This question usually comes from a parent who is not fully convinced yet, and that is fair, because the honest answer is, it depends on the camp.
A good camp gives a boy something he rarely gets at home, distance from his usual environment, which often makes him more honest and more open than he would be with people who know him every day.
A good camp gives him peers going through the same struggles, so he stops feeling alone in whatever he is carrying.
“The question is not really “are camps good,” it is “what kind of camp is this.””
A good camp gives him structure without constant control, chances to make choices and feel the weight of them, in a safe setting.
But a camp with none of these, one that is just entertainment with no real mentorship behind it, will not do much beyond keeping him occupied for a week.
So the question is not really “are camps good,” it is “what kind of camp is this.” Ask what the mentors are trained to do. Ask what a typical evening looks like. Ask how boys are supported after something difficult comes up.
At Boys to Men Mentorship Camp, every day is built around real growth, not just activity.