Joshua Child and Family Development Center

7611 State Line Road, Suite 142
Kansas City, MO 64114
phone: 816-763-7605
website: www.joshuacenter.com

The Annual Joshua Center Residential Camp is a five day and night experience held at the Rotary Youth Camp in Lee’s Summit, MO, for children with a primary diagnosis of Tourette Syndrome and/or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

For many of the children it is the first time they have met someone else with TS or OCD. These children are often misunderstood by peers and educators, thus frequently having a great deal of problems in school. They often have few friends.
Campers are assigned to a six camper cabin with kids their own age with at least two wonderful cabin counselors. We have 60 campers with a staff of 50, including 3 full-time nurses.

This may be the first time in their lives the children are truly accepted; tics, obsessions and all. Our goal is for each child to have a positive, nurturing “typical” camp experience like their peers – experiences they will treasure for a lifetime.

Since many of our children do not have the opportunity for positive social interactions (invited to birthday parties, team sports, clubs, etc.) camp becomes essential for building self-esteem.

Our goal is that every child leaves camp knowing they have found a friend. Camp truly changes lives.

Activities include arts and crafts, swimming, team building, cook outs, fishing, singing and performing skits around the campfire, and boating rides on Pontoon boats.