Jewish summer camps must hire quality counselors each year. Staff retention is crucial to achieving the mission of Jewish camping; the challenge is that it is often a struggle to retain counselors for more than one to two summers. This study aimed to understand and increase counselor retention for young Gen Z staff, ages 18-22, beyond one to two years at Jewish overnight camp. Jewish camps are not just hiring staff but also providing a unique and critical space for young Jews to spend time in during their emerging adulthood and key identity-forming years. Cycle 1 aimed to understand the factors that impact a counselor's experience at Jewish summer camp. Participants in Cycle 1 consisted of eleven veteran counselors who participated in a focus group and/or semi-structured interviews. Action steps included engaging with Gen Z counselors to better understand their perspectives on the role their camp communities can and should play during the entire calendar year. The goal of Cycle 2 was to understand what year-round touchpoints today's counselors find meaningful and increase and maintain their connection with their camp community year-round. A workshop with camp professionals to explore the potential impact of year-round engagement as a means of retention was designed, implemented, and evaluated in Cycle 2. This study found that community is a driving force for why counselors return, that Gen-Z counselors find year-round touchpoints to be impactful, and that cultivating this in year-round engagement is a valid tool for retention. Implications for the field are that Jewish camps should embrace a year-round approach to staff retention and the staff experience and focus on creating a variety of meaningful touchpoints for counselors throughout the year. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]