"Being from a military family is hard even when you're parents aren't deployed. A lot of people, who aren't in a military family, think the hardest part is when they're deployed but it's also hard when they're home and have physical or mental injuries that make your life different/harder than other people."
Camp Corral is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to transform the lives of children of this nation’s wounded, ill, and fallen military heroes. Since its inception in 2011, Camp Corral has served nearly 29 ,000 children from every state in the nation with resilience-based program s focused upon the very unique attributes and challenges shared by military-connected children across the country .
In keeping with a vision to empower military children to live their best lives, the Camp Corral team develops and delivers specialized programming created to meet the needs of these children and their families. Along with fun traditional summer camp programs designed to provide respite, build peer-support connections, strengthen self-confidence, and reinforce coping skills , Camp Corral offers f amily c amp retreats , virtual therapeutic art programs, peer connection activities, as well as holistic supportive services .
Programs
- Summer Camp
- Family Camp Weekends
- Salute Program
campcorral.org
