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A Place to Be – Where Music meets Therapy
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Helping people face, navigate, and overcome life’s challenges using the therapeutic arts.
People with Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy; Emotional Challenges of coping with bullying or self-esteem issues; people living with chronic illness such as Lyme disease and Cancer and those who just need A Place To Be.
Our clients come from all over Northern Virginia including, Loudoun County, Clarke County, Frederick County, Middleburg, Aldie, Leesburg, Winchester, Berryville, Ashburn, Hamilton, Purcellville, Chantilly, Lovettsville, Round Hill, Warrenton, Gainsville, Bristow, and Fauquier County.
AACcessible
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AACcessible’s mission is to bring quality, accessible, and affordable learning experiences to anyone supporting individuals with complex communication needs. Over 40 courses on an interactive learning platform, offering effective trainings and courses that will bring a diverse group of instructors with expertise in high impact areas, including emergent writing, DEI, Autism, and accessible play and learning for children of all abilities. They also have a directory of AAC professionals & mentors who would love to connect with you for one-to-one support in person or virtually. Visit their Stacks for a comprehensive curation of AAC resources across the web.
ABLEnow
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- Tax-advantaged ABLE savings accounts for individuals with disabilities
- Save for qualified expenses while protecting disability benefits
- Maintain health, independence and quality of life
Accessing Disability Services
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Are you trying to figure out how to help yourself or a family member with a disabling condition?
We are professionals in the disability field with over 30 years of experience.
Our experts provide consulting and training on a wide array of disability services tailored to you.
Adaptive Movement
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Youth personal training for kids of all abilities because you don’t need to play sports to have a coach. As a parent, you have enough on your plate already. Take comfort knowing your kid is on the right path with a tailor fit youth personal training program.
Offering: One to one private training sessions, Pod training for family and friends, Live Action Fitness role-playing game, and Parent Coaching for nutrition and behavior change
Adventure Amputee Camp
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AAC’S Summer Camp is held in the mountains of North Carolina (Bryson City) for 5 days during the 2nd week in July – lodging is at the beautiful Nantahala Outdoor Center.
Campers range in age from 8-17 and the camper to counselor ratio is 2:1. Campers and volunteers have come from the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast area. Summer Camp can support up to 38 campers. Each year over 50% of the participants return to camp.
The mission of the Adventure Amputee Camp is to encourage children with amputations or limb differences to stretch their potential and imagination, and explore all that is possible.
Depending on the season, camp activities may include river rafting, high ropes, water skiing or snow skiing, and snow boarding. All activities are modified as necessary to meet the ability and interest level of each camper. Other activities (which can include bowling, crafts, games, swimming, horseback riding, biking, and winter tubing) may be less physically stressful, yet provide many campers an experience that was previously untried, unobtainable, or unimaginable.
Adult volunteers, with and without amputations, are role-models of adults who are living productive and fulfilled lives. The Adventure Amputee Camp provides children with amputations or limb differences the opportunity to nurture the beliefs and behaviors that many things are possible.
WHAT DOES A WEEK OF AAC SUMMER CAMP TYPICALLY LOOK LIKE?
It is held at Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) in Bryson City, NC (where we’ve held camp for 25 years now).
Wednesday, July 8 – Campers arrive and the activities begin with white water rafting down the Nantahala River. All rapids are very minimal and each raft has an experienced rafting guide directing us.
Tuesday, July 9 – Go to Waynesville Recreation Center, where we swim, scuba-dive, play disc golf, ride adaptive bikes, play basketball, do yoga, and we end the day with a dodgeball game – campers vs counselors.
Friday, July 10 – Stay at NOC and rotate between zip-lining, 20 foot/40 foot ropes courses, scavenger hunts, cooking demonstrations, etc.
Saturday, July 11 – Go to Lake Fontana for the day where campers enjoy adaptive skiing, tubing, wake-boarding, paddle boards, etc. and we finish our last full day with a cookout/talent show.
Sunday, July 12 – After a few activities, we say our goodbyes.
Advocating 4 Kids
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Advocating 4 Kids Inc is a non-profit organization that provides training, resources and direct advocacy support to parents of children with disabilities. Our organization has a special focus on outreach to Minority and/or lower socioeconomic status families whose cultural and civil rights needs are often overlooked in the state of Virginia and nationally.
