Activities
Youth will be provided with a variety of recreational therapy activities throughout the camp, including:
Yoga Hammock Hangout
Challenge Course
Equine Therapy
Escape Room
Journaling
Pool Time
How: This camp will focus on providing respite care, therapeutic intervention, recreational therapy, and 4-H programming and opportunities to the youth of Wounded Warriors and Gold Star Families. This will be accomplished through strategic planning and implementation of a variety of activities and resources. This camp will be designed to serve 100 youth between the ages of 12-18, which will be assigned to 5 groups of 20 participants based on their ages. These groupings will be utilized for dorm room assignments and activity rotations for the duration of the camp.
Where: The Wounded Warrior and Gold Star Camp will be hosted at the Texas 4-H Conference Center in Brownwood, Texas. The Texas 4-H Conference Center is geographically located in the center of Texas on the western side of Lake Brownwood on a plateau overlooking the lake. The Texas 4-H Conference Center is owned by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M System. This 78-acre conference and retreat center opened in April 1975 and is in operation year-round. Throughout the year, the Texas 4-H Conference Center hosts various events such as youth camps, corporate meetings, team building workshops, and retreats. The Texas 4-H Center also has recreational facilities such as an indoor recreation room, swimming pool, ropes courses, kayaking/canoeing, shooting ranges, and basketball, volleyball, and tennis courts.