Art Camp

Location: 413 Maplewood Av., Wayne, PA 19087

Contact information:

Phone: 610-688-3553

Website: www.wayneart.org

Community Service Activities: The Wayne Art Center is providing 11 one-week art camp sessions between June 4 and August 24, 2012. Session include some of the following activities: fine art, ceramics, jewelry, drama, and culinary arts.

Barn at Spring Brook Farm

The Barn at Spring Brook Farm provides animal assisted activities for children with disabilities for the purpose of promoting enrichment, knowledge, confidence, self-esteem, and physical well-being.  Miniature horses, donkeys, goats, sheep, a bunny and some baby ducks, in a fully handicapped accessible barn, are on hand to help fulfill the organization's mission. 

Location: Pocopson

Contact Information:

Jo Willison

Phone: 610-793-1037

Website: www.springbrook-farm.org

Community Service Activities: Volunteers help with four one-week day camps.  Camps are usually held in June and July.  Volunteer training is provided.

Camp at Old Mill

Location:  Brandamore Road, Brandamore, PA 19316

Contact information:

Phone: 610-363-7171 ext. 2144

Community Service Activities:  Volunteers are needed are camps that are held in July.  Volunteer hours are flexible and can attend for certain hours or days, or entire week to assist children.  volunteers will assist kindergarten to 5th grade age groups with arts and crafts, water activities, and games. 

 

Camp Dreamcatcher

Camp Dreamcatcher provides therapeutic service to children infected/affected by HIV/AIDS. The campers enjoy hiking, swimming, go-carts, mini golf, yoga, and massage.

Location: office location: 617 W. South St., Kennett Square, PA 19348

Camp Dreamcatcher is held on the grounds of Camp Saginaw in Oxford, PA for one week in mid-August.

Contact Information:

Phone: 610-925-2998

Email: campdreamcatcher@kennett.net

Website: www.campdreamcatcher.org

Community Service Activity:  Volunteers will assist with camp activities as well as become camp counselors.  Volunteer training is required and is provided.  Interested individuals should complete the volunteer application found on the website.

Camp Innabah

Location: 712 Pughtown Road, Spring City, PA 19475

Contact information:

Phone: 610-469-6111

Email: camp@innabah.org

Website: www.innabah.org

Community Service Activities: Camp Innabah is a Christian summer camp opportunity that provides a variety of experiences, such as overnight summer camps, dam camps, retreat groups, and gym rentals. Camp Innabah offers numerous summer camp sessions for a variety of grade level groups; for specific information, please refer to the website.

Interested individuals should complete the Volunteer Application found on the website listed above.

Camp Invention

Camp Invention program is a nationally recognized weeklong summer program for children in first through sixth grades. The camp provides enrichment programming in the fields of science, mathematics, history, and the arts. Local school districts host the summer camp programs and are led by local teachers.

Location: various [check out the website for specific locations]

Contact information:

Phone: 800-968-4332

Email: campinvention@invent.org

Website: www.campinvention.org

Community Service Activities: The camp typically runs Monday through Friday from 9am to 3:30pm. Specific dates and locations for Camp Invention are available online.

Camp Media Theatre

Location: 104 East State Street, Media, PA 19063

Contact information:

Phone: 610-891-0100

Website: www.mediatheatre.org

Community Service Activities: The Camp Media Theatre provides a summer camp opportunities for teens to express themselves. Camps are available in June, July, and August.

Center for the Creative Arts

Location: 410 Upper Snuff Mill Row, Yorklyn, DE 19736

Contact information:

Phone: 302-239-2434

Email: rleppig@ccarts.org

Website: http://www.ccarts.org

Community Service Activities:  Volunteers will help assist with various youth art classes and summer camps.  Please contact the Center for Creative Arts for specific information about the most current volunteer opportunities available.

 

Chester County Art Association Summer Art Camps

The Chester County Art Association's Art Camp promotes participation in the arts through education, exhibitions, and community outreach at it West Chester and Exton locations

Location: 100 N. Bradford Avenue, West Chester, PA

Contact information:

Phone: 610-696-5600

Website: www.chestercountyarts.org

Community Service Activities: There are numerous of summer camp opportunities available. For specific times and dates, please visit their website listed above. Summer camps are available for a variety of ages.

Chester County and Henrietta Hankin Libraries

Location:  Various locations in Chester County, PA

Contact information:

Phone: 610-280-3235

Website: http://www.ccls.org/cwo/Find_a_Library/ChesterCounty/Volopenings

Community Service Activities:  Volunteers will assist in the library in Chester County.  Volunteers are requested that they attend for 3 hours at least one day per week throughout the summer months in the Youth Services Department. 

Interested individuals are asked to print and complete the volunteer application found on the website listed above. To successfully complete your application process, please follow the directions below:

• Print the volunteer application from the website:  (directions below):
• Click on FIND A LIBRARY and choose CHESTER COUNTY LIBRARY & DISTRICT CENTER.
• Click on VOLUNTEERS and follow instructions TO BECOME A LIBRARY VOLUNTEER.
• Complete the application.
• Print the application and bring to Library's Circulation Desk or mail to the address on the application. 