We provide workshops, presentations, training, advocacy training pods to communities on fighting systemic disparities that hinder access to equitable education services in Virginia and nationally.
We file systemic and individual state and federal complaints against school districts who violate the civil rights of parents and students. We support, and/or represent parents in the Due Process administrative hearings and appeal cases to the federal courts when necessary. We Partner with community organizations to bring awareness about the national and state gaps in equity and representation of under served populations.
Alexandria Therapeautic Recreation
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The Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities is committed to providing innovative, inclusive, accessible and affordable programs which enhance the health, well-being, and quality of life for Alexandria residents with all abilities.
Online registration is not available for Therapeutic Recreation programs. Please contact the Therapeutic Recreation office at 703.746.5422 for more information and to determine whether the Therapeutic Recreation programs are right for you or a family member. School aged youth and teens are required to have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or 504 Plan. All programs require an initial assessment and eligibility approval by Therapeutic Recreation staff prior to participation in programs.
American Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
Ameriprise Financial
Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
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The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) works to prevent, treat, and cure anxiety disorders and depression.
ADAA is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and co-occurring disorders through the alignment of science, treatment, and education.
APS AAC Parents Group
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A new parent group is forming for parents of students who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication systems/devices.
- Does your child communicate with pictures, and/or an Augmentative or Alternative Communication (AAC) system or device?
- Are you new to AAC?
- Do you wish you had someone to celebrate your student’s AAC milestones with?
- Do you have programming superpowers you never imagined you would have?
- Are you tired of trying to explain to people what AAC is?
Then this is the group for you! Email apsaacparents@gmail.com for more information.
Arlington 2e
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This is a group for parents of twice-exceptional children in Arlington, VA to share resources and information.
Twice-exceptional (2E) is a term used to describe children who are gifted intellectually and give evidence of one or more disabilities as defined by federal or state eligibility criteria.
Arlington Autism Group
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This is a discussion group for parents of autistic students in Arlington Public Schools (Arlington, VA). Members support each other through advice and information sharing to help their children gain the resources and support they need from both the school and outside the system. By sharing information across this group, the goal is to have more parents on the same page about Autism education, awareness and services across APS schools, ultimately resulting in more equitable support for all autistic students.
Arlington Epilepsy Support Group
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This is a forum for Arlington, VA families affected by epilepsy to share information and provide support.
Arlington Reading Group
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This is a support group for parents of students with reading challenges in Arlington Public Schools. In addition, we recently opened the group to Arlington Public School teachers and administration. Members support each other through advice and information sharing in their efforts to help their children read and to gain the resources and support they need both from the school and outside the system. Please refrain from attributing any negative criticism to someone personally. To respect everyone’s privacy, please be sure to ask permission for any information you might want to share outside this group from the person who posted the info you want to share.
To join the list serv, send the moderator your name, address, and school that your child attends, along with your child’s name. This information will not be shared outside the group.
Arlington Reading/Dyslexia Support Group
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The ArlingtonReading Group, established in 2012, is a virtual support group for Arlington families to share information and resources related to reading issues. In 2014, membership was expanded to Arlington Public Schools staff to enhance collaboration between families and schools. Collectively, we focus on sharing experiences/challenges to find support/solutions.
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ArtStream
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ArtStream’s classes, workshops, and performing companies fuel each student’s imagination, creativity, and focus. And that’s not all. Students improve communication and social skills and develop friendships. Newly discovered talents and capabilities improve self-esteem, poise, and confidence that extend into their daily lives. All students are valued for their creative contributions. ArtStream’s demanding and very entertaining process encourages students to discover their creativity and strengths and perform with confidence!
ArtStream programs are open to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), including autism. Participants should be able to function in groups of up to 30 people with 1:4 staffing; independently meet self-care needs; follow directions; and demonstrate respectful, safe behavior at all times. Unless otherwise noted, ArtStream classes and performing companies are open to adults 18+. You do not need to have any acting experience to take a class or workshop.
Atlantic Seaboard Dyslexia Education Center (ASDEC)
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ASDEC Reach for Success Summer Programs in Reading, Math, Writing and Study Skills For Students in Elementary- High School: Registration Opens in January.
