Happy Hollow Childrens Camp Inc

TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND OUTDOOR RESIDENTIAL CAMPING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN AGES 7-14 YEARS OLD. HAPPY HOLLOW PROVIDES HIGHLY REDUCED RATES TO CAMPERS WHO COME FROM FAMILIES IN INDIANAPOLIS AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS. CAMP ALSO SERVES CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND YOUTH GROUPS THROUGHOUT INDIANA. HAPPY HOLLOW PROVIDES A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE, AND SUPERVISED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN.

SIGNATURE SUMMER CAMP - AN ACCREDITED OVERNIGHT CAMP PROGRAM THROUGH THE AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATION, HAPPY HOLLOW CHILDREN'S CAMP MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMMING WHILE LESSENING BARRIERS FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES TO ACCESSING AND AFFORDING THE RESIDENTIAL CAMP EXPERIENCE. THE SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM OPERATES FOR FIVE WEEKS FROM JUNE TO JULY AND TARGETS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AGES 7 - 14 FROM THE GREATER INDIANAPOLIS AREA - MARION, BOONE, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HENDRICKS, AND MORGAN COUNTIES. CHILDREN WHO QUALIFY FOR THE FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM RECEIVE A REDUCED RATE. HOUSEHOLDS WITH HIGHER INCOMES PAY A RATE BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE FEE. CHILDREN RECEIVE THREE HOME COOKED MEALS PER DAY, 24-HOUR SUPERVISION, 8:2 CHILD/COUNSELOR RATIO, AND ROUND-TRIP TRANSPORTATION FROM INDIANAPOLIS TO AND FROM CAMP.

MEDICAL AND SPECIAL NEEDS CAMP - HAPPY HOLLOW CHILDREN'S CAMP HAS OPERATED A HIGH QUALITY ONE-WEEK ASTHMA CAMP AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN LIVING IN THE STATE OF INDIANA WITH MILD TO SEVERE ASTHMA AND THEIR NON-ASTHMATIC SIBLINGS FROM THE AGES OF 7 - 14. THE CAMP'S GOAL IS TO EDUCATE CHILDREN ON HOW TO REMAIN PHYSICALLY ACTIVE WHILE CONTROLLING THEIR ASTHMA. IN ADDITION TO AN 8:2 CHILD/COUNSELOR RATIO, STAFFING INCLUDES OVER 20 MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS, SUCH AS DOCTORS, RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS, NURSES, AND PHARMACISTS. ASTHMA CAMP PROVIDES ASTHMA EDUCATION IN ADDITION TO ALL ACTIVITIES THAT ARE PROVIDED IN THE OVERNIGHT'S SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, HAPPY HOLLOW PARTNERS WITH OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST SPECIAL OR MEDICAL NEEDS CAMPS, INCLUDING A CAMP WEEK FOR CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HEAR INDIANA AND ANOTHER CAMP WEEK FOR CHILDREN IMPACTED BY A PARENT'S CANCER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IU'S CAMP KESEM.

YOUTH USER GROUPS - HAPPY HOLLOW OFFERS OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL GROUPS AND OTHER YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FALL, WINTER & SPRING. THE CAMP EXPERIENCES ARE CUSTOMIZED FOR EACH YOUTH GROUP COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS NATURE EDUCATION, ANIMAL OBSERVATIONS, FOREST ECOSYSTEMS, AQUATIC STUDIES, HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY, CAPITAL RESOURCES, CONSERVATION, BIRD STUDIES, ENGINEERING, ORIENTEERING, ASTRONOMY AND TEAM BUILDING. THE PROGRAMS RANGE FROM DAY LONG EXPERIENCES TO THREE-NIGHT, FOUR-DAY PROGRAMS. SCHOOLS & YOUTH GROUPS PROVIDE CHAPERONES, A COORDINATOR, A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER AND TRANSPORTATION.