ADHD.com's Guide to Summer Camps

Camp Barnabas

Location: Rt. 2 Box 131 Purdy, MO 65734

Phone: 417-476-2565

Camp Barnabas exists to offer childhood experiences to kids who have been robbed of them by disease or disability. Each summer, Camp Barnabas provides encouragement for literally hundreds of campers, empowering them to live more fully through faith. This spiritual gift of encouragement, the hallmark of Barnabas, one of the least known of Christ’s latter disciples, helps campers face and challenge their disability or illness with courage.

Camp Challenge

Swimming, nature, singing and crafts...there is nothing we cannot accomplish together!

Fully accredited by the American Camping Association (ACA), Easter Seals Camp Challenge in Sorrento, near Orlando, offers camping programs for children and adults with disabilities.

Camp Challenge satisfies the need in each of us for outdoor recreation, socializing with friends, and relaxing on a summer vacation.

During the months of June and July, more than 250 adults and children with disabilities visit Camp Challenge to experience a traditional summer camp. The remainder of the year, campers enjoy respite weekend camps. This program provides a brief get-away for campers, while giving caretakers a rest from constant care-giving.

At Easter Seals Camp Challenge, campers participate in arts & crafts, nature activities, a universal high and low ropes course, music & dancing, outside entertainers, farm animals, and other camp activities.

Camp Thunderbird

Location: Apopka, Florida

Phone: 407-889-4530

Email: webadmin@questinc.org

At Camp Thunderbird, developmentally disabled individuals from age 8 to 80 enjoy a number of exciting activities. More importantly, they make new friends and learn skills that can help them gain more independence.

Camps for Children with Diabetes

Children's Burn Camps of Florida

A summer camp for kids that are burn survivors.

Location: P.O. Box 161593, Altamonte Sptings, FL 32716-1593

Phone: 407-461-2228

Email: healingtheburns@gmail.com

WHO: Any child burn survivor aged 6 to 18, living in North or Central Florida WHAT: A summer camp for kids that are burn survivors. WHEN: Tentatively - July 13 through July 18, 2009 WHERE: Billy Jo Rish State Park WHY: Giving our Campers the opportunity to bond with their peers.

Cristo Vive International

Diabetes Camping Association:

Diabetes Camp Directory—U.S. Camps

Easter Seals Respite Camp

Camp Challenge

Location: 31600 Camp Challenge Road, Sorrento, FL, 32776

Phone: 352-383-4711

Email: jbryant@fl.easterseals.com

Easter Seals Camp Challenge respite camp is held monthly and provides a selection of your favorite activities for persons with disabilites ages 6 and up. Camp provides a chance for individuals to socialize with friends, participate in adaptive recreational activities, and foster new independence. Programs and activities are adaptive and age appropriate.

The cost is $225 for each weekend, and $450 for each week long program. Price includes lodging, meals, and any activity or program supplies.

To be enrolled, campers must meet established respite criteria:

-Be able to effectively communicate their needs, verbally or non-verbally.

-Interact appropriately with other campers and staff.

-Function in a 1:3 staff to camper ratio.

During our Respite Camp we provide a sampling of both traditional camp activities and a variety of new programms and outside entertainment. Campers may participate in: swimming, arts and crafts, nature, animal farm, sports and games, or our universal challenge course. During our week long programs we offer travel activities to local areas.

Foundation for Dreams

Location: 2620 Manatee Avenue West, Suite D * Bradenton, FL 34205

Phone: (941) 748-8809

Email: Info@foundationfordreams.org

The Mission of the Foundation for Dreams, Inc. and Dream Oaks Camp is to provide fun, educational, and recreational experiences in an outdoor camp environment to enhance the lives of children ages 7-17 with physical and developmental disabilities and serious illnesses.

Grown-Up Camps

Kids' Camps

National Center on Physical Activity & Disability

Summer Camps Fact Sheet

Summer Camps

For Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of hearing

Summer Camps

For Amputees and Children with Limb Differences

The Camp & Conference Homepage

The CampPage Guide to Summer Camps

Thomson & Peterson's Listing

Of Special Needs Summer Programs

Very Special Camps

Camps & Programs for People with Special Needs

Email: info@veryspecialcamps.com

Our Framework & Objectives:

1. Provide free access to the public & free camper recruitment listings to qualified camps.

2. House a comprehensive database of special needs camps.

3. Implement a search engine which is easy to use and allows for a "best possible match"

Allow the camp community to help shape the direction and evolution of Very Special Camps