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  • Alternative Summer Camps - Therapeutic wilderness experiences for adolescents, pre-teens, and adults. Descriptions and links for a variety of programs in different states.
  • Angel On My Shoulder - Camp Angel and Camp Teen Angel: cost-free weekend retreats for kids affected by cancer through a loved one. Held at Camp Luther in Three Lakes, Wisconsin, and Camp Manito-Wish YMCA in Boulder Junction, Wisconsin. Dates, photos, forms, and program details.
  • Aspen Camp School for the Deaf - Summer and winter camp programs for kids ages 8-18 who are deaf or hard of hearing.
  • Australia - Camp Quality - A non-profit, volunteer organisation providing support for children with cancer. Fourteen Australian locations covering every State and Territory in Australia. Over 4000 families each year participate in the programme and more than 34 children's camps are held each year. The Australian programme also includes Family Cluster Weekend Camps, special family activities, hospital visits, parent and grandparent luncheons and a newsletter 6 times a year.
  • Brigadoon - Features a future not-for-profit, year-round camp facility for special children and youth with chronic illnesses.
  • Cadmus Cultural Camp - Provides opportunities for mentally retarded adults to have a full, exciting and very social summer experience. Campers will be housed in five of the lifesharing households while some of their full time residents are on their vacations. Located in Massachusetts.
  • California Lions Camp-Deaf Camp 2002 - Free summer camp for deaf / hard of hearing children, children of deaf adults, siblings of deaf children ages 7 to 15. Outdoor activities including horseriding, language and culture program and iMovie / Quicktime training. Staff training for campers age 16 to 17. Web includes camp information/photos, schedule, application forms. Sponsored by California Lions Camp.
  • Camp Allen - Private, non-profit, residential summer camp for individuals with physical and/or developmental disabilities. Located in Bedford, New Hampshire. Schedule, activities, photos, and application forms.
  • Camp Carole - Program, offered at no cost to the families who participate, allows young people with cancer the chance to lighten their load by sharing good times with one another. Located on Lake Winnipesaukee in Moultonboro, New Hampshire. Mission, staff, and contact information.
  • Camp Courageous - Year-round recreational and respite care activities in a camp setting in Iowa.
  • Camp Easter Seals New Mexico - Offers one-week sessions for kids and adults with physical and/or mental disabilities. Held at Kamp Kiwanis in Vanderwagen, New Mexico. Past season recaps, staff, map, and contact information.
  • Camp Greentop - A residential camp located on 200 acres in the Catoctin Mountain National Park, six miles west of Thurmont, Maryland, for children and adults with physical and multiple disabilities. Established in 1937.
  • Camp Heartland - The world's largest camping and outreach program for children ages 7 to 16 who are living in the shadow of HIV or AIDS. Just a short trip north of Minneapolis and St. Paul in Willow River, Minnesota.
  • Camp Huntington - Co-ed, overnight, 7-week program serving 6-21 year old campers with Learning and Developmental Disabilities, ADD, PDD, autism and other special needs. Located in High Falls, New York. Activities, daily schedule, facilities, dates, rates, and information request form.
  • Camp Jened - Provides a vacation for adults who have a wide range of physical and developmental disabilities, such as Cerebral Palsy, Downs Syndrome, Autism and Behavior Disorders. Located in New York.
  • Camp Kodiak - Integrated summer camp for children and teens with and without learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder. Non-competitive environment with over 50 sports and activities. Social Skills Program, Academic Program. 2-to-1 camper-to-staff ratio.
  • Camp Lee Mar - All the fun and activities of a traditional summer camp. Also academics, speech and language therapy, and vocational preparation.
  • Camp Northwood - A seven week summer camp for children with learning challenges. Located in Rock Hill, New York.
  • Camp Nuhop - A summer residential program for any youngster from 6 to 16 with a learning disability, behavior disorder, or attention deficit disorder.
  • Camp Oakhurst - Serves children and adults with physical disabilities. Summer camp, year round respite and vacation programs. Located in New Jersey.
