The Tikvah program at Ramah Berkshires is a continuously growing and evolving initiative. We are proud to offer Jewish children with a wide range of disabilities the opportunity for growth in the areas of Jewish identity, socialization, independence, and much more.

Social Skills Summer Programs with a Recreation and Life Skills Focus

Camp Lily Lehigh Valley, an Easterseals summer day camp for ages 8-21, offers inclusive activities that build skills, promote friendships and increase independence. Campers enjoy arts and crafts activities, swimming, sports, music, educational programs and a variety of other activities that engage, entertain and educate.

Camp designed for children with Special Needs and Learning Disabilities where they will work on academic and basic living skills. Our program is based on the Assessment for Functional Living Skills and covers many areas students need to lead the most independent adult life possible. We will offer many different educational activities, field trips, and community-based instruction opportunities.

Offering day camps and overnight camps for youth with developmental disabilities (ages 4-21). Campers will participate in nature programs, arts & crafts, sports and games, and music. Registration is mail-in only, and camp fills quickly!

Our ongoing weekly Social Detective small groups are based on our evidence based curriculums and our award winning book, "Diary of a Social Detective". Over a period of several weeks we explore topics such as reading verbal and non-verbal communication, perspective taking, self awareness, self-regulation and other essential skills for success, happiness and well being.

Therapeutic Summer Camps

Camp Tuolumne Trails is dedicated to providing an enriching and fun camp experience in a facility especially designed and built for children, teens, and adults with disabilities. We promote a traditional camp experience in an all-accessible setting.

Campers will have the opportunity to learn and practice early learner skills in a safe and supportive environment.

This two-week Access version of our SummerArt Studio Art Camp is designed for young campers with disabilities. Our camps are the perfect activity for your young artist to enjoy this summer! Students will experiment with a variety of art media and techniques for self-expression in a fun and supportive atmosphere with other creative kids. It is perfect for kids who enjoy art and thrive in smaller classes with personalized attention.

GET MOVING GET SOCIAL is a therapeutic summer camp that is guaranteed to be an enjoyable experience for your children. They will have daily workouts and develop their sports skills by learning the techniques of several sports as they develop their social skills. Each day will incorporate social activities and physical activities. We will also have some time for an arts and craft project and some yoga.

Camp ARROW is a week-long residential camp designed to meet the special needs of children between the ages of 7 and 14 years old with multiple disabilities.

summer fun academic learning and arts integration, steam and nature, full inclusion, small ratios

Week-long camp in Palomar includes, slip-n-slide, pool, music, crafts, horseback riding, and more!

Camp Courageous serves children and adults with all types of special needs and developmental disabilities. We offer summer day and residential camp, and fall respite weekends.

For over 35 years Camp Shalom has been a leader in summer camp programs for adults who have special needs. We have built many relationships with group homes and caregivers who rely on our camp every year to offer respite for caregivers and parents along with providing fun and meaningful vacations for their clients. Many of our guests have attended for over a decade and look forward to it every year.

Fun and Exciting Social Skills Program for Children with Autism, PDD, Asperger's, ADHD, ODD, or Social Anxiety. Most children with an autism diagnosis qualify for funding through health insurance!

Dream Oaks provides day and residential year-round camp experiences for children, 7-17, with special needs and/or chronic illnesses.

Cristo Vive International provides an amazing camp experience for children and youth with special needs.
We have weekend camps as well as week long camps.

Oakwood Academy offers a unique individualized curriculum which includes theme-based programs for students ages 3-18 years old. Each theme is taught while working within the DIR (Developmental-Individual Difference-Relationship-Based) FloortimeTM Model and incorporates art, science, sensory, sport, and teamwork games.