Staff Access

Services for Specific Populations

Children & Families
Summer Camps

Camp Lists and Search Tools

2024 Youth Summer Jobs and Camps- Thank you to Kelly Flannery who presented this at the Outreach and Navigation Group

• Please note this is meant for staff reference, not as a handout. The listings are links which would not be useful if printed.   

• Special Needs Camps (Printable list)
• Summer Fun Camp Directory - Federation for Children with Special Needs

• Illness or Condition- Specific Camp Lists
• Autism Speaks: Camps in Massachusetts
• Camps for Children with Diabetes
• Summer Camps for Amputees and Children with Limb Differences
• Bereavement Camps
• Comfort Zone Camps - MGH Community News, July 2009
• See also Camp Sunshine below.
• Camp for Families of Critically Ill Children- Year Round: Camp Sunshine or see MGH Community News article, October 2016
  • Bereavement sessions are also offered for families who have experienced the death of a child from a supported illness.
  • Salvation Army Low-Cost Overnight Camp - MGH Community News, May 2009

• Selecting a Camp -American Camping Association

 

Camp Scholarships ("Camperships")

•  Lend-A-Hand Society- Funding for camp scholarship is provided for underprivileged children through non-profit camping agencies. Applications for camperships should be submitted no later than April 1^st. The application must include a Campership Application Form, a cover letter on agency letterhead, and complete information on the camp programs.
• The Social Service Department has a summer camp ancillary form (separate from the general ancillary form). Social Service staff may contact Anaceilys Sanchez for more details.