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Introduction Direct Service Resources Recreation Informational Resources Appendices
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Camp ProgramsMaine Youth Camping Association (online camp directory) www.mainecamps.org Alpha One (Physical and Developmental Disabilities)
The
Maine Foster and Adoptive Family Camp Conference Description: A weekend camping event for foster and adoptive families with children from the DHHS system. Parents receive training from nationally recognized speakers and children participate in a wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities. Evening programs feature family entertainment, campfires, and social opportunities. Normally held early to mid-September. Camp
to Belong (starting
August 2004) Description: A special summer camp program just for siblings who have been separated due to foster care placement. The program was created by Lynn Price, a woman who had been separated from a sister after their mother’s mental illness led to placement in the Colorado foster care system. Lynn’s experiences inspired her to find a way to keep sibling connections alive for today’s children in care, and in 1995, she founded Camp To Belong in Gypsum, Colorado. The Colorado program’s success has led to the creation of satellite programs in several other states, with plans under way for the first Camp to Belong Maine to be held in August of 2004. Camp To Belong also has a year-round community education program, as well as offering nationwide assistance with advocacy, policymaking and expert testimony. Therapeutic Horseback Riding ProgramsThere are many therapeutic horseback riding programs in Maine. The list below is a listing of Maine members of the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) www.narha.org. NARHA certification and accreditation ensure that instructors are properly trained and that the highest safety standards are in practice, including proper insurance. Riding to the Top Riding to the Top also offers a satellite program at the Pineland Therapeutic Riding Facility in New Gloucester, which has an indoor riding arena. Equest Therapeutic
Riding Center Flying Changes Center
for Therapeutic Riding, Inc. Freedom Riders LaDawn Quarter Horses
Therapeutic Riding Center Maplestone Farm
Therapeutic Riding Center The following are not affiliated with the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA).
The Spruwink School Therapeutic Riding Program Hearts ‘N Horses
Therapeutic Riding Center It Takes Two Farm KD Stable Rocking S Ranch Serenity Mountain
Stables Therapeutic Riding Center Tykenbay Acres Willowind Therapeutic
Riding (Driving) Center Other Adapted Recreation Programs Maine
Handicapped Skiing Description:
Maine Handicapped Skiing offers a variety of adapted winter and
summer activities for children and adults with physical disabilities.
Winter sports include downhill skiing and snowboarding, snowshoeing, and
cross-country skiing. Summer activities include kayaking, canoeing,
horseback riding, hand-cycling, and orienteering (navigating in the
woods using a map and compass). Participants receive coaching and
support from trained staff and volunteers. Maine
Special Olympics Description:Year-round recreation and
physical education opportunities for children and adults with
developmental disabilities. “Our mission is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with mental retardation, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage , experience joy and participate in sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community.”
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