Program areas at True Friends
Residential campprogram provides opportunities for people with and without disabilities to enjoy the benefit from year-round, outdoor recreational and leisure activities offered at camp friendship, camp eden wood, camp courage and camp courage north. Traditional camp, resort activities and specialty programs help create new skills, build confidence, improve self-esteem and promote understanding, acceptance, and appreciation for diversity in human beings. Day camp and winter camp programs are also available.
True stridesprogram provides hippotherapy, therapeutic riding, and horsemanship experiences for individuals with disabilities, both children and adults. The riding therapy takes place at camp courage. True strides provides opportunities for individuals of all abilities to experience exceptional equine-assisted activities by facilitating the horse camp programs and special respite programming.
Education and training servicesprogram provides experiential learning and environmental education services for schools, youth at risk, and other nonprofit groups and transitional employment and work related training for people with and without disabilities. High and low ropes courses, zip lines and climbing towers are utilized to build confidence and develop team dynamics.
Respite and family servicesprogram provides a break from the daily demands of caring for a child or adult with special needs through the weekend and weekday respite care programs. This program offers children and adults a home-like setting to relax and re-energize.
True Friends travelprogram offers a variety of small group vacation experiences on a year-round basis. Vacationers cooperatively plan the details of their trip assisted by specially trained travel guides. Both domestic and international trips use public recreational and community facilities.