My son loves CAMP so much! He's been attending for nine years and the counselors and staff are amazing and he gets to do so many activities he doesn't get to do elsewhere. He has so much confidence when he goes to CAMP and when he's there, he's truly in his happy place! Because of CAMP, my son understands there are people out there who care about him!
My husband and I were able to have a few date nights while our son was at camp! For the first time in over a decade, we stayed overnight in Fredericksburg, ate at our favorite restaurant, and had a wonderful time. We also were able to give some one-on-one attention to our son's brother who was going away to college. Thank you!
Am able to watch him have some freedom and grow outside of our nuclear family. Watch him have opportunities like all kids should.
I had no worries about my daughter's safety or care while at Camp, which allowed me to relax and accomplish tasks at home without worrying about her care and safety.
Because of CAMP, we were able to make important first steps in allowing our daughter to be independent so she can one day live an independent life away from home. This was her first time to spend the night with a non-family member. It was a big adjustment for me as I am so accustomed to KNOWing whom she is with and being able to request/receive texts and communication with/about her. CAMP was harder for me than for her. However, I did relax. And most importantly, she had a GREAT time!
Because of CAMP I was able to go and spend some quality time with my grandchildren riding water slides and doing other activities that are hard to do when we have my son with us. We try to do activities that he can come with us for but not everything is adaptable (YET). I would never take my son to a place that I did not feel his needs were met. CAMP goes above and beyond to communicate with us regularly regarding his medical status/needs while he is there. It is very reassuring. The CAMP memory book gives us a window into his CAMP experience and we treasure the memory book as much as the staff and counselors that make CAMP possible.
I love that I can take my daughter to CAMP and know that she will have a marvelous time while I rest and recharge. It's wonderful!
Because of the opportunities CAMP provides, I am able to be a better parent, especially during the summer months when there are less structured activities available. I have really noticed growth in my son every time he comes home from a program!
Children's Association for Maximum Potential (CAMP) is an extraordinary organization that truly lives up to its name. Their unwavering commitment to empowering children and adults with disabilities is inspiring. From their innovative programs to their fully accessible facilities, such as the aquatic center and giant swing, CAMP creates a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. The staff and volunteers are compassionate, dedicated, and go above and beyond to ensure every camper feels valued and supported. CAMP isn’t just a nonprofit—it’s a family that transforms lives and fosters joy, confidence, and independence.
My family has been so blessed by Camp CAMP for the past 2 years! It has been more difficult to successfully include my son in age-appropriate activities since he is smaller for his age and communicates with a device. There are some that attempt inclusion, but Camp CAMP does inclusion so beautifully because it is done with intention and planning. It brings tears to my eyes that my son can go to a camp and have the opportunity to be a boy and have fun and not be limited or defined by his differences.
I am also so grateful for my time spent as a healthcare volunteer! I have learned so much and am also involved in helping to teach the next generation of medical professionals to treat all people with dignity and respect in the CAMP mission. The world should be more like CAMP. I am so excited to see all that CAMP can do to make the world a better place!
CAMP Camp is an incredibly welcoming non-profit that supports its campers and their families through true inclusion and allyship. The people there genuinely care for the individual's well-being and partners with campers' families, making the effort to provide campers with an enjoyable, strengthening environment while ensuring that its families have a strong support system. Students who volunteer at CAMP Camp are given the opportunity to expand their knowledge of what it looks like to include people with disabilities in society through service-based learning, and the staff ensure that all campers are valued and respected in every program offered. We can learn a lot about what it looks like to include all individuals in our society from CAMP Camp, and I'm extremely grateful that I've had the opportunity to volunteer and get to know people at such an amazing place.
An amazing summer camp for individuals with disabilities. Campers get to experience typical camping activities but geared towards their specific needs and skill set. With a one-one camper to counselor ratio and a full medical staff, each camper is ensured a safe and enriching camping experience. Parents can feel secure in the knowledge that their child's every need will be met, and they will be treated with respect and dignity.
