2024 CATCHING DREAMS OVER THE EDGE EVENT

Saturday, September 28, 2024

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Restorative Practices Training

This training lays the foundation for building a restorative community by introducing and exploring restorative principles and concepts, proactive strategies and a non-punitive approaches for repairing relationships and restoring community.

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NEWS & EVENTS

Ginny’s Legacy of Love

Contributing to other people’s happiness and comfort
was the true meaning of life for Ginny.

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DONATIONS IN MEMORY OF GENNIFER ROBINSON

Gennifer Robinson served as a counselor with our Leaders in Training (16 & 17-year-olds) at camp from 2019-2021. The passion she had in her work first as a HIV/AIDS case manager at the Harriet Lane Clinic at Johns Hopkins working with adolescents and young adults, and more recently as the HIV/AIDS Program Supervisor at the Bartlett Center, is hard to capture in words. Her sudden death this past August left all of us reeling with disbelief. She was FUN, energetic, brutally honest, compassionate, vibrant and lived life to the fullest. We honored her spirit at camp this past summer and invited her family to attend the Wish Log Ceremony to receive her Bundle which is full of photos and messages from the campers and volunteers. To honor her legacy, we have established the Phoenyx College Scholarship for college bound Leaders in Training.

 

Camp Week Report 2024

The Therapeutic and Educational Camp Session was held August 18th – 24th, 2024.. The Program served 110 HIV/AIDS impacted youth between the ages of 5-17 and 24 campers moved into the role of counselors this year. 85% of the campers were from Philadelphia and the surrounding region. 200 counselors, medical personnel, professionals, and community members volunteered during the camp week.

VIDEO: TEDx Talk – Catching Dreams for Kids – A Journey of Hope

A TEDx Talk by Camp Dreamcatcher Founder Patty Hillkirk How do you make a dream into a reality? Patty Hillkirk shared the life-changing journey of Camp Dreamcatcher and how she, and a small group of dedicated volunteers, created a therapeutic community for children...

Use AmazonSmile on Prime Days and Benefit Camp Dreamcatcher

Shop smile.amazon.com on Amazon Prime Days, October 13 and 14, and raise funds for Camp Dreamcatcher! Amazon's Prime Days offer consumers the best sales of the year on many items that Amazon sells. Just visit smile.amazon.com and make sure to set Camp Dreamcatcher as...

A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL

Our Campers share their time with you.

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Quotes From the Children Served by Camp Dreamcatcher

“I had somebody I could talk to and learned that I’m always going to be perfect just the way I am. It’s important to have a place like Camp because it gives you a break from what you do at home and gives you surprises.  I feel taken care of. I like that we are different colors.”

6 year-old Camper

“I receive love at Camp Dreamcatcher. It is easier to talk about feelings at camp because everyone has them. I don’t think people outside of camp understand.”

12 year-old Camper

““I am the same as my friends at camp because we like to have fun, know someone who is sick with HIV/AIDS. I love the counselors at camp because they help me to play and they give me HOPE I feel so loved and safe at camp.”

7 year-old Camper

“My dad is in jail and I was able to talk about him not being around. I learn that you need to be respectful. Camp Dreamcatcher is a great place because there is no other place like it.”