Camp Courageous (Ohio)
Encyclopedia
Camp Courageous is a summer camp
facility located in Whitehouse, Ohio
. The main purpose of the program is to foster socialization, independence, and a better life to children and teens who have various disabilities.
would accept their children, Camp Courageous broke ground and opened for business. At first, it has offered 2 week summer programs, but to this day, it has expanded to 11 weeks. It has also provided respite
s for the early and mid Fall seasons.
Summer camp
Summer camp is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as campers....
facility located in Whitehouse, Ohio
Whitehouse, Ohio
Whitehouse is a village in Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,733 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Whitehouse is located at ....
. The main purpose of the program is to foster socialization, independence, and a better life to children and teens who have various disabilities.
History
This camp was founded in the 1960s by Marty Duncan and Ray DeFrane, who wanted their disabled children to have a chance to experience an overnight camp. When no other camp in OhioOhio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
would accept their children, Camp Courageous broke ground and opened for business. At first, it has offered 2 week summer programs, but to this day, it has expanded to 11 weeks. It has also provided respite
Respite
Respite may be:* Respite , delay of sentence* Respite care, care provided as temporary replacement of a live-in caregiver* Respite , practice of allocating extraordinary resources toward recovery of workers from effects of unusual stress...
s for the early and mid Fall seasons.