I went to this camp during elementary school. Can’t say enough about the staff. They are simply the best. Loved my experience at the center for Courageous Kids. Thank you
CCK is a beautiful camp. The staff have worked very hard to make it the place it is today. They are all so dedicated to their work. Impressed with CCK for sure!
I visited the center for Courageous Kids at a recent chamber event. I was so impressed with the facility. I am going to volunteer and have already referred two campers to CCK.
Great place. My kids loved it. Can’t wait for next summer. He is already talking about camp! Thanks!
I just visited the Center for Courageous Kids and was so impressed with the staff and facilities. This is truly a remarkable place and I am inspired help other deserving children get connected to the camp. Amazing place with a great mission.
My 8 year old daughter has a complete spinal cord injury and is a paraplegic. She first went to camp last summer for their physical disabilities week and has been anxiously awaiting all year for camp this summer.
The first thing she said last year when we got there was " look mommy there are all kids like me here." Tears of inexpressible joy came to my eyes. She has a photo framed in a place of honor in her room of her time there.
I thank everyone who has made this wonderful experience possible from the bottom of my heart.
-a very Grateful Mom in Kentucky
Review from Guidestar
We attended a family retreat at CCK this weekend and I can't say enough about this wonderful place and its staff. Truly an experience especially for kiddos who have been through so much. The facilities are clean, beautiful and well maintained. The staff made our kids feel loved for the duration.
Review from Guidestar
I have attended CCK as both a participant and as a volunteer. The leadership is capable, considerate, and so helpful. The facilities are the nicest I have ever experienced and very accessible for persons with disabilities of many types. CCK is doing amazing work for families and kids dealing with extraordinary challenges.
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I worked as the camp nurse for a year. This is not a "destination" it is a realm of magic. A place of magic for children, their family and for the staff. It lives in my heart and soul forever!
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CCK is truly magical for both the campers and the staff. It changed my life helping those kids and I wouldn't trade my summer their for anything!
It's hard to put into words the amazing things that happen at CCK. I will never forget the time I spent as a staffer there and will always remember seeing the kids accomplish things they never thought possible. The full time staff there are truly amazing people who do nothing but provide a safe environment for these kids to have the times of their lives. The smiling faces and the laughter shared is something that will forever have a place in my heart; something I will never forget and something I will never let go.
CCK is a gift to humanity. The facilities are exceptional and always improving. All of the activity spaces, residential lodges, and dining hall are well maintained, decorated, and updated. They boast a vast array of activities for kids of any age and ability to enjoy: horse barn and arena ring, bowling alley and arcade, woodshop, indoor pool, archery range, and private lake with canoes and a fishing dock. The events they host are unique, inspired, and will never cease to bring joy to the campers they serve. The staff and medical staff are impeccably trained and care for campers as if they are their own children. Overall, the experience CCK provides to children is unforgettable and life changing. Kids get to experience camp despite any ailments or disabilities that disrupt their daily life. They are treated with the best care and can simultaneously feel safe and healthy, while also trying new things that they would never have the opportunity to try elsewhere. Go visit, volunteer, donate, and watch a child's while world view change as they go from a wheelchair to a horse, leg braces to the top of a rock wall, or from feeling alone to being surrounded by friends going through the same struggles as they do. God has blessed this earth with the mission and people of the center for courageous kids.
Review from Guidestar
The Center for Courageous Kids is an astounding organization that touches the lives of anyone who has ever crossed through its gates. It is an amazing, fun, morale-boosting, and confidence building program where campers, staff, and volunteers can come to get away from the real world, play hard, and make life-long friends.
Review from Guidestar
CCK is the most magical place on Earth. It holds a huge piece of my heart and always will! It provides kids and families with the experience of a lifetime with no worries during the time they are there; their only job while they are campers is to have fun. I honestly could go on and on, words truly cannot express what CCK means to all who have the opportunity to experience the magic!
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CCK is an amazing gift to children with special medical needs and their families. Not only is it jam-packed with fun for my son, the camper, but it is like watching a weight being lifted off him to see him surrounded by others who understand. He is free to just be a kid!
Review from Guidestar
CCK is an amazing place with amazing people! I volunteered there back in October and I'm going again this weekend! I can't wait to be back!
Review from Guidestar
We finally found a place where our son was like all the other kids and was able to meet others with the same illness. So good for his little soul and it was at no cost to us. Terrific experience.
Review from Guidestar
There are no words to describe how overwhelmingly amazing CCK is. Volunteering there was one of the best experiences I've ever had. Seeing the smiles on the children's faces while participating in activities they don't normally get to do, made me realize just how beautiful of a place that CCK is.
Review from Guidestar
My daughter felt 'different' her entire life because of her health struggles. At CCK she felt that she fit in and felt 'normal' for the first time in her life. Life Changing!! We are so thankful for CCK and look forward to our next visit to 'the happiest place on Earth'.
Review from Guidestar
The magic of this place is contagious, and it's something I get to take with me every single day. With five star facilities, staff, and programs, you couldn't ask for a better place to spend time!
Review from Guidestar
I've seen first hand how The Center for Courageous Kids changes the life of every child who walks through their gates. It's a special and peaceful place where kids, whose day to day is filled with medicine, doctor's visits and hospital stays, can let go of all that for a bit and just focus on being a kid.
Review from Guidestar
Over a Two years ago my family received the very upseting news that both of my children and myself the mom, had Long QT syndrome which is a very serious heart condition that can cause our hearts to stop at anytime. When I found out about this camp, I was very worried they would be able to take care of my children. I did the research and was amazed. Then this summer my daughter went for her first time(it was her first night away from me since we found out about the heart problem in over two years) I was so stressed and worried. They were amazing when we got there to drop her off and then when we picked her up she didnt even want to come home. She had an amazing time that moment was priceless to me. Then back in Feb. we all went as a family to Family weekend camp. WOW now I knew how amazing they were for real. It was so great seeing my children have so much fun with others just like them and no worries about their health even for the weekend. It was a well needed break and makes us stronger for our children. I can not express to you how wonderful this place is, they are the best of the best. Our medical expenses are huge and knowing we dont have to pay a penny is a huge weight off our shoulders. Please anyone that can help please do, every penny counts and make an incredible difference in the life of a very special child who needs and deserves it. Thank you CCK for being here and being so wonderful. A special thanks to the amazing staff and voluteers there too, you make it the best!!!!!!!
Absolutely amazing! We've gone three years in a row and my daughters (both the camper and her sister) are already talking about next year. My daughter is tube fed, and we live in a very rural area. She'd never met another tube fed kiddo, and getting to spend a weekend with kids just like her is amazing. Not to mention having a medically fragile child is very expensive and to have a place we can go, meet other families that know what it's like, and it doesn't cost us a dime is so far beyond words to express how great it is. WE LOVE CCK!!!