Epilepsy Camps & Scholarships
New York | New Jersey | Pennsylvania
Father Drumgoole CYO Day Camp on Staten Island
Dates: June 30-August 14
Phone: (718) 317-2255
Ages: 5-12
Fees: $220 per two week session
Counselors receive seizure first aid training and a registered nurse is on duty at all times. The camp features a wheelchair accessible pool, arts and crafts, music, sports, drama, nature, and outdoor play.
EF-Rochester-Syracuse-Binghamton’s Camp EAGR in Warsaw, New York
Dates: August 16-22
Phone: (585) 442-4430 x2702
Ages: 8-15
Fees: $400
Camp is held at the YMCA of Greater Buffalo’s Camp Weona. Activities include swimming, canoeing, fishing, horseback riding, arts & crafts, organized sports, hiking, epilepsy education, and campfire sing-a-longs. For more information visit: www.epilepsyfoundation.org/local/rochester/campeagr.cfm.
Camp Loyaltown in Nassau County
Dates: Depends on age of person, contact camp directly for details
Phone: (516) 293-1111
Ages: 4-80
Fees: $1,760-$3,605
Programs include swimming, boating, nature, arts & crafts, ceramics, fabric arts, dance, drama, woodworking, athletics, music and cooking. Campers are grouped by age and abilities and staff are assigned according to the needs of each individual. For more information visit: www.ahrc.org/camployaltown.0.html.
92nd Street Y Camp Tova in Manhattan
Dates: June 29-August 21
Phone: (212) 415 5573
Ages: 5-13
Fees:$5,500
Program Includes swimming, arts and crafts, sports, nature walks and trips every friday to go bowling, to the beach, to amusment parks or to the zoo. Counselors are all specialists who have a background in special education and are committed to providing each child with a positive and rewarding summer experience. For more information please visit: http://www.92y.org/content/camps_for_children_with_developmental_disabilities.asp
Sid Jacobson Kehilla Day Camp in East Hills, New York
Dates: June 29-August 18
Phone:
Ages: 5-16
Fees: $5,100-$5,600 depending on age
Program Includes arts and crafts, sports, swimming, drama, art therapy, music and horseback riding as well as day trips to amusement parks and more. Campers are divided into units which each have their own counselor, but campers also are assigned to a specific counselor whom they share with another camper so that they can get special attention when needed. For more information please visit: http://www.sjjcccamps.org/campBMW/daycamp.html
EF-New Jersey Camp Nova at Linwood MacDonald YMCA Camp, Branchville, New Jersey
Dates: August 16 - 22
Phone: (800) 336-5843
Ages: 12-28
Fees: $875-$1050
Activities include swimming, boating, campfires, outdoor sports, beach volleyball, fishing, nature walks, karate, yoga and more. A neurologist is on-call and there are two on-site nurses. Camp counselors are trained in CPR and first aid. For more information visit: http://www.efnj.com/content/services/camp_nova.html
Bounce Out the Stigma™ (Basketball Day Camp) in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey
Dates: July 27-August 21
Phone: (201) 725-7224
Ages: 9-18
Fees: $300-$880
Bounce Out the Stigma™ summer basketball camp creates an inviting atmosphere of counselor and peer support - and peer interaction- in which special children experience a fresh sense of freedom. In developing new motor skills through participation and personal success, campers are taught to aim higher, tackling everyday challenges and troubles with greater confidence. For more information visit: www.bounceoutthestigma.com.
EF-Western Central Pennsylvania’s Camp Frog in North Springfield, Pennsylvania
Dates: June 21-July 11
Phone: (800) 361-5885
Ages: 8-17
Fees: $575
Kids can experience archery, horseback riding, a climbing tower, sand volleyball, indoor-outdoor hockey, soccer, hiking, boating, fishing, swimming, sailing, water-skiing, and canoeing. For more information visit: www.efwp.org/programs/programs_08.shtml.
If you know of other camps that serve children with epilepsy, please contact us at FACESinfo@nyumc.org.
