shared some precious moments of connection during our summer camp sessions, reflected on our 2024 theme—I AM LIGHT!

The Camp Sunshine team has created an Amazon Wishlist filled with items that will directly help our campers!

Gestures of inclusiveness not rooted in friendship and community are what can appear empty or performative. Celebrate true inclusion daily!

Most of us continue to return to camp because we are reminded that the light we experience in others helps us to be keepers of the light!

In 2023, we estimate that volunteers served more than 23,000 hours at an estimated value of $31.49 per hour, more than $724,270 in value!

April is Autism Awareness month. The Camp Sunshine community is seeking to deepen our understanding of disability.

Celebrating the many women who formed Camp Sunshine! The month of March is Women’s History Month, and a wonderful time for us to reflect...

Last month, we shared a look at what you can expect at Camp Sunshine from longtime counselor and volunteer Kayla Backus. This month,...

Are you a first-time Camp Sunshine counselor? Not sure what to expect when you arrive to volunteer at Camp Sunshine? No need to worry! As...

We're launching a volunteer counselor recruitment initiative called the One More Campaign to invite even MORE amazing counselors to Camp Sun

GARFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — There is an unmistakable ray that shines out on day one at Camp Sunshine. It’s heard in the laughter...

The Camp Sunshine community offers our condolences to the Hector family as they mourn their son and brother, Joshua Hector. Josh...

In 2023, the Camp Sunshine Community shared many wonderful moments of connection, inclusion, and FUN! A few highlights: A meetup at...

In 1983, Marcy Vanderwel was charged with the important mission of forming Camp Sunshine. It was clear to her and others that she would...

This year at Camp Sunshine we incorporated a new segment of training for our volunteer counselors that we are calling “Mindset Matters.”...

Camp Sunshine has many reasons to celebrate this year and we find it most appropriate to join others in celebrating Disability Pride for...

“Nothing about us, without us,” is a mantra that was started with the Disability Rights movement. As the staff of Camp Sunshine heard...

Camp Sunshine was established in 1983 to offer summer camp experiences to people with intellectual disabilities. It was a dream come true...

When you first meet someone with a disability, what do you see? What do you think? Do you see only their disability? Do you think about...

Forty years in the life of an organization holds many memories, and it goes without saying that very few people remember those very early...