St. Francis Camp on the Lake inspires campers to be potent, loving, contributing human beings, through specially designed programs that truly empower the individual camper. We promote personal growth and social evolution by replacing ignorance and fear with awareness and understanding through fun daily activities.
The Miracle League is a charitable organization that provides children with disabilities an opportunity to play baseball as a team member in an organized league.
Eton Academy educates students with reading, attention & other learning challenges such as dyslexia, ADHD, auditory processing, reading deficiencies, dyscalculia, non-verbal learning differences, and dysgraphia. The academy also offers a theme based summer camp program for students from any school with learning challenges
Dutton Farm provides vocational & daily living skills programs to individuals with a variety of special needs to help them be productive & active members of the community. Dutton Farm also offers a summer camp for individuals with developmental disabilities of all age groups that can participate within a 3:1 student-camp counselor ratio.
Parent Action for Healthy Kids is designed to help connect parents, communities and schools to improve the health and well-being of children and youth. The aim of Parent Action for Healthy Kids is to provide parents with the best resources available so they can advocate for improved health initiatives in communities and schools.
We help people with disabilities who are homeless and their family members find affordable rental housing. We administer Permanent Supportive housing programs to help to eligible individuals and families in Oakland County, Macomb County and Wayne County (except for the communities of Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park).
Offers a special needs summer inclusion camp program. Each child with special needs receives a one-on-one counselor and is integrated into cabin groups with all other campers.
Williams syndrome camps for teens and young adults includes music lessons, chorus, dance and band opportunities in additional to other traditional camp activities. Camps are located all across US. Scholarships are available.
In the summer of 2014, The Fowler Center launched a new program for teens and young adults diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. The Life TREX program is an innovative experience that encourages campers to test new behaviors and skills which are targeted to improve independent living, social, and vocational function, in a supportive environment.
Camp experience for campers ages 5-18 who are ventilator-dependent and medically fragile, which is associated with the University of Michigan’s Mott Respiratory Care. Located at the Fowler Center for Outdoor Learning. Limited to 32 campers who must also be able to interact and communicate with other children using speech or sign language.