Fieldwork/Clinical Experience: Prospective Students
Camp Volunteer Opportunities
Level I - Fieldwork
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Level II - Affiliations
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Camp Volunteer Opportunities
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Clinical Volunteer Opportunities
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FAQs
Volunteering at camps for children and adults with special needs will give you valuable experience before you begin your education at Thomas Jefferson University. There is nothing like helping someone participate in the camper experience and engage in the fun activities that camps offer. Listed below is a sampling of camps where you can embrace these experiences. Please feel free to explore other alternatives as well.
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Dragonfly Forrest 1100 E. Hector Street, Suite 333 Conshohocken, PA 19428 (610) 298-1820 Ronald McDonald Camp c/o Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House 3925 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 387-8406, ext. 486 Carousel Farm's Educational Center 1240 Grenoble Road Ivyland, PA 18974 (215) 355-6498 Schreiber Pediatric Center 625 Community Way Lancaster, PA 17603 (717) 393-0425 Acting Antics 310 Swinehart Road Glenmoore, PA 19343 (610) 913-6018 Camp Outlook 400 N. Bethlehem Pike Ambler, PA 19002 (215) 628-9950 Easter Seals - Camp Lilly 1501 Lehigh Street, Suite 201 Allentown, PA 18103 (610) 289-0114 Variety Club Camp 1520 Locust Street, 2nd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215) 735 0803 Magee Rehabilitation 1513 Race Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215) 587-3140 Thorncroft Therapeutic Horseback Riding, Inc. 190 Line Road Malvern, PA 19355-3318 (610) 644 1963 Moss Rehab Camp Independence Therapeutic Recreation Department Moss Rehab 60 East Township Line Road Elkins Park, PA 19027 (215) 663-6295 Camp Geronimo 350 Locust Grove Road West Chester, PA 19382 (610) 793-1037 |
Aaron’s Acres 102 White Oak Drive Lancaster, PA 17601 (717) 917-6101 Eagle Springs Programs 58 Eagle Springs Lane Pine Grove, PA 17963 (570) 345-8705 Elwyn 111 Elwyn Road Elwyn, PA 19063 (610) 891-2000 Carousel House of Philadelphia Belmont Ave. & N. Concourse Dr. West Fairmount Park Philadelphia, PA 19131 (215) 685-0160 SPIN 10521 Drummond Road Philadelphia, PA 19154 (215) 613-1000 Melmark Cyndie Martin, Director of Corporate & Community Affairs Melmark 2600 Wayland Road Berwyn, PA 19312 (610) 325-4976 Kencrest 502 West Germantown Pike, Suite 200 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462-1307 (610) 825-9360 Beacon Lodge Special Needs Camp 114 SR103 South Mount Union, PA 17066 (814) 542-2511 Handi Camp H*VMI P.O. Box 122 Akron, PA 17501-0122 (717) 859-4777 Round Lake Camp Sheldon Tabac, OTR 119 Woods Road Lakewood, PA (973) 575-3333 MDA/ALS Center of Hope 1060 North Kings Highway #120 Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 (856) 356-4467 Easter Seals Summer Camp Kendra Brooks 3975 Conshohocken Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19131-5484 (215) 879-9372 |
Camp No Worries YMCA of Burlington County 59 Centerton Road Mt. Laurel , NJ 08054 (856) 234-6200 x232 Easter Seals 25 Kennedy Blvd. Suite 600 East Brunswick, NJ 08816 (732) 257-6662 Camp Oakhurst 111 Monmouth Road Oakhurst, NJ 07755 (732) 531-0215 Merry Heart Senior Care Services 200 Route 10 West at Hillside Avenue Succasunna, NJ 07876 (973) 584-4000 Christian Overcomers PO Box 2007 Garfield, NJ 07026 (973) 253-2343 JCC Camp Medford, NJ (856) 751-1666 OR (609) 654-5192 Camp Chatterbox Joan Bruno, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Director, Educational Technology Department Children's Specialized Hospital 150 New Providence Road Mountainside, NJ 07092 (908) 301-5451 New Jersey Wave c/o Voorhees Pediatric Facility 1304 Laurel Oak Road Voorhees, NJ 08034-4392 Jubili Beads & Yarns Judy Weinstein, MD 713 Haddon Ave. Collingswood, NJ 08108 |
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Special Olympics of Delaware University of Delaware 619 S. College Ave Newark, DE 19716 (302) 831-4653 Mary Campbell Center 4641 Weldin Rd. Wilmington, DE 19803 (302) 762-6025 Camp Barnes Little Assawoman Bay Bethany Beach, DE 19930 (302) 539-7775 Easter Seals 61 Corporate Circle New Castle, DE 19720 (302) 324-4444 Children's Beach House 1800 Bay Avenue Lewes, DE 19958 (302) 645-9184 |
Bay Cliff Health Camp P.O. Box 310 Big Bay, Michigan 49808 (906) 345-9314 Camp HASC 5902 14th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11219 (718) 686-5930 Wellness G.I.F.T.S. 7531 County Route 13 Bath, NY 1481 (607) 776-3737 or (800) 760-0947 Easter Seals 85 Jones Street PO Box 198 Hebron, CT 06248-0198 (860) 228-9496 x 200 Camp Huntington 56 Bruceville Road High Falls, NY 12440 (866) 514-5281 |
Clover Patch Camp 56 Helpinghand Ln. Glenville, NY 12325 (518) 384-3080 Camp Jened United Cerebral Palsy Assoc of NY PO Box 483 Rock Hill, NY 12775 High Esteem's Camp Goodwill PO Box 450 Chittenango, New York 13037 (315) 655-9735 Camp Discovery 400 Camp Discovery Lane Gainesboro, TN 38562 (931) 268-0239 MDA Summer Camp Camp Holiday Trails 400 Holiday Trails Lane Charlottesville, VA 22903 (434) 977-3781 Bradford Woods Summer Camp 5040 State Road 67 North Martinsville, IN 46151 (765) 342-2915 x 5212 |
