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June 2017 Camp Encourage

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June 2017 Camp Encourage

By Kelly Lee Jun 26, 2017 Comments Disabled
In June we kicked off our TENTH summer of providing overnight camps for youth with autism!The days were filled with joy, laughter, friendships, noticing the good in ourselves and others, […]
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🗳 You can vote each day until voting closes on Fri 🗳 You can vote each day until voting closes on Friday, April 17th, 2026 at 5pm! 🗳 We are in the running to be voted best camp in KC! AND best nonprofit in KC! Two categories! ✅ Click the "KANSAS CITY FAVORITES" link in our bio. Once there, select: EDUCATION > SUMMER CAMP > CAMP ENCOURAGE! SERVICES > NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION > CAMP ENCOURAGE! #kansascityfavorites #campencourage #bestcamp #voteforus #sograteful #honored #camp #autism #autistic #autismspectrum
After a camp session, we received this sweet refle After a camp session, we received this sweet reflection from a volunteer. 🌱 "Camp Encourage 100% provides a safe place where the kids can explore. I was telling my grandma about how we encourage the campers to try new things like horseback riding, the zipline, and target sports, which campers may have never done before, and she was shocked at all the new opportunities CE provided. I like that at CE walls are really broken down, and accomodations are made for everyone to feel comfortable and to take those day-to-day stressors away, so campers can find genuine friends that they want to keep in touch with, and perhaps even something new about themselves. The impact that CE has on campers is visible, and I hope they take those memories, knowledge and friendships with them." #campencourage #safeplace #explore #accomodations #genuinefriends
🍕🍕 Plan for a meal out at Minsky's Southwest Boule 🍕🍕 Plan for a meal out at Minsky's Southwest Boulevard THIS WEDNESDAY, April 15TH! 🍕🍕 ❤️ Funds raised will support scholarship needs ⏰ From OPEN to CLOSE (10am to 10pm) 📍 3063 Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 64108 (this location only) Minsky's Pizza will kindly donate 20% of the amount of your total purchase to Camp Encourage! Available for dine in, pick up, curbside, delivery, or online ordering (use online code: CE26). Using the code when ordering is strictly through Minsky's website directly, not through third party apps such as DoorDash & Uber Eats. If dining in: mention Camp Encourage to your server or cashier to be sure you get credit for your donation. Can't attend or want to help raise even more? Order lunch for your office or place a catering order the during that same week and Minsky's will still contribute 20%! Just ask your cashier when calling your order in. Valid at the Southwest Boulevard location only. #ThankYouMinskysPizza #SliceOfDonation #CampEncourage
Camp is not a luxury. For a child on the autism s Camp is not a luxury. For a child on the autism spectrum who has never been away from home, it’s a first step toward INDEPENDENCE. This year, you can help make that first step possible with scholarship support and, thanks to @campsforkidskc , your gift will be matched. 🔗🔗 Click the "DOUBLE MY DONATION" link in our bio. 🔗🔗 #independence #notaluxury #matchingcampaign #scholarshipsupport #campencourage #campsforkids
Huge thanks to Dr. Kaye Otten for sharing her expe Huge thanks to Dr. Kaye Otten for sharing her expertise and for providing training and certification to Kristi and Aimee in the MANDT System today. We firmly believe in being prepared for every possible situation and love that the MANDT System places a high level of importance on relationship building, self-regulation, co-regulation and prevention strategies while giving practical and safe strategies for helping those in crisis. #regulation #prevention #support #care #campencourage
If you read through all of our content (on our bro If you read through all of our content (on our brochures, on our website, and in all other communications), you’ll see we interchangably use "autistic" as well as "individual on the spectrum." This is with thoughtful intention and guided by input from autistic adults / adults on the spectrum. Some feel VERY strongly that we should only use “autistic” while others feel VERY strongly that we should only say “individual on the autism spectrum.” Thus, to honor everyone’s preferences, we use both, honoring both preferences and perspectives. With 20% of our volunteers on the spectrum and on our Board of Directors, we take their input to heart. Because we cannot side with one individual’s preferences over the other, we try to honor both. 💚 #campencourage #preferences #listening #mindful #autistic #autismspectrum #autismspectrum
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