RESPITE THROUGH OUR BEST WEEK EVER DAY CAMP PROGRAM (JUNE-AUGUST)
Ages
Completed Kindergarten – Completed 9th grade or age 15 (Campers with 1:1 services remain eligible for summer programs while they are eligible for school services – generally age 21)
The Program
Day Camp provides campers with respite services in a fully inclusive setting. Our Special Needs Grant provides eligible campers with funding for two weeks or 10 days of coverage. Individuals attend with their 1:1 BHT coverage for support and are placed in groups based on their grade level, alongside typically developing peers. We encourage campers to participate in as many activities as they are able and encourage BHT’s to keep the campers close to the group using alternative activities when needed.
The Details
Campers must be able to navigate uneven terrain and be potty independent or provide an agency caregiver to assist with toileting. If a camper is eligible for behavioral support services in the school setting, they must have that same support for the full time they are at camp. Campers with 1:1 services remain eligible for Best Week Ever summer programs while they are eligible for school services (generally age 21).
The Process
- From January-March (or until available funding is distributed), complete our Special Needs Grant Request Form
- Watch for your approval email with instructions to complete your reservation
- Register for your days or weeks of Day Camp and email to let us know that you booked your spot! (Grant weeks can be booked as full weeks, or on our per-day model with a two day per week minimum.)
- We will manually apply your grant payment for the first two weeks or 10 days of camp.
- Campers may book additional weeks of camp at our published rate as long as 1:1 coverage is available