  • Camp Optimism - A residential summer camp for handicapped children with mental or physical disabilities. Located in Virginia.
  • Camp Quality - Non-profit, volunteer organization that provides a free week-long camping experience and year-round support program for children with cancer and their families. Camps are held at five Canadian locations. Photos, activities, and contact information.
  • Camp Quality Ohio - Free week-long camp and year round support serveces for children with cancer.
  • Camp ReCreation - A residential summer camp program in California which offers participants with developmental disabilities opportunities for fun, social interaction, skill development, and spiritual growth while increasing the awareness and acceptance of participants in the larger community.
  • Camp Rotary - Residential summer camp for children and adults with physical or developmental disabilities. Located on Grand Lake in New Brunswick, Canada. Schedule, programs, facilities, photos, and detailed information for campers and parents.
  • Camp Rubber Soul - A recreation camp offering one week overnight sessions for children with varying degrees of disabilities. A one to one counselor ratio offers a unique, fulfilling, and rewarding experience.
  • Camp Starfish - Serves emotionally, behaviorally, and learning disabled children by providing a safe therapeutic milieu in a natural camp setting with a one-one camper to staff ratio. Description of Massachusetts camp, pictures, camper and counselor applications.
  • Camp Summit - A residential camp in Texas for children, youth, and adults who are developmentally delayed, physically challenged, multi-disabled or dual sensory impaired.
  • Camp Tamarack - Summer programs for children and teens with learning disabilities, offering academic instruction and traditional camp activities. Located in Saskatchewan, Canada. Mission, programs, and forms for campers and staff.
  • Camp Thunderbird - Six or twelve-day sessions available between June and August for developmentally disabled individuals of all ages. Located at Wekiva Springs State Park in Apopka, Florida. Application, schedule, rates, and contact information.
  • Camp Timberwolf - Experiential outdoor tent camping program for boys and girls ages 6 through 12 with ADD, ADHD, LD, OCD and similar behavioral challenges. Based on the grounds of Highland Lake Inn and Country Retreat in Flat Rock, North Carolina. Program, staff, dates, rates, and online registration.
  • Camp Trillium - Offers and promotes recreation programs to bring children with cancer and there families together. [London, Ontario, Canada]
  • Camp Winston - Offers residential recreational summer programs for campers with complex neurological disorders such as Tourette Syndrome, ADD/ADHD, learning disabilities, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, autism, and other PDD spectrum disorders. Located on Sparrow Lake in the Muskoka Region of Ontario, Canda.
  • Camping Unlimited - A residential camp for children with developmental disabilities in Northern California's Santa Cruz Mountains.
  • Camps 4R Kids Foundation - A non-profit organization that seeks donations to fund free family camps and recreational experiences for kids with disabilities and their families.
  • Children's Association for Maximum Potential (C.A.M.P.) - A Texas non-profit organization that provides camping and respite services to children with developmental, physical and mental disabilities and their families.
  • Christian Deaf Camp - Camp for deaf and hearing impaired children, held at the Aldersgate Camp and Retreat Center in Irvine, KY, located near Richmond. Includes both hearing and deaf persons as counselors, and American Sign Language is used in all activities.
  • Connecticut - Hole In The Wall Gang - A camp for children with cancer and serious blood diseases.
  • Deaf Kids Kamp - Sponsor-supported week-long camp for 6-17 year old deaf children who communicate in sign language. Located in Southern California. Requirements, cost, FAQ, and sponsorship information.
  • Easter Seals Wisconsin - Camp Wawbeek for children and adults ages seven and up with physical disabilities with mild to no cognitive impairments; Respite Camp for children and adults who have more involved disabilities that require one-on-one attention.
  • Happiness Is Camping - Camp for children with cancer. Wonderful, free summer camp complete with 24 hour medical facility in Blairstown, NJ. Happiness Is Camping provides kids with cancer a great summer experience.
  • Happy Adventure Summer Camp - Day summer camp serving severely developmentally and physically disabled children and young adults from Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and Ventura, California.
