the summer a 9 or 10. Here is what they say changed.

In Summer 2026, 1,146 Camp Cho-Yeh families told us what happened after their child came home. The answers are consistent, measurable, and stronger than Summer 2025.

The outcome

Kids come home different

70%

More self-confidence

+2.6 pts vs 2025

96%

Agree their child made new friends at camp

-0.6 pts vs 2025

57%

Started conversations about God at home

+2.5 pts vs 2025

  • My child has more self-confidence70%
  • My child has been nicer or more pleasant to other family members…62%
  • My child has been singing Christian songs62%
  • My child is showing more concern for the needs of others, putting others' nee…61%
  • My child has engaged me in conversations about God and faith more frequently…57%
  • My child has been more helpful around the house52%
  • My child has been more social, wanting to spend more time with others than be…51%
  • I have noticed significant changes in my child40%
  • My child has been spending less time on electronic devices (computer, phone, …38%

Parents answering YES, among those who answered the statement. Every measure held or improved from 2025.

Why families choose Cho-Yeh

Faith is the reason, not the add-on

Of 1,061 parents who wrote about what they value most, faith and God were the most frequently named — ahead of activities, facilities and staff.
  • Faith / God49%
  • Independence / growth28%
  • Fun / activities22%
  • Friendship / community18%
  • Counselors / role models12%
  • Unplugging / outdoors11%

93% of parents with an opinion say their child learned more about God and the biblical story at camp, and 57% say Cho-Yeh exceeds expectations at teaching the Christian faith. Camp is often where the conversation starts: only 8% of these families read the Bible together weekly at home, and 35% pray together that often.

That gap is the opportunity gifts unlock: equipping parents to continue at home what a counselor started in a cabin.

Reach

17,533 more guests served beyond summer

The 2025-26 retreat season hosted 88 groups across two sites, staffed by 111 people — churches, schools and families using the same grounds year-round.

4,537

Boxwoods guests

26 groups · 42 staff

12,996

Carolina Creek guests

62 groups · 69 staff

17,533

Total retreat guests

Both sites combined

1,146

Summer families surveyed in 2026

Mean experience rating 9.36 of 10

What comes next

Three investments the data points to

  1. 01

    Parent discipleship resources

    “Equipping you as a parent” is the lowest-scoring excellence area. Take-home follow-up is the highest-leverage way to extend a week of camp into a year at home.

  2. 02

    Food service capacity

    The single biggest year-over-year gain and still the most common concern. Kitchen investment moves the score families notice first.

  3. 03

    Counselor development

    Staff quality is the one comparison measure parents say improved. Training, pay and retention protect the best thing Cho-Yeh currently has.