Wondering what it’s like to volunteer with our partner Camp Noah? Read on to learn from Claire Humphreys, a Child Life Disaster Relief member and child life student who volunteered with Camp Noah last summer. We expect to have specific dates/locations for Camp Noah summer 2020 soon, in the meantime, we are recruiting volunteers in […]
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Camp Noah is a nationally recognized preparedness and resiliency day camp offered to elementary age children in communities impacted by a disaster or crisis. Child Life Disaster Relief is partnered with Camp Noah, and offers Certified Child Life Specialists and child life students the opportunity to get involved in camp this summer. To learn more
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It has been said that play is the language of children. I decided to put this concept, partnered with my basic Spanish skills, to the ultimate test by volunteering at Camp Noah, a day camp designed to provide support and preparation to children who have experienced a disaster. This week’s camp was focused on children
I heard about Camp Noah after becoming involved in the Child Life Disaster Relief training with Children’s Disaster Services at a hospital that I volunteer. When I first heard about the opportunity to serve at Camp Noah, I immediately knew it was something that I needed to look into. I knew there would be no
Camp Noah in Houston, TX – A Reflection from Allison Wyles Read More »
Our partner, Camp Noah, is urgently seeking 10-15 more volunteers to serve children impacted by Hurricane Harvey in Rockport, TX July 16-20th. Camp Noah is a nationally recognized preparedness and resiliency day camp offered to elementary age children in communities impacted by a disaster or crisis. With a full roster of kids signed up for this
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This past week has been filled with lots of opportunities for education, networking, and partnership building! We had the privilege to attend the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (NVOAD) conference in Providence, RI. We enjoyed getting together with our partners, Children’s Disaster Services and Camp Noah (pictured below) and look forward to connecting more
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Despite all this cold weather, believe it or not it is time to start planning for summer! We are eager to get Certified Child Life Specialists and child life students involved with our partner Camp Noah. To learn more about our partnership, check out our previous blog post “Partnership with Camp Noah.” Camp logistics are still
Despite all this cold weather, believe it or not it is time to start planning for summer! We are eager to get Certified Child Life Specialists and child life students involved with our partner Camp Noah. To learn more about our partnership, check out our previous blog post “Partnership with Camp Noah.” Camp logistics are still
Continuing our season of gratefulness, we want to give a huge THANK YOU to Children’s Disaster Services (CDS) and Camp Noah for the work they do and for the opportunity to join them in their mission! CDS and Camp Noah are both members of National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) and two of the
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