About
Residential Health Challenge camps: free therapeutic recreation camps for children and young people with serious health challenges (locations in south — Dorset and Kent; Midlands — Staffordshire and Shropshire; Scotland — Perthshire and Fife); Family Camp (whole family attendance including siblings and parents); Camp in the Cloud (virtual camps for those unable to attend physically, 782 campers/210 families, 322 activity boxes distributed); Outreach programme (3,004 reached, programme ended during 2023 to focus resources on residential growth); Volunteering programme (372 volunteer places filled by 218 volunteers, 38 clinical volunteer places filled by 17 doctors, 12 nurses and 4 paramedics, 35 online volunteers; Ofsted Outstanding grade; Birmingham City University student nurse placement partnership; Volunteer Committee relaunched; 2-day Volunteer Engagement Event November 2023); Ockbrook School development (former Ockbrook School near Derby, architectural plans developed, lease signed May 2024, first camps planned 2026); Camp in the Cloud boxes (322 boxes sent to campers unable to attend physically). Therapeutic Recreation model: improving psychosocial wellbeing; developing coping strategies, resilience and independence; increasing connectivity and friendship. Values: Inclusivity and Acceptance; Fun; Inspiration; Escape
Key Metrics
Key Outcomes
- Ofsted graded volunteering programme Outstanding; 98% of campers feel more confident after camp; over 9 in 10 feel more positive about the future; 35%+ increase in residential campers year-on-year; small surplus achieved at year end despite cost inflation and challenging fundraising climate
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