ASDEC provides the only summer program in the DC region that is lead by Certified Academic Language Therapists teaching struggling learners. The program provides intensive instruction in reading, writing, spelling, study skills, and handwriting and math. Physical movement along with visual and auditory stimuli to provide multisensory learning. The hands-on aspect of the structured routines facilitates attention and concentration. The careful development of conceptual understanding and the high level of repetition reinforce memory. All activities build on the mastery of skills, which helps students build self-esteem as they experience success each day.
For close to two decades, ASDEC master teachers have been delivering the most powerful Orton-Gillingham teaching methods to students during our summer program. Our elementary students work with Academic Therapists one to one and in small groups while older students work in small groups with senior ASDEC faculty members. In addition, ASDEC-trained Math Specialists bring years of experience to our summer programs.
ASDEC has over 20 years of experience serving children directly during the summer programs bringing the best components of our research-based training into the classroom.. We also have years of experience teaching students online, now an essential component during this pandemic. The Summer Program is for students who currently are struggling in school and require special accommodations as specified in an IEP or some other educational testing.
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grades 2-6
St. Andrew the Apostle School, Silver Spring MD – July 5-29, 2022 – 9:30-11:30
King Abdullah Academy, Herndon, VA – July 5-29, 2022 9:30-11:30
Auburn School – Camp Aristotle
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At Camp Aristotle, we believe that the summer should be stress-free and full of fun! Our weekly themes are chosen with input from students because we know that growth happens when children are truly engrossed in what they are doing. Our exciting activities are carefully designed to foster friendships, self awareness, exploration, and social success. Many students at Camp Aristotle experience challenges associated with High Functioning Autism Autism Spectrum Disorder, receptive/expressive/pragmatic language challenges and, ADHD. Students at Camp Aristotle may have trouble with peer relationships and/or impulse control. Sometimes, they have previously experienced unhappiness and frustration in camps where their need for tools such as sensory breaks were not respected or understood. Our teachers and staff are specially trained to understand these needs. Our goal is to provide all of our campers with an enjoyable, fulfilling and bully-free camp experience.
Camp Aristotle accepts rising Kindergarten through rising 9th grade campers offering both half day and full day options.
Camp Aristotle PEERS is a skills-based, interactive summer program designed to develop social skills in young teens (ages 12-15 years) who are interested in learning ways to make and keep friends. PEERS (Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills) is a sequential, social skills intervention program benefiting adolescents with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, anxiety, depression and other social-communicative deficits.
Autistic Self Advocacy Network
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Our Mission
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network seeks to advance the principles of the disability rights movement with regard to autism. ASAN believes that the goal of autism advocacy should be a world in which autistic people enjoy equal access, rights, and opportunities. We work to empower autistic people across the world to take control of our own lives and the future of our common community, and seek to organize the autistic community to ensure our voices are heard in the national conversation about us. Nothing About Us, Without Us!
Who We Are
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization run by and for autistic people. ASAN is a national grassroots disability rights organization for the autistic community. We fight for disability rights. We work to make sure autistic people are included in policy-making, so that laws and policies meet our community’s needs. We work to support all forms of self-advocacy and to change the way people think about autism. Our members and supporters include autistic adults and youth, cross-disability advocates, and non-autistic family members, professionals, educators, and friends.
Our Work
ASAN works to make our society more inclusive for autistic people. We work to make sure that autistic people are in control in our own lives, and have a say in policies that affect us. We work to protect disability rights and civil rights. We celebrate and promote autistic community and culture. We do this work in many ways, including:
Policy and legal advocacy
Making educational resources
Creating advocacy tools
Leadership training for autistic self-advocates
Click here to read more about our work.
Bass Educational Services, LLC.
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Providing students who learn differently
with a range of educational services to support lifelong success.
We provide the following services for K-12 through young adulthood.
ADHD & Executive Function Coaching
College Planning
Tutoring and Test Prep
Academic Coaching
K – 12 School Placement
Distance Learning
Workshops & Presentations
Belkowitz Law, PLLC
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Belkowitz Law, PLLC can help ensure that your child with special needs receives the free appropriate public education guaranteed by law. We represent families in special education matters to protect their children’s rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The firm can also assist families with school discipline, post-secondary education law, employment law, and business litigation.
