Volunteers and Interns

Here is a listing of camps: 

• AileyCamp – dance platform for urban core youth 
• Camp Carousel and Camp Erin –  serving children suffering the loss of a parent or guardian 
• Camp ChiMer – serving children suffering from end stage renal disease
• Camp Encourage –  serving children with autism spectrum disorders
• Camp Fire Heartland –  day camp for Kansas City children
• Heartland Therapeutic Riding Camp – serving children with special needs 
• Camp Hope/Camp Sibsational – serving children/siblings who have had or have cancer 
• Joshua Center Camp – serving children with autism spectrum disorders /Tourette’s Syndrome /OCD 
• Camp MITIOG – serving children with Spina Bifida 
• Camp Quality – serving children with cancer 
• Camp Shakespeare –  teaching children the art of theater, understanding of Shakespeare, and history
• Camp Systole-CHD Families – serving children with congenital heart disease 
• Camp Wilderness – serving children with blood disorders 
• Whatsoever Community Center –  day camp for underprivileged children 
• Wildwood Outdoor Education Center –  outdoor educational program for youth from Kansas City’s urban core  
• Camp WIN –  sport camp for girls 
• Wonderland Camp – serving children with developmental disabilities

“The Camp you folks run is by far the best thing that I have seen, heard of, or been a part of. I am so glad that I went. Everything was done so well, the kids seemed to know that they were not so different. It has made a huge impact on my life, I look forward to coming back next year. Thank you for giving these wonderful kids and their families a hope for a better tomorrow.” – a volunteer

Testimonials

“As we expected camp has been WONDERFUL. The genuine smile on (my daughter’s) face in the pictures I took at drop off and the ones the counselors are sending me are testament to what an amazing thing you are doing. Thank you so very, very much! ”

“I can see what other kids have gone through and how they survived. It helps me get through & conquer. We are all survivors. That’s a gift.”

“When I'm at camp, I feel like a normal kid. Some kids don't get to go outside because our parents are just working too much and too hard. At home, I'm just watching movies all day. I don't want to get too old to come to Wildwood.”

“Without the support of Camps for Kids and the matching fund, CHD Families would be unable to provide a free medically supervised summer camp for kids with Congenital Heart Defects.”

“I look back on the struggle of my childhood and one of the most important and best childhood memories I have include the time spent at camp with the amazing men and women who treated me like I was normal despite my struggle”