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Camp Oakhurst, Oakhurst, NJ campoakhurst.com Resident camp for children with physical disabilities; coed; ages 8 to adult. Clearpool (a Program of Green Chimneys), Carmel, NY clearpool.org With a focus on academic and social support, this residential camp welcomes children with special needs who are experiencing, emotional, behavioral, social, and/or learning challenges; coed; ages 10-18. Easter Seals Camp Merry Heart, Hackettstown, NJ nj.easterseals.com Resident camp for children with Attention Deficit Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, diabetes, mental retardation, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Spina Bifida; coed; ages mixed. Happiness is Camping, Hardwich, NJ happinessiscamping.org Resident camp for children with cancer; coed; ages 6-15. Frost Valley YMCA Camps and YAI, Claryville, NY frostvalley.org; yai.org Resident camp through Frost Valley YMCA and YAI, the National Institute for People with Disabilities. Mainstreaming at Camp (MAC) is
designed to serve children with developmental disabilities and to promote inclusion into the broader camp community. Ramapo for Children, Rhinebeck, NY ramapoforchildren.org Resident camp for children with special needs with a wide range of emotional, social, and developmental challenge; coed; ages 6-16. Round Lake Camp, Lakewood, PA roundlakecamp.org Resident camp for children with Asperger’s, PDD/NOS, High Functioning Autism, ADD/ADHD; coed; ages 7-19. Southampton Fresh Air Home, Southampton, NY sfah.org Resident camp for physically challenged campers with Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Muscular Dystrophy, and other physical disabilities; coed; ages 8-18. Summit Camp & Travel, Honesdale, PA summitcamp.com Resident camp for children with attention issues including ADD/ADHD, Asperger’s, awkward social skills, verbal and non-verbal learning disabilities, and/or mild social or emotional concerns. Some campers also have Tourette’s Syndrome, OCD and/or mild mood issues; ages 7-17. Summit Travel also works with older children with similar issues; coed; ages 15-19.
want to ask if the camp has had kids like this in the past. If so, ask the director to tell you about those kids. If [these kids] had meltdowns at camp because they don’t do well with transitions, how did the staff handle it? Parents want to know that a camp director and staff are going to be able to handle these challenges and behaviors when they aren’t there.” It’s important for parents to have honest conversations continued on page 40
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