Resources
by Base
Recreation - Greenwood - Children & Youth
Department of Community Services - Summer Camping Program
Phone: (902) 678-6176 - Kentville (902) 532-2337 - Annapolis Royal
Toll Free: 1-877-424-1177
Web: www.gov.ns.ca/coms/families/community_outreach.html
Programs offered by the YMCA include seven day camps for children with special needs, and three residential camps for children and adults.
Acadia University SMILE (Sensory Motor Instructional Leadership Experience) Program
Phone: (902) 585-1692 or (902) 585-1477
Web: ns.snis.ca/search/view/
The S.M.I.L.E. program provides an environment of play and fun that fosters fundamental motor development for children and youth with varying ability levels and develops leadership skills for Acadia University students which will help lead to a lifetime of success.
Camp Goodtime
Web:www.cancer.ca/british%20columbia-yukon/support%20services/bc-camp%20goodtimes.aspx
Tel: (902) 423-6183
Toll free: 1-800-639-0222
Every August, Camp Goodtime invites children aged 7 - 15, from Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, who are living with cancer or a brain tumor to join along in a one week unforgettable summer camp experience!
Located in New Glasgow, NS (at Scotian Glen Camp), Camp Goodtime hosts campers, along with a brother, sister or friend, to enjoy a week of swimming, arts & crafts, outdoor adventures, drama, gym, camp fires, special programs and meeting new friends.
Department of Community Services - Summer Camping Program
Phone: (902) 678-6176 - Kentville (902) 532-2337 - Annapolis Royal
Toll Free: 1-877-424-1177
Web: www.gov.ns.ca/coms/families/community_outreach.html
Programs offered by the YMCA include seven day camps for children with special needs, and three residential camps for children and adults.
Wheelchair Skills Program
Phone: (902) 473-1268
Web: http://www.wheelchairskillsprogram.ca/
Helps people in wheelchairs overcome evceryday obstacles. This program is based on 20 years of research, at Dalhousie University, into wheelchair stability and preformance.
Special Olympics Nova Scotia
Toll Free: 1-866-299-2019
Web: www.sons.ca/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
The Special Olympics provides social and athletic skills to individuals with special needs( both adults and children)