Brainy Camps of Children’s National
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Our mission is to help youth with chronic health conditions live well and reach their potential. We advance these goals through our week-long condition-specific residential summer camps, as well as through year-round support groups and leadership training programs. Our programs provide children with chronic illnesses the opportunities to meet peers, mentors and counselors with the same conditions and discover that they are not alone in the world.
We provide camp experiences and services for children, teenagers and young adults with the following conditions:
Brainy Camps serves more than 500 children with chronic health conditions each year. During the summer months, an interdisciplinary team of over 150 medical experts, professionals, college students and graduate students offer their time, knowledge and enthusiasm to ensure camper safety and enjoyment. 50 to 60 teens particiipate in our leadership training programs, and another 50 to 60 children join our support groups during the school year. Our campers come from all over the United States, with a few joining us from other countries around the world.
Brehm Preparatory School Summer Program
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Brehm Summer Program is a holistic, six-week, co-ed overnight and day program for students ages 8-18. Brehm services students with learning differences in the beautiful and natural learning environment of Southern Illinois offering experiential learning and specialized programs.
ADVENTURE LEARNING
Adventure and recreational activities enable students to have fun, develop balance in their social lives, grow culturally and emotionally, and gain self-esteem as they learn to plan and set goals and increase their awareness of leisure resources that help develop the whole person.
ACADEMICS
Academic curriculum targets skills in an experiential learning environment including Orton-Gillingham, Speech-Language therapy, college preparation, and English as a Second Language. Students rotate through remedial math, reading comprehension, writing, social pragmatics, and elective courses which vary to complement each year’s theme and accommodate individual student needs. Examples include arts, computer animation videography, yoga, and more!
SOCIAL AWARENESS
Our holistic summer program is focused on improving interpersonal, collaborative, executive functioning, healthy living, and life skills. ASHA-certified, speech-language pathologists provide direct therapy and help students develop the skills that lead to more positive, productive, and satisfying interactions with their peers.
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June 19 – July 30, 2022
Building Blocks Therapy – Camp Splish SPLOSH
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Our summer program is unique as we have licensed and registered occupational therapists and speech language pathologists running the program. This allows us to place emphasis on social skills while supporting your child’s language, fine motor, and sensory motor development. We move between large and small group activities throughout the day. The perfect opportunity for a “jump start” before school begins in the Fall!
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Ages 4-10
Camp Accomplish
Camp Akeela
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In college, I worked at Camp Akeela in Thetford Center, Vermont (about half an hour from Hanover, NH). It’s a camp for kids who benefit from a little more structure and social skills instruction than you might find at a “typical” camp, but also provides the typical summer camp experience. Many of the campers are on the autism spectrum or are diagnosed with ADHD or a learning disability, but there is no “label” required to be a camper there. This summer, they are also opening a second campus in Wisconsin. As a counselor, those were some of the best summers of my life, and I know many campers and families who say the same!
Camp Akeela in Vermont
A 3.5 week sleep-away camp in the beautiful Green Mountains of Vermont. Campers live in cabins with up to 8 peers and 4 counselors. Traditional New England camp program includes arts, outdoor adventure & ropes course, athletics, pool & lakefront aquatics, and more!
Camp Akeela in Wisconsin
A 2 week sleep-away camp on the stunning Midwest campus of Lawrence University in central Wisconsin. Housing in college dorm halls is organized to create community and “cabin life” with peers and counselors. Program includes visual and performing arts, athletics, swimming, computer programming and more!
Programs For Older Teens & Families
In addition to our camps for grades 3 – 10, Akeela offers Beyond Akeela, preparing 11th and 12th graders for life after high school, with an emphasis on social skills, independent living skills, community service and FUN! Family Camp is a one-week Vermont overnight camp in mid-August for parents and children to bond and meet new friends.
Camp Attaway
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Camp Attaway is a three-week summer day camp for children ages 7-13 with emotional and behavioral disorders. It is a place where children who know failure too well can break out of their negative cycles and learn new skills.
