Challengers baseball is part of Little League of America. It is a division for players with special needs who range in age from 5-18 year old (or who remain in school). The types of special needs varies. All players who have an IEP, 504, or have trouble with typical team/league settings are welcome to play. This will be the 29th year for the Blendon Westerville Little League Challengers league.

We provide an opportunity for individuals with intellectual and physical challenges to enjoy the benefits of Little League participation in an environment structured to their abilities

‣ Games are played on Sundays (4-6pm) April 26 - August 9 in Westerville.

Broad Street Achievement Summer Learning Loss Prevention Program for children ages 5-13 (completed Kindergarten through 8th grade). Program is free to those eligible! Program begins Friday, June 12 and runs through Friday, August 14, 2020 (8:00 am - 2:30 pm, Monday through Friday). We serve free breakfast and lunch. To enroll complete a registration form on site or email afterschool@bspc.org.

Cancer Support Community is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that all people affected by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action and sustained by community. Our programs and services are offered to all those affected by cancer: patients, families, children, friends, coworkers and caregivers. And, we do it at no cost to them so no one faces cancer alone.

Provides information about resources in the Columbus area for children and families.

CareSource is a leading non-profit health insurance company with over 30 years of experience. CareSource offers Ohio Medicaid, Marketplace, and Medicare Advantage health plans.

We connect the people of our community through the power of nature, wellness, and creativity. Columbus Recreation and Parks provides summer opportunities including camps, fitness, pools, spraygrounds, sports leagues and creative arts.

Summer enrichment camp and City Leaders Academy.

Established in 2000, the Capital Kids Program was a new model for after school programming, designed to provide participants with a safe place to learn and play once school day was over. By incorporating a trained staff with state of the art technology, high expectations and performance standards, the program was also designed to help improve student's academic achievement.

Central Ohio Parent Leadership Training Institute (Advocacy and Civic Engagement)

The PLTI program is a two-generation strategy to bolster parental involvement while promoting the lifelong health, safety and learning of children.

Private, personalized Speech Therapy in your home or your little one's childcare location. We accept various funding options including being an approved provider with The Jon Peterson Scholarship.

Columbus Fencing & Fitness is the home of competitive, Olympic-style fencing in Columbus, Ohio.

For 97 years, Columbus Speech & Hearing Center has offered exceptional service to individuals and their families throughout Central Ohio. We are focused on our mission to unlock the potential for individuals with communication challenges through all stages of life. We are recognized as leaders in providing personalized service and caring attention to help the people we serve achieve their full potential. As a nonprofit we are proud to be able to serve families, regardless of their income or insurance. Licensed and clinically certified Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists provide speech-language screenings and evaluations, individual and small group speech therapy with a focus on family-centered care, and voice therapy (including accent reduction). A multi-disciplinary team provides Autism diagnostic services. The Center also offers American Sign Language (ASL) classes.

CTA is a speech-language & occupational therapy practice providing services in the Columbus, Ohio area.

Our team provides comprehensive evaluations and therapy for children & adults from early intervention on. Our therapists tailor therapy to the individual needs of each client. CTA provides services at its private therapy clinic, clients’ homes, local charter & private schools, and throughout Columbus, Ohio.

Our main goal is to provide quality, comprehensive intervention for our clients and their families, while creating a positive environment to foster learning and independence.

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium provides learning opportunities for people of all ages!

Are you ready for an unforgettable summer? During these non-residential day camps, your child will explore the Zoo and get an in-depth opportunity to learn about our natural world.

Visit our website, www.columbuszoo.org for program information and scholarship opportunities.

Through our Prevention program, CND educates youth on decision making, refusal skills and social etiquette, while providing recreational programs that promote activities that exclude the use of drugs and violence.

Dynamic Agility Sports is designed to teach children the core values to achieve personal success through a fun, active, and competitive environment. Through sports, we are training children to be high caliber team members and leaders in sports, school, and everyday life. We offer multi-sport/sport specific day camps, evening sports clinics, and speed & agility training. Serving ages 5-13 with full day and half day options.

The Epilepsy Alliance Ohio is dedicated to supporting those impacted by epilepsy by confronting the spectrum of challenges created by seizures. Our vision is to empower people impacted by epilepsy to seize hope everyday. We do this through trainings, camps, support groups and connecting to individuals and meeting their needs.

Femergy is a non-profit organization that provides life-skills training, career exploration, college readiness, wellness management and direct mentorship opportunities for girls and women. Femergy has been serving Central Ohio and surrounding areas for the past (6) years. In collaboration with many community partners Femergy provides girls and women with 21st Century programming access.

GAME-U is an after school program designed by Game Industry Professionals which teaches kids how to design and build their own video games and robots. We cover all aspects of development including Level Design, Animation, Coding, 3D Printing, Robotics and more!

We offer Day Camp and Resident (over night) Camp opportunities for girls K-12 grades.

Goldfish Swim School is proud to provide state-of-the-art aquatic facilities that are dedicated to indoor swim classes and programs for children, ages 4 months and up. From Jump Start Clinics to our competitive team known as Swim Force, we’re committed to helping your child develop important life skills so he or she can make waves in life.

Grange Insurance Audubon Center strives to light a spark of passion in the hearts of our community for the natural world. This is an obligation we joyfully carry out through youth and adult education opportunities, on-the-ground conservation and demonstration of native habitat for the benefit of birds and all life. Join the adventure this summer by attending story time, summer camp, special events or a visit to the center. Visit our website to learn more!

