Register Now for Kids Like Me Winter Break Camps

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The Help Group’s Kids Like Me program will offer three fun-filled days of camp over the winter holiday for children and teens with autism spectrum disorder and other special needs. Winter break camps will provide a safe, enriching environment where children and teens can engage and explore in a variety of camp activities, including winter-themed art projects, holiday cooking, sensory play, outside games and much more.

All three of Kids Like Me’s unique day camps will be in session: Village Glen Day Camp, a specialized social skills camp for children ages 3-13 with Asperger’s Disorder, high-functioning autism, and related social challenges; Camp Sunshine, designed for children ages 3-21 with moderate to severe autism and other developmental disabilities; and Teens on the Go, a social skills camp for teens ages 13-18 with Asperger’s Disorder, high functioning autism, and related social challenges. Each camp strives to developmentally and chronologically match children across the spectrum to ensure an appropriate peer group for learning and fun. By enrolling in a camp program that is designed exclusively for them, children can develop positive behaviors and social skills while at the same time engaging in fun, age-appropriate activities.

“We know that children and teens with autism and other special needs benefit from the structure and positive peer interaction that camp provides during school breaks,” said Kids Like Me Director Nicole Webb. “Our winter break camps in December will give kids the chance to practice social skills before the rush of holiday parties and visiting relatives, and the January camp date will provide a bridge from vacation mode back to the routine of getting up and out the door for school.”

Camp is offered on Monday, December 22nd, Tuesday, December 23rd and Friday, January 3rd at both the Sherman Oaks Campus and the Culver City Campus. Parents can enroll in one, two or all three days of camp, with a $50 discount for a child signed up for all three days. Camp Sunshine runs from 9 am to 2 pm, Village Glen Camp runs from 9 am to 2:30 pm, and Teens On The Go runs from 9 am to 3 pm.

For more information about winter break camp on the Sherman Oaks Campus, please contact Nicole Webb at nwebb@thehelpgroup.org or 818.778.7136. For information about camp at the Culver City Campus, please contact Tracy Peters at tpeters@thehelpgroup.org or 310.751.1486.