Our world is so much better, brighter and more beautiful because of Camp Camp! Our family has attended their Family Weekends and Campfest, both our boys have attended Parent's Nights Out, and our 9 year old, nonverbal & high needs son has attended Respite (1 night), Spring Break (3 nights) and Summer (5 nights) camps. Not only have their direct services of connection and fun for our sons, and respite for us been enormously valuable but the gift of hope for the future (with a generation who sees, supports and celebrates individuals with special needs) that Camp Camp has given us is invaluable!
It is a wonderful camp nestled in the beautiful Texas hill country. My daughter always has a wonderful time, always makes a bunch of new friends, and never sports anything but a smile. She comes home at the end of the week with a memory book that helps us relive and cherish her memories, even if she can't tell us about them herself. My wife and I plan on sending her back to camp here for a very long time.
Camp Camp has served my son for the last 12 years of his life. This was the first place he and I separated for more than a day. He loves his time with them and talks about Camp year round. It has become a permanent part of our family calendar and the people at camp have become dear friends. They have professional service that I feel does so much good for all involved. My family could not live without this organization.
The experience CAMP provides is life changing! All of the staff and volunteers are dedicated to creating a memorable experience for the camper and the family. I would encourage anyone to come out for a site visit if you really want to see CAMP in action. You'll be amazed with all of the activities they provide to those who wouldn't have a real camping experience if it wasn't for CAMP!
It was easy for me to accept my son's disability, but we still live in a world where many people are not aware of the difficulties and limits that are placed on the population that Camp serves. People like my son are often outsiders looking in, not knowing how to join in and sometimes being excluded intentionally. My son has been involved in Camp CAMP programs and events for over ten years. He never had to worry about fitting in, being accepted, or seen as too difficult to relate to or to engage with. Camp CAMP provides a safe place, fun activities, overnight camps, and caring, enthusiastic staff for him to grow and learn with appropriate support. The heart and soul of Camp CAMP is its staff, who seem, miraculously, to be perfect fits for their respective jobs. Camp CAMP also instills in me a sense of gratitude for such a giving, vital organization and the employees who are "all in". I can drop off my son and have a sense of relief that he is somewhere where he is valued and seen as a part of this world, his world, and there are kind and caring people everywhere if you just know where to look.
Our daughter has been attending Camp for 22 years and we cannot say enough about her lone of CAMP and all the staff, counselors, and associates that make each year so special. Emily look forward each year and continues to talk about it when returning home. She loves to re-watch the CAMP videos each year and laughs along with us for a total enjoyment each time. CAMP has made a difference in her life and we do what we can each year to help fund CAMP and get to work on all it's needs. It is a truly amazing place.
A wonderful organization that allows kids living with disabilities to just have fun in a summer camp experience! I was able to help out at the check-in day this past summer during one of the camp weeks. Lots of smiles on campers faces as they went to their cabins and were paired up with CAMP's great volunteers. And the staff makes everything so smooth for not only for the campers but also the parents dropping off their kids! Keep up the great work CAMP camp staff and volunteers!
It is difficult to put into words the impact Camp CAMP has had on my life. I started out volunteering back in 2011 when I was an incoming Junior in high school. CAMP sparked my love of the disability community and interest in special education, and I ended up majoring in special ed when it was time to attend college. I just completed my sixth year teaching in Special Education and the skills I have gained from CAMP have helped me tremendously in my career. The friends I have made there are also some of my closest today. This past summer, two of my former students traveled all the way from Boston to attend summer camp for the first time at Camp CAMP. It was their first time away from home without their parents. It was an amazing experience for them, and also a great chance for me to go out the same week and volunteer! My heart was so full seeing my students having so much fun, being independent, and making lots of new friends. I am very grateful to CAMP and proud to be a part of the Camp CAMP community. I would wholeheartedly recommend it to campers, counselors, and parents of campers considering sending their child.