There is a screening process for each camper interested in registering for Camp Attaway. The screening process serves four major purposes:
- An opportunity for the parents to share their present concerns about their child’s development in the social, emotional and behavioral areas along with identifying their child’s strengths;
- To gather vital developmental and family history of the camper along with reviewing psychological, educational, psychiatric, neuropsychological, speech and occupational evaluation reports, as well as Individual Educational Plans;
- For parents to identify goals they would like Camp Attaway to address in working with their child;
- For the child to be interviewed by the camp director in helping determine whether Camp Attaway would be a good fit for him/her.
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Camp 2022- Dates – This summer Camp Attaway will be held in Laurel/Columbia, MD. Tentative dates for campers are July 1 to July 22. Each camp day starts promptly at 9:00am and ends at 3:00pm.
Camp Buckskin
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Camp Buckskin is an overnight summer camp program that specializes in serving boys and girls ages 6-18 who are experiencing academic and/or social skill difficulties. Specifically, the majority of our campers have a primary diagnosis of AD/HD and/or learning disabilities, while others have an additional or related diagnosis. While these diagnoses make these individuals somewhat unique, they have the same needs as everyone else. To best address these needs most of our campers benefit from some special education services in a mainstream setting, while others receive some pull out services or attend specialized private schools. In addition, many of our campers benefit from a combination of medical and other professional services. The Buckskin program utilizes the summer break and a camp setting to supplement the efforts of the home, school and others to resolve these areas of need. Since our start in 1959, more than 7,000 children have benefitted from our therapeutic program. These young people have experienced a great deal of personal growth and improvement as reported by their parents, teachers and other involved professionals.
Program Design and Purpose:
The overall Buckskin program design is twofold in nature. Firstly, we serve as a preventive or early intervention program, seeking to address existing deficits before they become more pronounced. By taking this proactive approach, we believe that the individual, his/her family and society all benefit. From a financial and personal standpoint, the program acts as a bridge from one school year to the next. By effectively using the summer break, youth can not only stay focused but gain new abilities and improve existing skills. These new abilities and skills help produce a smoother transition to the new school year. By making this transition easier the individual experiences greater academic and social success.
Our purpose is to help the individual improve attitudes and the accompanying habits or behaviors that affect their self confidence, social skills, academics, and self esteem. This purpose is accomplished as our campers gain knowledge, and develop or improve their skills in a wide variety of areas. The camper’s progression through the various formal skill levels in our structured activities represent concrete accomplishments. These individual successes enable the child to realize and better appreciate what he or she is capable of achieving. As a result of these successes, the camper feels a genuine sense of accomplishment, takes increased responsibility for his/her choices or actions, and has a more positive view of his/her self.
Camp Chatterbox
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Camp Chatterbox is a one-week overnight camp in New Jersey for children and young adults, ages 5-22, who use synthesized Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices, such as eye gaze accessible speech generating devices, tablets with communication applications, etc. It is for independent campers or campers with their families. All campers participate in a range of social, recreational, and educational activities led by licensed and qualified professionals, to promote use of their communication systems and interact with other children.
Camp Connect ASD
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Building self–esteem for children with high functioning autism spectrum disorder
Camp Connect ASD offers children and teens diagnosed with high functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ages 9-18, five days and four nights of summer fun and social connections. Children experience all the fun and adventure of a sleep-away camp with medical staff close at hand.
For six days, the children do not have to worry about how they are seen or what others think; they simply have fun. They participate in a myriad of activities, learning team-building skills through sports, skits, and Camp Olympics. Formal and informal support groups allow campers to practice appropriate social and communication skills and encourage the discussion of meaningful topics including how to handle bullying, what to do when teased and how to make friends.
The Department of Neurology of Children’s National provides the medical management of Camp Connect. A Child Neurophysiologist, is joined by a staff of nurses, social workers, physical therapists, and psychologists to provide medical coverage throughout the week of camp. Experienced teachers volunteer their time and expertise to work with the ASD population and help train the counselors to deal with the issues associated with ASD. Several counselors and volunteers who live with the condition share their experience and wisdom with the campers each summer.
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For Ages: 9-18 Dates: June 21 – 25, 2022 Need-based scholarships are available and monthly payment plans can be arranged.
Camp Easterseals UCP
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For 60 years, Camp Easterseals UCP has provided quality recreational and therapeutic camp programming. Tucked away in the beautiful countryside of New Castle, Virginia, children and adults with disabilities have experienced outdoor fun including horse back riding, canoeing, swimming, arts and crafts, ziplining, campfires and more. More than 500 indiviuals attend our residential camps every year.
