Camp JoJo - UK
If you are a family with a child with complex needs and disabilities you will know how hard it can be to have a holiday together.
At Camp Jojo they specialise in providing wild camping experiences for children with complex needs. Their focus, however, is to provide holidays for the whole family together. They provide for the needs of everyone in your family from the youngest to the oldest, and offer fully accessible camping and outdoors experiences you can enjoy together.
Their dedicated team of carers will take as much or as little of the caring role as you would like, allowing parents to rest, relax and focus on just being parents again.
At Camp Jojo they believe spending time together as a family is important. They believe that through nurturing the family unit, strengthening relationships and sharing great times together, families develop the resilience needed to face the challenges ahead.
Specifically, Camp Jojo gives 6-7 families with children with complex needs the opportunity to camp under canvas on a specially adapted campsite on Ivy Farm, East Mersea, in Essex, UK with whatever accessible equipment they require. They provide trained volunteers committed to supporting each family to ensure the experience remains a holiday rather than an endurance event.
At Camp Jojo they pride themselves on ensuring all activities are accessible to every family member : bushcraft activities, time round the fire and lots of outdoor fun, foraging, beach time, tomahawk throwing, feeding farm animals, campfires, tai chi, fire lighting, music, massage and much more.
At the heart of Camp Jojo they value building community, supporting families and making life-long memories during their accessible camps.
Next year, summer 2020, Camp Jojo will be running three weekend camps:
31 July- 2 August
August 7-9
August 14-16
To find out more about Camp Jojo, or if you feel your family would benefit from being a part of Camp Jojo, please visit: www.CampJojo.org
