Camp ASCCA is a year-round 236 acre camp, located on beautiful Lake Martin in Alabama. We serve children and adults with mental and/or physical disabilities. Our mission is to help people with disabilities achieve equality, dignity and maximum independence. We take pride in offering a wide variety of exciting educational, social and recreational activities. Camp ASCCA is an ACA accredited camp. Please visit www.campascca.org for more info.
Program Emphasis
Gender
Type Of Stay
Location
AD/HD Autism Cerebral Palsy Cognitive Disabilities Developmental Disabilities Diabetes Epilepsy Deaf and Hard Of Hearing Learning Disabilities Multiple Sclerosis Muscular Dystrophy Physical Disabilities Spina Bifida Vision Impairments
Coed
Resident Camp
Jacksons Gap, AL
Average Cost
Financial Assistance
Age Range
Capacity
Less Than $500 (week)
Yes
6 - 99
280
About Financial Assistance
We offer camperships to campers who live in Alabama only. Out of state campers must pay full rate of $675 per week.
Session Lengths
Food/Nutritional Notes:
Less Than 1 Week
1 Week Session
We offer 3 nutritional meals per day, with an afternoon snack. Most meals contain 1 meat with 2 vegetables, plus dessert. We offer milk, juice, lemonade or iced tea. The camper application allows the parent/guardian to notify us of any special diets - vegetarian, diabetic, gluten free, etc.
Session Information
Camp ASCCA (Alabama's Special Camp for Children and Adults) offers 1 week camps in the summer and weekend and day camps during the rest of the year. Each session is grouped according to age and type of disability. Some weeks are specific such as: sports camp, diabetic camp, epilepsy, sickle cell, hemophilia, teen camp (teenagers with physical disabilities) Other camps are grouped on a broader scale such as: children with mental and/or physical disabilities or adults with mental and/or physical disabilities. We average between 75 to 100 campers per session.
More About Camp
Easter Seals Camp ASCCA (Alabama's Special Camp for Children and Adults) first opened its doors in 1976. Since then it has touched the lives of tens of thousands of children and adults with disabilities. Located on beautiful Lake Martin in east central Alabama, Camp ASCCA is a nationally recognized leader in providing camping and outdoor recreation service for people with disabilities in a barrier-fee environment.
The benefits of the "Camp ASCCA Experience" are immeasurable. The smiles, memories and friendships produced each summer are the most noticeable signs of camp's value. The impact that camp has on increasing the level of independence and confidence remains long after camp has ended. Camp ASCCA's safe, supportive environment encourages the camper to meet new challenges head-on.
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