Camp Easterseals UCP is a fully accessible camp facility to accommodate campers with a wide range of special needs. Camp Easterseals UCP offers summer overnight camps, weekend respites and family camps. Learn more about our camper application process, staff, volunteers, activities, schedule and how to support Camp Easterseals UCP.
Camp Free2BMe
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Camp Free2BMe is designed specifically for children ages 8 to 18, who have a primary diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome, autism, or developmental delay.Camp Free2BMe is a unique summer day camp offering social skills programming combined with recreational opportunities to children ages 8 and up. Each week is focused on a specific skill and is learned through outings, art, music, themed activities, individual and group projects. Our senior camp practices their skills out in the community three to four days per week. RAIN uses an evidence based peer to peer model in all of our programs. Peer to peer support programs and inclusion of students with ASD not only contributes to positive outcomes for the campers with ASD, but can also impact a number of outcomes for peers. RAIN also offers programs throughout the school year on Saturdays (Social Saturdays)
Camp Glyndon at Lions Camp Merrick
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“Our summer camp programs promote the education, creative expression and social growth of special needs youth. Lions Camp Merrick fosters friendships between children facing similar challenges and provides the community and Lions with opportunities for service, philanthropy and leadership.”
Lions Camp Merrick provides a fun and exciting, week-long residential camping experience for children ages 6-16 who are diagnosed diabetic type 1, and children that are hearing or visually impaired. The camp can also accommodate organizations and businesses seeking to coordinate off-site team-building sessions or retreats.
Lions Camp Merrick is located on 320 acres on the shores of the Potomac River in southern Maryland. Although only 40 miles away from our nation’s capital, it is truly a world away!
The camp is owned and operated by the Lions Clubs of District 22-C (Washington, D.C., and Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George’s and St. Mary’s counties in Maryland). The camp is funded by Lions Clubs in the Washington, D.C. and DELMARVA area, grants, private donations and rentals.
Camp Holiday Trails
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Camp Holiday Trails (CHT) is a year-round nonprofit camp in a natural setting at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Central VA. CHT incorporated as a nonprofit in 1973 and since that time has provided over 10,000 kids with medical needs the opportunity to experience a positive camp experience.
Our Campers, age 7-17, are welcomed from throughout the United States with the majority coming from the Mid-Atlantic region.
Who Comes to Camp?
7-17 year-olds with a qualifying diagnosis and their siblings.
Campers are socially, mentally, & emotionally able to participate in group activities.
Why CHT?
Medical professionals are on-site 24/7 for all in-person camp sessions.
Counselors are trained to supervise and facilitate activities for all abilities.
75% of Camper Families report an increase in their child’s medical independence and confidence after attending CHT.
Camp Lee Mar
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Camp Lee Mar is a private, 7-week residential special needs summer camp for campers ages 7-21.
We offer unique summer programs for kids with special needs with a full curriculum incorporating a strong Academic and Speech program with traditional camp activities. Our campers flourish at Camp Lee Mar due to the structured environment we provide, which allows our campers to feel comfortable and secure. Some of our campers may be in a mainstream school during the year while working on social skills and life skills at our special needs camp.
As a special needs camp we understand the need to individualize each camper’s program. Careful study is made of parent input, school IEPs, camper interviews, etc., so that the interests and needs of each child can best be determined for suitable grouping prior to the camper arriving. At Camp Lee Mar, campers find comfort and friendship with children of similar age and functioning level. From this foundation we encourage our campers to embrace and learn new skills and have new experiences, all of which they will build upon on their return home. We focus on building friendships which last throughout the year, and we also help our campers learn how to cope with the dynamics of group situations. Development of the whole child is our goal.
During our summer programs for kids with special needs, we work hard at improving the daily living, social, and life skills of our campers, while giving them the happiest summers of their lives! Our campers have a variety of diagnoses, including Developmental Challenges, Learning Disabilities, Down Syndrome, Williams Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Social Communication Disorder, Fragile X, Sensory Processing Disorder, and Prader-Willi Syndrome. Special needs summer camps, such as Camp Lee Mar, provide an amazing growth producing experience while allowing every child to have fun and make friends.
