Camp Wings of Friendship
“Wings of Friendship is a place where people of all abilities can join together to share their voices and spend time with one another. This magnificent group has given me the opportunity to be a leader, a friend, and a chance to change my perspective towards others and myself. Wings of Friendship changed my perspective. I learned how bright, talented, and wonderful each of us are and to be grateful to be the awesome me.”
Registration Camp is Mondays – Fridays
3 activities per day
Camp Wings of Friendship is a virtual summer camp for teens and adults with disabilities offered at no cost to campers and their families nationwide. Campers enjoy a true summer camp experience with cabins, counselors, enriching activities, and lasting friendships. Speech-language pathology students serve as camp counselors while skilled professionals lead activities in their areas of passion and expertise.
Camp Wings of Friendship was inspired by the award-winning documentary Crip Camp, which tells the story of Camp Jened, a summer camp for individuals with disabilities that ultimately sparked the disability rights movement. When describing Camp Jened in her memoir, Judy Heumann shared how she often felt excluded and frustrated by the injustices of society. She said, “Camp was completely different. Camp was for us”, and “At camp, I didn’t have to worry about what I needed or how much help I could ask for at one time….Camp, I thought, was what it would feel like if society included us.”
The Camp was developed by The Friendship Journey and Dylan’s Wings of Change in 2020. In addition to our shared vision of a more compassionate, empathetic world, both of our Parkland and Sandy Hook communities have faced unimaginable . We honor Jaime Guttenberg, Gina Montalto, and Dylan Hockley in all that we do, spreading love and light in their memories.
About The Camp
Sample Schedule
Camp Testimonials
Camp Wings of Friendship reaches across abilities
Its partner in camp, The Friendship Journey, unites friends of all physical and neurological abilities through equitable opportunities and lasting connections. In all of its inclusive activities, The Friendship Journey honors Jaime Guttenberg and Gina Montalto, …