 

Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation 

This is an 18th century living-history farm located in Ridley Creek State Park, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

Location: Ridley Creek State Park, Media, PA 19063

Contact Information:

Phone: 610-566-1725

Website: www.colonialplantation.org

Community Service Activity:  During the week, students interested in education or colonial history can work as guides in the education department at Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation by giving tours and workshops to area school children.  The general hours of operation at the Colonial Plantation are Monday-Friday 9 am-2 pm (April through November), but reflect scheduled field trip times of visiting school children. On weekends, the site is open to families and visitors to experience the daily life of a colonial farm family living in southeastern Pennsylvania. Volunteers guide them through the house and grounds by performing "living history" and participating in the special events. The hours of operation on weekends are Saturday and Sunday 11 am-5 pm (April through November). Training is provided and period clothing is available on a daily basis.

 

Delaware Nature Society

Location: Various locations for the events, refer to the website

Contact information:

Phone: 302-239-2334 ext. 111

Email: dnsinfo@delawarenaturesociety.org

Website: http://www.delawarenaturesociety.org/volunteers.html

Community Service Activities: Delaware Nature Society offers a ton of opportunities for people of all ages to become educated, explore, and have fun in nature. Refer to the website for all the volunteer opportunities available and the corresponding dates and times.

Dragonfly Forest

Dragonfly Forest is committed to offering children with serious illnesses and disorders the opportunity to enjoy an overnight camp experience in an environment that is safe, equipped to meet a variety of physical, medical and psychological needs, nurturing, and filled with activities that allow each child to reach their "full fun."

Location: 1100 E. Hector Street. Suite 333, Conshohocken, PA 19428 (office location)

Contact information:

Phone: 610-298-1820

Fax: 267-434-0100 

Email: info@dragonflyforest.org

 

Greener Partners Farm Camps

Greener Partners Farm Camps allow children to opportunity to experience the "farm-to-table" cycle. Children will learn how to grow crops and prepare food using freshly harvested fruits and vegetables, as well as participate in nature hikes, science-based projects, arts and crafts, stories, and a variety of games.

Location:

Hillside Farm: 111 Elwyn Road, Media, PA 19063

Lionville Farm: 3215 Stump Hall Road, Collegeville, PA

Contact information:

Phone: 610-584-6580

Email: contact@greenerpartners.org

Website: www.greenerpartners.org

Community Service Activities: The Greener Partners Farm Camps offer multiple opportunities for children based on the camp location.

Paradise Farm Camps

Location: 1300 Valley Creek Road, Downingtown, PA 19335

Contact information:

Phone: 610-269-9111

Website: www.paradisefarmcamps.org

Community Service Activities: Camp activities include rock climbing, archery, sports, fishing, team building, and arts and crafts. Camps are available for children ages 5 through 16 years. Summer camp opportunities are available throughout the summer with various section dates.

Philadelphia Spells

During the summer, Philadelphia Spells hosts a free 6-week writing camp for ages 7–13. The program runs weekdays during July and early August from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Location: 2526 N. Alder Street, Philadelphia, PA 19133

Volunteer application: www.phillyspells.org/volunteer/form

Contact: Roxanne Patel Shepelavy, Volunteer Coordinator

Email: volunteer@phillyspells.org

Phone: 267-670-0869

Website: www.phillyspells.org

Rockwood Explorer's Camp

Location: 87 Reads Way, New Castle, DE 19720

Contact information:

Loretta Spigel

Phone: 302-761-1722

Website: www.rockwood.org

Community Service Activities: At this camp, children will go hiking, panning for gold in creeks, dig for archeological history, search for the secret room in a mansion, and go on a ghost tour of a museum.

SPARC Peer Mentoring Program

Summer is a great time to serve as a peer mentor to an adolescent or young adult with autism through the Southeastern Pennsylvania Autism Resource Center (SPARC) which is affiliated with West Chester University.

Contact information:

Email: swood@wcufoundation.org

Community Service Activities:  Volunteers will assist and engaged with children in the program.  This opportunity is purely social in nature and activities engaged in are of mutual interest to the mentor (WCU student) and the mentee (client).  Volunteers are asked to attend at least once a week for at least a hour.

This program is ongoing so SPARC is always looking for peer mentors every semester, including summer, fall, and spring.  Volunteers are asked to be committed for one semester, but can continue past that semester if interested.

 

Summer Matters

Summer Matters camp opportunities are provided by the Valley Forge Educational Services. Summer Matters offers innovative programming for learners with special needs, ages five through 21.

Location: 1777 North Valley Road, P.O. Box 730, Paoli, PA 19301

Contact information:

Phone: 610-296-6725 ext. 115

Email: info@summermatters.org

Website: www.summermatters.org

Community Service Activities: Summer Matters provides various summer program opportunities, including Summer Voyagers for children 5-10, Summer L.I.F.E. for children ages 8-21, and Extended School Year Programs for children 6-21.