Camp Encourage
ACA Accredited Camp | Overnight Camp | Specialty Camp
Camp Encourage offers quality day and overnight camp opportunities involving relationship development, recreation, and relaxation for children on the autism spectrum, ages ten to eighteen. Additionally, year-round opportunities are available for potential and current campers and their families, volunteers, and supporters. Sensory supports, visual strategies, direct social instruction, and positive behavioral supports are a few […]
Camp Hope & Camp SIBsational
ACA Accredited Camp | Overnight Camp | Specialty Camp
Camp Hope & Camp SIBsational KyMel’s mission is to provide connecting experiences for kids facing cancer. We have two flagship camp programs: Camp Hope and Camp SIBsational. Camp Hope has been serving kids and teens with cancer since 1983. It is held the third week of June at Camp Aldrich near Claflin, KS. Any child […]
Camp MITIOG
ACA Accredited Camp | Overnight Camp | Specialty Camp
Camp MITIOG is a summer camp geared towards children born with Spina Bifida which aims to provide campers from across the Midwest with lifelong friendships, a sense of inclusion and fun that many miss out on throughout the year because most camps are not set up to accommodate the special needs of this underserved population. […]
Camp Wildwood
ACA Accredited Camp | General Camp | Overnight Camp
At Wildwood, we believe kids grow better outside. Wildwood combines a traditional summer camp experience with programs that build confidence, social and emotional skills, and a love for science and the outdoors. Campers paddle canoes, catch fish, invent in our innovative maker space, hike on trails, sing around a campfire, make new friends—and so much […]
Camp WIN
ACA Accredited Camp | Day Camp | General Camp
Camp WIN (Women’s Intersport Network) is the flagship youth event for girls aged 6-12. The camp’s primary objective is to empower girls by providing them with exposure to 16 diverse sports and fitness activities over a span of four days. The camp fosters a safe and supportive environment to encourage girls’ participation and growth. Each […]
CHD Families Camp Systole
ACA Accredited Camp | Day Camp | Overnight Camp | Specialty Camp
CHD Families Camp Systole is a medically supervised, free day and overnight camp for children ages 6-15 years living with congenital heart disease, as well as additional programs for their families. The children who attend Camp Systole may not be eligible for other camping experiences due to the medical supervision and care they require. Many […]
Joshua Center Camp
ACA Accredited Camp | Overnight Camp | Specialty Camp
The Annual Joshua Center Residential Camp is a residential camp experience held at the Rotary Youth Camp in Lee’s Summit, MO, for children with Tourette, High Functioning Autism, ADHD, and OCD. For many of the children, it is the first time they have met someone else with the same disorder. These children are often misunderstood […]
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”