Camp is a very special place for people with different avians medical needs. People that normally would not be able to go to Camp. Both of my sons attended Camp as a camper and/or a counselor. It is vital to families like mine. I believe in its mission so much that I joined the Board.
The magic of CAMP is difficult to explain but impossible to forget! This incredible, inclusive place provides engaging, adaptive programming for campers with disabilities and true respite for their caregivers. Speaking of respite, CAMP accepts respite units through the primary Medicaid waivers (!) - which is/was huge for families on my caseload and allows them a meaningful break to relax and recharge. CAMP also offers Family Weekend Retreats which are a great way to ease into CAMP and get to know the fantastic people who make it possible; this opportunity is especially valuable for the families who aren't quite ready to send their child alone. So grateful for this organization!
CAMP Camp offers excellent service-learning and volunteer experiences. For nearly a decade, students in one of my courses have been engaging in service-learning at Camp and other CAMP Camp programs like Parents Night Out (PNO) and Teen and Adult Day Adventures (TADA). If you are looking for a place to understand and form allyship with the people with disabilities in our community, this is the place. My students consistently report that these experiential learning opportunities are important for their learning about inclusion and evidence-based strategies for supporting disabled learners in school and society. The appreciate how CAMP Camp provides them training and support in their service. It is a great organization for volunteering and partnerships!
CAMP is an incredible place! When they say CAMP is for everyone, they really mean it. They accommodate so many different ability levels and teach young people empathy and inclusion for the disability community through their volunteer training. I'm happy to give to CAMP because I know they are helping everyone be able to access fun and respite, no matter their family's financial situation. It makes me proud to be involved!
Its a wonderful place for great people. The mission and the service aspect are clear in all their staff and volunteers. It has created an inclusive community that sends ripples of love and dignity out into the world.
CAMP is such a magical place. Too often those in the disability community are forgotten or sidelined. Yet, here...everyone is treated with dignity, respect, and belonging. One of the summer staff members said it best, "There is always a place for everyone at CAMP!"
Children's Association for Maximum Potential (CAMP) Camp offers wonderful, inclusive and supportive programs all year for disabled children and adults. Our family has participated in many CAMP Camp events and programs and looks forward to these opportunities at Camp and in and around San Antonio. I cannot say enough about the positive impact of CAMP Camp for our son and for us! He has learned so many skills at CAMP Camp... outdoor skills AND social and emotional skills. We grow through the relationships we create with other families at family weekends there and benefit from respite weekends when he attends. We don't know of any other organization that provides the support and experiences CAMP Camp provides.
I’ve been volunteering at CAMP for over a year now, mostly at events, and I can’t say enough about it. They really do everything to make sure that anyone can have a summer camp experience like any other kid. When you get there, you know that it’s a happy place to be. One of my favorite experiences is when I am helping checking people in at CAMP like I did over this last summer and the campers were all arriving super excited to be there, asking where all their friends are and telling me about their experience from last season, talking to me like they’ve met me before even if they hadn’t, because at CAMP everybody is a friend. It’s stuff like that that keeps me coming back. I would encourage anyone to get involved with CAMP, whether you are a camper, a parent, or a volunteer.
We have been with Camp about 10 years and we are truly blessed to be part of an amazing one of a kind Organization. Our family has grown in so many ways that I’ve never imagined. Camp has taught me that in order to keep caring for my son I must take care of myself and the best part is GUILT FREE… knowing that my son has loving, compassionate staff 24/7 gives me peace of mind and can Enjoy Life whichever way I can. Camp gives me options that I’ve never had before. It allows me to step out of Mom mode and be a friend, volunteer, sister etc… I can also focus on continuing to be an advocate for our Special Needs community. I can educate myself in areas to help other families in need which is why I also volunteer at a Children’s Rehabilitation Center. We live and learn and I continue to learn from Camp every time we’re there.