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family support resource directory

Many times a child’s ongoing medical conditions often require additional resources to assist parents and caregivers. With our Family Support Resource Directory, you can search resources that span over the 20-county area that Dayton Children’s serves. You can quickly connect to local, regional and national resources to help you locate information about education, healthcare, financial, transition, recreation, networking, future planning and more.

This guide is organized to help you find the information that you need:

  • To the right are pages specific to parents, professionals and teens. This may be a good starting point for those new to our directory.
  • To the left is a list of categories that our resources cover.
  • Finally, below is a search bar specifically for our Special Needs Resource Center that you can tailor to your county or specific needs.

In addition to the resource center, we also offer the complete KidsHealth Library to help parents learn more about a specific condition. Information is given in easy-to-understand terms and in many cases available in Spanish as well as English.

We encourage you to explore and feel free to add resources that are currently not included by emailing FRC@childrensdayton.org. If you can’t find what you are looking for, please don’t hesitate to contact our MeadWestvaco Family Resource Center at (937) 641-3700.

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Camp Catch-A-Rainbow

Resource Category - camp

Specialty or Condition - cancer

Description

YMCA Storer Camps offers Camp Catch-A-Rainbow (CCAR), free of charge, to enrich the lives of children between four and fifteen years old who are being treated for cancer or who are in remission from cancer. Visit their website for dates and times of camp.

contact information

address

6941 Stony Lake Road, Jackson, Michigan, 49201
Map & Directions

email

kwilson@ymcastorercamps.org

517-536-8607 view website

Camp Cheerful in Strongsville

Resource Category - camp

Specialty or Condition - developmental disabilities, multiple disabilities

Description

At the Achievement Centers' Camp Cheerful located in Strongsville, Ohio, campers enjoy all the traditional camp activities including: hiking, swimming, fishing, canoeing, arts and crafts, nature study activities, games, campfire activities, music and sports. They maintain an effective 1:4 staff to camper ratio for all summer camp programs and offer year-round Therapeutic Horsemanship sessions and a new state-of-the-art, fully handicap-accessible High Ropes challenge course during camp sessions. Camp Cheerful offers a variety of camping options, visit their website to learn more about the camp.

Camp Courageous, Inc.

Resource Category - camp

Specialty or Condition - developmental disabilities

Description

Camp Courageous fosters independence and a better quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities through outdoor activities, such as horticulture, hiking, and camping. Visit their website to learn more about camp sessions, dates and times.

contact information

address

12701 Waterville-Swanton Road, Whitehouse, Ohio, 43571
Map & Directions

email

camping@campcourageous.com

419-875-6828 view website

Camp Echoing Hills in Warsaw

Resource Category - camp

Specialty or Condition - developmental disabilities, multiple disabilities, learning disabilities

Description

Camp Echoing Hills is a non-profit Christian camp serving adults and children with physical and intellectual disabilities. They promote a strong sense of community and take great pride in building relationships with the campers we serve. To learn more, visit Camp Echoing Hills website.

contact information

address

36272 CR 79, Warsaw, Ohio, 43844
Map & Directions

email

info@echoinghillsvillage.org

800.419.6513 view website

Camp Joy

Resource Category - camp

Specialty or Condition - developmental disabilities

Description

Camp Joy provides summer camp and year-round opportunities to kids who may not otherwise be able to participate in camp programming; including kids from low income households or foster care, with medical conditions, or grieving from the loss of a loved one. To learn more about all Camp Joy has to offer, visit their website.

contact information

address

10117 Old 3c Highway P.O. Box 157, Clarksville, Ohio, 45113
Map & Directions

(937) 289-2031 view website

Camp Kern

Resource Category - camp

Specialty or Condition - developmental disabilities

Description

YMCA Camp Kern is owned and operated by the YMCA of Greater Dayton. At YMCA Camp Kern they accommodate campers with special needs or dietary restrictions. To learn more, call or visit their website.

contact information

address

5291 State Route 350, Oregonia, Ohio, 45054
Map & Directions

513.932.3756 view website