Children’s Association for Maximum Potential (CAMP) announces 2021 Summer Camp

April 26, 2021

Children’s Association for Maximum Potential (CAMP) has announced it will resume its summer camp this May 2021 at its 55-acre camp on the Guadalupe River in Comfort Texas. Since 1979, CAMP has provided safe, fun recreation for individuals (ages 5 – 50) with Autism, Intellectual Disability, Cerebral Palsy, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spina Bifida, and visual or hearing impairment.

Summer Camp is a series of six-day, five-night sessions for children and adults, aged 5 to 50 years, with a variety of special needs. CAMP also includes activities for Campers’ siblings and siblings are encouraged to join.

The Summer Camp sessions are held at Camp CAMP in Center Point, Texas. Camp CAMP has 55 acres and includes activities like canoeing on the Guadalupe River, horseback riding, swimming, music, sports & recreation, arts & crafts, and outdoor cooking. CAMP modifies traditional summer camp activities to include each Camper’s physical or developmental needs. Campers are assigned to a Tribe based on gender and age with a camper:counselor ratio ranging from 1:1 to 4:1, depending on the needs of the Camper.

Children’s Association for Maximum Potential (CAMP) began in 1979 when a group of US Air Force pediatricians, Dr. Chris Plauche Johnson, Dr. Fred McCurdy, and Dr. Robert de Lemos, along with other health professionals brought 32 children with special needs together for a weekend camp. These campers were not accepted to other camps – even those for children with special needs – due to the severity of their medical conditions or disabilities. CAMP incorporated in 1980 and held camps at rented facilities during its first 10 years. In 1989 CAMP purchased an old church camp facility and began retrofitting and adapting it to meet the needs of its campers. Today, over 40 summers later, CAMP’s main purpose remains to help campers reach their maximum potential, and has grown to serving well over 1,000 individuals with special needs every year.

Counselors are trained by CAMP staff and stay with the Tribe day and night. The cabins are large, climate controlled, and wheelchair accessible. Meals can be modified to accommodate special dietary needs. Every Camper’s medical needs and medication administration are overseen by professional Health Care Volunteers.
Each of the Summer Camp sessions has varied age requirements and diagnosis guidelines; Sessions are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The Summer Camp application becomes available each year in February and you can learn more, and share this with friends and family, by visiting www.campcamp.org.

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