Grove City Buddy Ball provides opportunities for individuals to play baseball by removing the barriers that keep individuals with physical and mental challenges off the baseball field. We promote friendships and building self-esteem through community support, volunteerism and sponsorship.

"Circle of Friendship" is an day camp program of Inner Circle Communities, that offers summer enrichment opportunities for children ages 6-16 years old. We provide an opportunity for families to relax and have fun in a safe environment. This therapeutic camp offers activities that will aid in holistically developing each child socially, mentally and physically. We do accept children with developmental disabilities and emotional-behavioral concerns.

TLS provides educational, therapy and behavioral health programming for children with autism spectrum disorder and other disabilities based on the premise that behavioral intervention and immersion in the natural environment are the keys to establishing learning behaviors in students.

LiFEsports aims to increase the number and quality of sport and recreational programs available to youth, especially those from vulnerable circumstances.

LiFEsports also hopes to increase the number of highly skilled youth development professionals in the field. In addition, LiFEsports seeks to advance the best practices in the areas of youth development, social work, and physical activity.

Marburn Academy is committed to serving as a catalyst for improving the quality of education available to people with learning differences throughout Central Ohio and the state. In this role, Marburn Academy acts as a resource for parents, a demonstration center for model programs, and a training center for educators, psychologists, and other professionals. Hundreds of parents, teachers, and undergraduate college students annually take advantage of Marburn’s visitation program to observe model programs in action in the classroom.

In addition, Marburn Academy annually provides high-level Orton-Gillingham training to teachers and tutorial instruction for students with dyslexia.

STEM Camps that Conquer Summer Boredom.

Day Camps • Ages 5-15 • Half Day & Full Day • Extended Care

Camps include Video Game Design, Minecraft, Coding, Chess, Robotics, LEGO Engineering, and more!

NCCC provides counseling, psychiatry, substance abuse treatment, case management, and summer programming to children over the age of five years old. We can help most families regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.

The Ohio Hispanic Coalition helps improve the well -being and quality of life for all Hispanics/Latino through advocacy, education, training and access to quality services. Our Summer Camp Enrichment Program focuses on decreasing the learning loss over breaks and offer a safe and cultural educational environment for Hispanics/Latino youth from 5 years age to 13 years age. The program is free and provides healthy meals, social /academic development, physical activities, field trips, and innovative learning resources in cultural and diverse atmosphere.

At Relate & Grow we focus on helping children, with and without special needs, reach their potential through a respectful, developmental, relationship-based approach. Our services and goals are individualized to each child’s unique strengths and challenges.

Our summer services for children and families include: DIR Floortime and the PLAY Project, which are intensive interventions that enrich development and target social communication, social interaction and repetitive and restricted interests; academic support and remediation services for children who are ready for academics and need help catching up; instructional assistants, aides and PLAY Tutors to help provide intensive intervention, provide practice with academic and daily living skills or to support and/or work one-on-one with the child at their summer camp, daycare or other community location; intensive PLAY Project or DIR Floortime consultation at home or in the child’s summer placement; speech therapy, occupational therapy; supported outings and experiences; summer camps; summer playgroups and DIR and PLAY Project boot camps for parents and caregivers. Our services are available to ALL children whether they need extra support or just want to participate in play groups and camps that are inclusive of kids with varying abilities. Contact us for more information!

Do you want to ensure your student does not students to lose, but builds upon, the knowledge they gained during the school year? The Salvation Army Learning Centers do just that! The Salvation Army Learning Center is a program designed to assist students with their academic and socio-emotional needs. This programming is offered free of charge during the school year (after-school) and during the summer in the Linden & Hilltop neighborhoods. This summer, our program will take place mid-June -- mid-August, Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 3:00pm.

Students will engage in fun, enrichment activities that support reading, math and socio-emotional skills, as well as incorporate learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) topics. There is time for creating projects based on our learning; physical wellness, and enjoying nutritious meals. We even take weekly field trips to places like The Columbus Museum of Art, COSI, and The Newport Aquarium! Summer is a time to have fun, and we do just that, while learning!

STEM-U offers various challenging and hands-on camps for grades K-8. Both full-day and half-day options are available. Diverse programming - STEM Challenges, Coding, Robotics, 3-D Printing, Drone Missions, Battlebots, Board Game Design, Stop-motion Animation, App Development, Electronics Programming, Math Bootcamps.

At Sunbury Urban Farm, campers ages 5-13 spend their days exploring their world, digging in the garden, splashing in the creek, and building forest forts… all while forging connections, developing confidence and compassion, and gaining a deeper understanding of their ties to the nature and the food that they eat.

Choose from the standard camp program, Farm Explorers, or several specialty-themed weeks for older children. No matter the program, all day campers will visit the garden, play in the woods, make a craft project, and cook using fresh garden ingredients.

11 week-long options, June 1-Aug. 14. 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. with optional aftercare. Financial assistance is available.

TECH CORPS believes all students should have access to high-quality computer science learning experiences. Students take a deep dive into subject matter focused on Robotics, Programming, Android App Development and 3D Printing. We recruit, train and support tech talent to implement TECH CORPS programs. We work with industry partners, who believe as we do and together we provide students and teachers access to programs designed to educate, excite and empower. We believe studying computer science, regardless of a student’s ultimate occupation, provides the knowledge and practices necessary to be ready for college or career.

These camps are held in various locations across Central Ohio.