I often find myself unable to express to others what camp is really like, as there is a depth to the experience that simply cannot be put into words. I therefore resort to saying something to the effect of "Camp is an awesome, emotional, powerful experience that is simply magical." Peter Katz says it this way in the Camp Song: "How can I explain what I take away when the autumn falls and we go our separate ways… some things aren’t defined, some things they’re just right… it’s something you can’t touch but you can hold so dear.” Camp To Belong gives each child this gift of experiencing this powerful, magical, undefined something that they can hold so dear… WITH THEIR SIBLINGS.
– Co-Director Rob Bauer
Family is a Right
Include us in decisions that affect our lives: Tell us what is going on first. Give us time to process the situation. Ask us for input. Ask us again. Explain things over time - not just once. Prepare us for meetings & court. Give us options. Don’t label our responses or behaviors. Actively listen. Being safe includes physical safety, emotional safety and relational safety. We need our people and we need to trust you to tell you who we are.
“You can see if you’ve been hit in the eye, but you can’t see if you’ve been hit in heart” - Spencer 2019
We deserve to be kids and young people. The stuff we are dealing with is heavy. This whole experience makes us feel like WE did something wrong. We don’t always know what is best - we need help figuring it out. We know you (DCF) are working on not putting us in group homes and placing with family.
We are asking you to give us a big voice in this process. - Ana, Riaha, Spencer, Jayden and Alyssa
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camptobelongwisconsin@gmail.com
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