Camp Blue Skies Foundation offers camps to adults with developmental disabilities and enriches their lives through recreation, socialization, and life skills education.
Kamp Kaleidoscope is a specialized daily summer program for individuals with developmental disabilities to have an enriching experience. While campers are having fun learning new things and meeting new friends, their families rest assure knowing they are in good hands! Weekly themes are incorporated into science and environmental projects, recreational opportunities, social and educational community outings, and health and wellness activities.
Each counselor is responsible for leading 1-2 campers each session through a week of typical camping activities, such as swimming, arts and crafts, hiking, boating, etc. Responsibilities include adapting activities and environments to camper needs, assisting campers in areas of communication, personal care, and other deficit areas, and encouraging participation.
We offer a unique program for individuals with autism using visually structured programming, 1:1 and 1:2 positive support from well trained college and graduate students, development of independent living skills, and opportunities for engaging in social interaction with peers.
Children who are Deaf or hard of hearing, using any form of hearing devices (such as traditional hearing aids, cochlear implants, bone conduction hearing aids, etc.) or who are D/HH and do not use any assistive devices. Children who are CODA, which by our definition means they are the child of a Deaf adult or a sibling of a Deaf child. CODA children are hearing but use American Sign Language fluently to communicate.
Camp Dogwood is a weekly overnight summer camp for persons with blindness & visual impairment. Campers enjoy boating, fishing, tubing, swimming, art, crafts, bowling, shopping, museums, zoo, etc.
At NCTRC, we believe in the power of inclusion and the joy of exploration (and of course in the magic of horses!). Nestled in the serene countryside of Mebane, our camp offers an enriching experience for children aged 6 to 11, with or without disabilities. And guess what? Even 5-year-olds who are ready for a morning adventure are welcome too!
An overnight outdoor adventure camp for kids who are blind or have a significant visual impairment, and who are ready to stretch their legs and hit the trail. We plan to hike, raft, climb, swim, and zip in and around the Nantahala Gorge in Western North Carolina. We'll stay in the Group Lodge at Wildwater Nantahala, and spend some time at the Nantahala Outdoor Center too.
Speech and language camp for kids (ages 6-10)
Victory Junction Mission: To enrich the lives of children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses by providing camping experiences that are memorable, exciting, fun, empowering, physically safe and medically sound.