Scotties Place is a wilderness
adventure camp designed solely and especially for children
who have been affected by homelessness. The programs at Scottie's
Place emphasize pioneer living, wilderness adventure and community
service. Responsibility to the earth, to one's self and to
one's neighbor are predominant themes. The programs at Scottie's
Place are offered year-round. Programs include two-week sessions
throughout the summer, two-week sessions during the intercessions
of year-round schools, weekend programs for local children
and holiday and reunion programs throughout the year.
Scottie's Place serves children
who currently reside in shelters or transitional housing and
delivers to them an exciting program that challenges their
ideas about the world and their perceived place in it. Through
four seasons, the staff and counselors welcome children from
shelters within a 500 mile radius of the camp for adventures
in fun and learning. No previous wilderness experience is
required and there is no fee for any child. Scottie's Place
provides transportation and all necessary provisions for a
child's stay including appropriate clothing.
Case workers, teachers and clergy
refer children to Scottie's Place. Scottie's Place will accept
children, ages eight to eighteen, who are mature enough to
be separated from their family for two-week sessions. We welcome
sibling groups and youth separated from their families by
crisis or policy. Children should be basically healthy and
willing to participate. Because this is a wilderness camp
with primary concern for the safety of all, children with
a history of drug or alcohol abuse, criminal activities, violent
behavior or other destructive habits should not be referred
to the camp. Our child:staff ratio is 3:1.
Scottie's Place is a world of
breathtaking beauty that offers children the opportunity to
be challenged and invigorated as well as a chance to rest
and heal. It is our goal that children find a new self awareness
at Scottie's Place - an awareness of their potential for greatness
in this world.
