Access Camps logo with stylized text and film reel graphic

Exploring Creativity, Connection, and Growth Through Access Camps

Hands-on, enriching experiences that promote arts, culture, and safe learning spaces for our clients and the community.

What Are Access Camps?

Access Camps provide unique, hands-on opportunities for individuals to explore creativity, build connections, and learn in a safe and welcoming environment. With arts-based projects, cultural learning, and interactive activities, these camps inspire participants to play, grow, and discover new interests.

What Access Camps Offer:

  • Hands-On Learning: Interactive workshops, creative projects, and experiential activities.

  • Safe Spaces: Environments that promote emotional safety, curiosity, and self-expression.

  • Community Inclusion: Open to clients, families, and the broader community.

  • Volunteer Opportunities: Engaging ways for individuals to give back and connect meaningfully.

A group of children and adults sitting and kneeling on a green carpet in a room with beige walls, participating in a pet therapy session with a brown and white dog. A woman in a red hoodie is in the foreground, and another woman in a blue jacket is petting the dog. There are windows and a sofa in the background.

Who Can Participate

Open to All Ages and Abilities

Access Camps are available to:

  • Clients in our programs who benefit from interactive and creative skill-building.

  • Community Members looking for enriching, hands-on learning opportunities.

  • Families and Caregivers seeking inclusive experiences to connect and grow together.

Past Themes and Activities

Recent Access Camps and Themes

We create dynamic and engaging experiences with unique themes, such as:

  • Animal Connections: Featuring partnerships with local farms, humane societies, and therapy animal organizations.

  • Creative Arts Workshops: Hands-on art projects, music sessions, and creative exploration.

  • STEM and Nature Integration: Gardening, woodworking, and sensory activities focused on discovery and skill-building.

  • Cultural Learning: Exploring arts and traditions that inspire connection and understanding.

  • A smiling boy holding a small turtle indoors.

    Turtle Access Camp

  • A female police officer with a police dog participating in a training exercise inside a room with wooden paneling and large windows. The dog, sitting on a chair, has a yellow ball in its mouth. Traffic cones and a whiteboard are also visible.

    Animal Access Camp - With Sheboygan Falls Canine Unit

  • Two men in front of a camera with a tripod outside a store named Packers Pro Shop, surrounded by flower beds and equipment bags.

    Film-making Access Camp

  • A circle of white tote bags on the grass, each with the text 'Farm Fresh' and other farm-related words printed on them.

    Paper Making Access Camp

Partner and Volunteer Opportunities

Access Camps thrive through partnerships and community involvement. There are many ways to support our camps:

  • Host a Camp: Collaborate with us to provide space, resources, or activities.

  • Volunteer: Get involved as a mentor, activity leader, or support team member.

  • Sponsor a Theme: Help fund materials, supplies, and resources for monthly camps.

Your involvement ensures that every participant has a safe and meaningful experience filled with learning, creativity, and joy.

Eight white fabric tote bags with black text that reads 'Farm Fresh' and additional text about opportunity and production, arranged in a circle on green grass outdoor setting.
A young boy wearing a black vest over a gray hoodie is kneeling and using a power drill on a wooden piece, with a purple wall in the background and a container of disinfectants on a wooden shelf nearby.

How To Access Access Camps

Access Camps are open to:

  • Individuals enrolled in our programs through CCS, CLTS, and Youth Justice services.

  • Families and community members looking to explore and connect.

Upcoming Camps: Stay up to date on upcoming themes and registration opportunities.

A woman with long blonde hair and sunglasses, smiling and holding a small fish she caught, standing by a pond with greenery and trees in the background.

Creating Spaces to Play, Connect, and Grow