  • High Esteem's Camp Goodwill - A central New York not-for-profit that provides residential camping as well as, year round programs for children/young adults with physical disabilities and of special needs.
  • Inspiration Center - Handicap accessible Christian camp and retreat center offers programs for both physically and mentally challenged children and adults. Also available for group retreats. Located in Walworth, Wisconsin. Schedule, fees, and registration forms.
  • Kamp Dovetail - A volunteer run summer camp for children with physical and mental disabilities in Ohio
  • Kelly's - Created by a former camper at a muscular dystrophy camp. It was made to give information and a pictorial look into the activities for children at these camps.
  • Kostopulos Dream Foundation - Summer camp for campers of all ages and ability levels for over 30 years. Salt Lake City, UT.
  • Lions Bear Lake Camp - Offers a free camp for visually impaired youth and a low-cost camp for hearing impaired youth. Facility is also available for rental year-round, with discounts to special needs and nonprofit/youth groups. Located in Lapeer, Michigan. Photos, programs, fees, and information request forms.
  • Lions Club Camp Kirk - Co-ed residential camp whose mission is to provide a nurturing, non-competitive, and structured atmosphere for 6 to 14 years olds who have learning disabilities and/or ADD/ADHD. Located in Kirkfield, Ontario. Testimonials, FAQ, dates, rates, and application.
  • Lions Wilderness Camp for Deaf Children - A camp experience sponsored by the Lions Clubs of California and Nevada where deaf children ages 6 to 15 can learn outdoor skills and enjoy the beauty of nature to the fullest.
  • Mid Hudson Valley Camp - New York camp for mentally/physically challenged persons, and children with cancer or HIV. High school and college staff volunteer time each summer. Sponsored by the Marist Brothers.
  • Recreation Unlimited - Summer camp, day camp, respite retreat weekends for mentally and physically challenged from 8 to 80 years old. A 165 acre campus in North Central Ohio.
  • Shady Oaks Camp - An 8 week residential summer camp for children and adults with disabilities. The camp is located in Lockport, Illinois on 50 acres of land. Owned and operated by the Parents Association for Cerebral Palsy Children, a not for profit organization.
  • Special Days Camps - Summer and winter camp in Michigan for children ages 5 to 17 who have or have had cancer. Includes information on news and updates, FAQs, and camp leadership.
  • Special Touch - An organization whose goal is to provide disabled individuals around the United States or their families with a summer camp and a chapter support group they can attend.
  • Stone Mountain School - Summer camp operated by a residential school for boys in grades 6 though 12 with learning disabilities, behavioral problems, and emotional issues. Located in North Carolina.
  • Summit Camp and Travel - Serving boys and girls classified as having attention deficit disorders and possible concomitant learning disabilities or mild emotional problems. Located in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, 3 hours from New York City.
  • Talisman Summer Camps - Base camps and adventure programs for children and teens ages 9-17 with LD, ADD, ADHD, Asperger's syndrome, and autism. Located in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Photos, program details, dates, rates, and registration forms.
  • The Double "H" Hole in the Woods Ranch - New York camp for children with physical and emotional disorders.
  • The Fowler Center for Outdoor Learning - Located in Michigan, provides recreational opportunities for children and adults with mental and physical disabilities, including trails, adapted horseback riding, organic garden, and barnyard.
  • Therapeutic Holidays Camp - Charitable organization, located in Crete, offering holidays combined with an extensive range of healing programs and activities to people with various disabilities and social adjustment problems. Photos, programs, activities, and contact information.
  • Vail Valley Learning Camp - Summer camp in Colorado for kids with learning disabilities.
  • White Harvest Christian Camp and Conference Center - Inter-Denominational Christian camp and retreat center for boys and girls with special needs. Located in White Top, Virginia. Vision and mission statements, calendar of events, and ministry updates.
  • Wonderland Summer Camp - Missouri camp provides summer programs for adults and children with physical or mental challenges including: MS, multiple dystrophy, cerebral palsy, downs syndrome, prader-willi syndrome.
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