At Pioneer, we pursue authentic relationships where everyone is included. In fact, that’s one of our core commitments. About 20 years ago, we realized that many children who wanted to go to camp were extremely limited in their camping options because of their physical or intellectual challenges. Since our desire is to value and include children all across the wonderfully diverse spectrum that God has created, we have developed an integrated special needs program that runs at Adventure Camp, Boys’ Camp, and Girls’ Camp all summer long.

We recognize that people with intellectual and physical challenges are just like everyone else—they have the capacity to love, to have fun, to have friends and to know when they are missing out or being treated differently. We want children and teens with challenges to have as “regular a camping experience as possible” and therefore, we provide a 1:1 staff to camper ratio and modify the regular program in whatever way is necessary to allow for inclusion. Each site has an inclusion coordinator who is there to ensure that any child with special needs is having their challenges addressed and to provide support and information for the 1:1 leaders. A little creativity and a lot of commitment can make just about anything happen when you are at Pioneer.

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