LOCAL SUMMER CAMPS / PROGRAMS
POPULATION SERVED							AGE		PROVIDER /		PHONE
MH	DD	PD	MI	VI	HI	OTH	SERVED	PROGRAM INFORMATION	PROGRAM LOCATION	CONTACT PERSON	NUMBER
X	X	X	X	X	X	X	6 - 21	KAMP KOOL
*must be self-sufficient								Structured fun camp program.  Ratio of 5:1	Coral Springs Parks and Recreation	Megan Gaudet	954-345-2208
								June 16 - Aug 1,   9 am - 3 pm or 7:30 am - 6 pm	Parkside Elementary School		954-345-2200
								4 & 8 wk sessions.  Extension camp Aug 4 -8
X	X	X						SUMMER CAMP 2008
*independent in bathroom skills							6 - 11	Swimming, arts & crafts, field trips, creative play,	City of Pembroke Pines	Mary Palacios	954-987-1741
*able to self-administer meds							12 - 17	inside & outside games, music, movies, etc.	Pembroke Pines Charter School		(Voice/TTY)
								June 9 - August 1, 2008  7:30 am - 6 pm
								SUMMER CHALLENGE SUMMER PROGRAM	Ann Stork Center Fort Lauderdale
X	X	X	X	X	X	X	0 - 10	Developmental preschool for children with special needs		Lori Mandke	954-584-8000
								Mon. - Fri. 7am - 6pm  Call for more information
								KIDS - SUMMER CAMP
				X			6 - 12	Recreation in a learning environment: building self esteem,	Lighthouse of Broward	Brett Gili	954-463-4217
				*blind				confidence, independence and team building skills.	Fort Lauderdale		ext 17
								June 16 - Aug 8 -  Call for details    Mon - Fri  9am - 4pm
								SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
					X			Camp offers  dance classes, martial arts, reading,	League for the Hard of Hearing		954-731-7200
					*deaf		5 - 12	math, arts & crafts, swimming, lunch / nutrition,	Margate Elementary School	Dr. Shana Williams	(Voice/TTY)
								cooking classes, and field trips.
								Call for dates
	X							CAMP DMC
*autism & related disorders							5 - 14	Therapeutic activities designed to match the pace and	MCH - Dan Marino Center	Maria DeJesus	954-385-6258
								ability of each camper.  Sports, crafts, swimming,	Tropical Elementary
								yoga, music, etc.  June 16 - August 8th   8:00 am - 5 pm
								CAMP GIBORIM
X	X	X	X				3 - 21	Recreational  and social camp programs for preschool	David Posnack Jewish Community Ctr.	Scott Dermer	954-434-0499
								to young teens and adults with special needs.	Davie	Joan Mendell	ext. 319
								June 16 - Aug. 8,    Mon - Fri  9 am - 4 pm
					X			SCHOTT SUMMER LITERACY CAMP
					*deaf		6 - 12	Program focuses on reading and communication skills,	Schott Center	Nancy McCloud	954-434-3306
								along with various recreational activities.  Approach is	Cooper City		ext. 101
								oral and sign.  June 9 - 27   8:30 am - 5:00 pm weekdays
X	X	X	X	X	X			SUMMER CAMP	United Cerebral Palsy of Broward		954-584-7178
							3 - 22	Full day supervised program at three different	* Fort Lauderdale	Amy Karpf	Ext. 2262
								locations*.  Starting June 9,  Mon - Fri  8 am - 6 pm	*Pompano Beach	Silvia Brown	Ext. 2230
									*Hollywood
X	X	X	X					SUMMER CHALLENGE PROGRAM 2008	(Two Locations)
							2 - 6	For children with special needs and their siblings.	Broward Children's Center
								Education enhancement skills, physical activities, crafts,	25 SE 20 Ave  - Pompano Beach	Lois Nagle	954-946-7503
								field trips, etc.	2250 SW 31 Ave - Ft. Lauderdale
								June 11 - Aug. 6    7am - 6pm    Call for information
POPULATION SERVED							AGE		PROVIDER /		PHONE
MH	DD	PD	MI	VI	HI	OTH	SERVED	PROGRAM INFORMATION	PROGRAM LOCATION	CONTACT PERSON	NUMBER
								CAMP OLYMPIAD
X	X						21 +	Camp activities, crafts, exercise, field trips, Special	City of Oakland Park Recreation	Dan Zachofsky	954-796-0614
								Olympics training in bowling & bocce.  Two sessions:	Oakland Park
								# I - 6/16 - 6/27 # 2 - 6/30 - 7/11  8:30 am - 2:30 pm
X	X	X	X	X	X	X	1st thru	Shake-A-Leg-Miami  SUMMER CAMP 2008	Shake-A-Leg	Juli Peterson	305-858-5550
							12th grade	Starts June 9   Call for information			ext.122
*ADHD, ADD, Aspergers, LD								KENTWOOD PREPARATORY - Summer Program	Kentwood Preparatory School Davie
							7 - 16	Camp experience focusing on social skills and life skills		Kristy Doricent	954-581-8222
								June 23 - Aug. 1,  Mon. - Fri.  Call for information
X	X	X	X	X	X	X	3 - 22	YMCA SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS	Western High  - Davie	Adamma Ducille	954-623-5555
								Nine summer program sites throughout Broward	New Renaissance Middle - Miramar
								Full day programs, Monday - Friday.  Activities include	Bethune Elementary - Hollywood
								swimming, social & team building, crafts, games,	North Side Elementary - Ft. Lauderdale
								outdoor exploration, sports, etc., all in a nurturing and safe	Boyd Anderson Elem. - Lauderdale Lakes
								environment.  Call for information.	Millennium Middle - Tamarac
									L.A. Lee Family Center - Fort Lauderdale
									Lauderhill Middle - Lauderhill
									Park Ridge Elementary - Pompano Beach
X	X	X	X	X	X	X	4+	DIMENSIONS KIDS CAMP	(Two Locations)
								Activities include: horse assisted activities/hippotherapy,	20700 W Dixie Highway - Aventura	Amber Reid	305-933-5887
								aquatics, indoor rock climbing wall, vertical playground,	17050 SW 55 Street - S.W. Ranches
								yoga, music, arts/crafts, farming/gardening, movement
								groups, social pragmatic groups, life skills training
								literacy skills and field trips.
								June 9 - August 8,  8:30 - 4:00pm  Call for information
X	X	X		X	X	X	16 - 21	SUMMER  S.T.E.P.S.	Children Services of Broward County	Susan Morantes	954-888-1771
								(Supported Training Employment Program for Special Needs)	Dan Marino Foundation		ext 107
								Children's Services Council of Broward County,	United Cerebral Palsy
								Dan Marino Foundation and U.C.P. have teamed	Various Locations
								together to establish a program to hire special needs
								students who want to work.
X	X	X	X	X	X	X		PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENT LIVING	Dimensions Therapy Center	Valerie Herskowitz	954-236-9415
							10+	SUMMER PROGRAM 2008	1245 Orange Drive, Suite 502
								Therapeutically based program for adolescents and young	Davie
								adults that incorporates study skills, computer training,
								theater, pragmatics and life skills.
								3 sessions - June 9 - Aug. 15
X	X	X	X	X	X	X		THERAPY OF THE ARTS SUMMER PROGRAM 2008	Dimensions Therapy Center	Valerie Herskowitz	954-236-9415
							3 - 10	Therapeutically-based program that utilizes Music,	1245 Orange Drive, Suite 502
								Movement, Arts & Crafts, and Social Skill Activities	Davie
								3 sessions - June 9 - Aug. 15