Recreation

Camp Abilities Maryland
Andrea Noel, Assistant Director E-mail: arnoel@clb.org	240-737-5171 (V)
Developmental sports and recreation camp for children who are blind or visually impaired. Campers spend 3 days and 2 nights at Lions Camp Merrick in Nanjemoy, MD. Activities include swimming, canoeing, climbing, goal-ball, beep baseball, fishing, self defense, and more.

Camp Atlantic - The Beach Camp
P.O. Box 7273 McLean, VA 22106 E-mail: campatlantic@cox.net	1-866-429-7878 (Toll Free)
Private, residential summer camp providing children, teenagers, and adults with mental and physical disabilities a safe and fun vacation at Bethany Beach, DE.

Camp Greentree - Community Psychiatric Clinic
15944 Luanne Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20877	301-840-9636 (V)
For children and teens ages 6 - 17 who have emotional or learning disabilities.

Camp Huntington
56 Bruceville Road High Falls, NY 12440	1-866-514-5281 (Toll Free)
Co-ed, residential all-inclusive summer program for children and young adults with special learning and developmental needs. Full (six weeks) and half season (one to three week) sessions available.

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National Speech/Language Therapy Center
5606 Shields Drive Bethesda, MD 20817 E-mail: contact@nationalspeech.com	301-493-0023 (V)
Offer summer camp programs for both young children and teens as well as screenings, evaluations and therapy, group therapy, tutoring services, and applied behavior analysis and verbal behavior programs. JumpStart: Summer camp program specially designed for children with speech and language difficulties including articulation, language delays, autism, and auditory progressing. Reach for Speech: Summer prrogram focused on articulation therapy for children ages 5 to 9. It emphasizes the use of therapeutic techniques in social situations and helps to bridge the gap between speech therapy and every day life. Play and Progress: Ideal for children with no verbal language or those with only 1 to 2 words. The camp program bridges the gap between non-verbal and verbal communication. Stuttering for Pre-Teens: Intensive group therapy that meets twice a week for 8 weeks.

Sertoma Deaf Camp
Michael Hoffman, Deaf Camp Program Coordinator 1105 Camp Sertoma Drive Westfield, NC 27053 E-mail: michael_d_hoffman@juno.com	910-409-8986 (V)
Coed camp for youth ages 8 to 16 who are deaf, hearing impaired, or have a family member who is deaf or hard of hearing. Located in the Sauratown Mountains of North Carolina. Camp week includes three age groups with special camp activities designed for fun and learning. Financial aid is available for families who qualify. Volunteers are available to assist with transportation from some geographical areas.

St. Mary's County Recreation and Parks
23150 Leonard Hall Drive Leonardtown, MD 20650	301-475-4200 x 1800 (V)
Camp Inspire: Recreation & Parks Day Camp is a co-ed, one week day camp designed specifically for children and young adults diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Program is intended to maximize a child's potential and develop his/her strengths and hidden abilities. Offer a very unique program of recreation activities, academic and social development. Ages: 4 - 18 (15 spots for 3- 5, 6 - 9, and 11 - 16). New Horizons: A six-week summer camp program for children with disabilities. New Horizons: A six-week summer camp program for children with disabilities. Children MUST qualify for camp in order to register. Activities include arts and crafts, music, swimming, and exercise, field trips and much more. Camp is an approved respite care provider and has full time nursing staff on duty. Families who are registered with the Department of Social Service Respite Program may use 60 level one hours of their respite care to pay the registration fee. Ages: 4 - 20.

Summer Camp Scholarship - Community Support Network
Shawn Lattanzio 11 North Washington Street, Suite 450 Rockville, MD 20850	240-777-1140 (V) 240-777-1217 (TTY)

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Summit Camp & Travel - Weekender Program
Abbey-Layne Ball, Assistant Director E-mail: abbey@summitcamp.com	973-732-3230 (V)
Summit Weekender is a getaway weekend designed for teenagers to make a few new friends, enjoy a guided and supervised recreational weekend break and to have youth workers who understand them. For young people, ages 11 - 19, who are kids with issues of Aspergers syndrome, NVLD, mild learning disabilities, and/or AD/HD who would benefit from a directed weekend experience designed to foster socialization and independence. The Washington, DC - Baltimore - Northern Virginia Weekender programs are held at Camp Letts in Edgewater, MD. Fee includes cost of lodging and meals.

Target Community & Educational Services - Day Habilitation Program
Melanie Weaver, Day Habilitation Manager E-mail: msoper@mcdaniel.edu	410-848-9090 ext. 42 (V)
Day habilitation program for individuals with developmental disabilities. Education, recreation and volunteer opportunities within the community.

TLC's Summer Programs
Katherine Thomas School 9975 Medical Center Drive Rockville, MD 20850	301-424-5200 (V)
Summer programs for children 3 - 13 and high school students in grades 9 - 12, who have special needs in the areas of speech, language, perceptual motor, sensory processing, academic development, and/or skill maintenance. Summer programs include:
Friends Together (ages 5 - 7)
Julie Bobrow, Director, Administrative Services E-mail: jbobrow@ttlc.org	301-424-5200 x 147 (V)
Occupational and speech therapy camp designed for children who need support in both communication and sensory/motor development.
Speech Language Program (ages 3 - 7)
Stacey Thompson, Speech-Language Pathologist E-mail: sthompson@ttlc.org	301-424-5200 x 141 (V)
Designed for children who have a primary deficit in the speech-language area, each group has an average of nine children and is led by a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist and an assistant.
Sensory Integration/Occupational Therapy Program - Friends in Motion (ages 5 - 7) / Little Friends in Motion (ages 3 - 4)
Brigid Baker, Director, Occupational Therapy Services E-mail: bbaker@ttlc.org	301-424-5200 x 125 (V)
Intended for children who are experiencing sensory processing and motor planning difficulties, the areas addressed in these programs include self-regulation and sensory integration, play skills, motor planning, abstract thinking and sequencing, and socialization.
Learning Enrichment Program (ages 5 - 13)
Sylvia Valdivia, Program Coordinator E-mail: svaldivia@ttlc.org	301-738-9691 x 145 (V)
Designed to address the needs of students with language, learning, and sensory-motor disabilities and/or high-functioning autism.
High School Program (Open to students entering grades 9 - 12 in the fall.)
Rhona Schwartz, Director E-mail: rschwartz@ttlc.org	301-738-9691 x 126 (V)
Classes are specifically designed to enable students to focus on strengthening basic skills through an academic theme.

 

United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) on the Potomac
4409 Forbes Boulevard Lanham, MD 20706	301-459-0566 (V)
Programs recognize the ability rather than the disability of each camper and encourage active participation in boating, horseback riding, fishing, sports, games, swimming as well as arts and crafts. Special activities and field trips are planned for all ages, including outings to sporting events, amusement parks, museums, concerts, shopping and restaurants. Sessions for children and teens offer a more structured program, while the sessions for adults offer a more relaxed "vacation-like" atmosphere.