Camp Abilities Delaware

“Everyone was like me”: Summer camp as an affinity group for youth with albinism - Maria Lepore-Stevens, 2026 Albinism is a genetic condition caused by little to no melanin production in the eyes, resulting in visual impairment. Visual impairment is considered a low-inc...

Camp Abilities Delaware is joining the Lions Clubs of Delaware and becoming its own Lions Club!

The CADE Lions Club will not have in-person meetings like the typical Lions Club; we will have virtual meetings and will do most of our communication through email.

To form a club, we need at least 15 members. Because we are just setting up this club and need your help by joining, CADE will pay your charter membership fee, if you sign up before June.

This year you will only be responsible for your dues, $43 yearly, which you can pay in bi-yearly installments. If you are interested in joining, please complete the application below and email it back to us at [email protected] by June 1 or reach out to us for more information.

The Lions mission is “to improve health and wellbeing, strengthen communities, and support those in need through humanitarian service and grants that impact lives globally, and encourage peace and international understanding.” In 1925, Helen Keller challenged the Lions Clubs International to become "knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness"

Joining the Lions will allow CADE to have a greater network of volunteers and funding, which are two things of which we are always in need. It is our hope that this club will help us to grow CADE into something even greater than it is already!

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The CADE and CANJRU crews represented at this week!

(Posed photo of a group of coaches who presented at the conference.)

⛺️ Camp Abilities NJ @ Rowan is back and better than ever!

Join us for our overnight summer camp (06/26 - 06/28) and/or fall day camp (11/06).

Camp Abilities NJ @ Rowan is designed for children ages 6-17 with visual impairments. Campers will engage and participate in a variety of sports and wellness activities, such as beep baseball, rock climbing, nutrition, and canoeing, among many others!

Spaces are limited, so RSVP as soon as possible at go.rowan.edu/campabilitiesnjru.

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Image of a flyer with photos of athletes and coaches rock climbing, skateboarding, shooting bows and arrows, and visiting the campus hydroponics lab.

The flyer reads:
• "Camp Abilities NJ @ Rowan U Spring Family Camp: May 2, 2026
• Summer Overnight Camp: June 26-28, 2026
• Fall Day Camp: November 6, 2027
• Camp Abilities NJ @ Rowan is a free educational sports camp for children ages 6-17 who have visual impairments. The goal of CANJRU is to empower youth with visual impairments through sport, physical activity, and wellness education. At camp, athletes participate in a variety of sports and wellness activities, such as rock climbing, hiking, skateboarding, nutrition, first aid, archery, canoeing, hockey, beep baseball, and water safety. For more information and to register, visit go.rowan.edu/campabilitiesnjru.

Spring registration open 12/10 - 04/02. Summer registration open 12/10 - 05/03.

Today is Do More 24 Day! Please donate to https://www.domore24delaware.org/fundraisers/help-visually-impaired-kids-go-to-camp-abilities-delaware #

https://www.pathstoliteracy.org/my-child-getting-quality-vi-program/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAQNHzZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeaUghjHKmBN-ZgwD2lOi6VruDAPj5iHI7wfzPzGunca1JNoAbRKWjO0GeMzw_aem_Ro3yzWpolWY-JXHrmZcjiA

Is My Child Getting A Quality VI Program? – Paths to Literacy Paths to Literacy Is My Child Getting A Quality VI Program?. For teachers, families, and others interested in literacy for children and youth with visual impairments

CADE Winter Camp 2026


(Posed group photo of athletes and coaches wearing camp shirts in front of a tree. A CADE sign is hanging from the tree. The second photo is a silly group picture with people making silly faces and one coach climbing the tree.)

Ending our last morning at camp with agility, tennis, and strongman.

(Photo 1: two athletes navigate an obstacle course. Photo 2: a CIT drops a sandbag on a shelf. Photo 3: an athlete lifts a log above his head. Photo 4: an athlete deadlifts a barbell.)

Congratulations to CADE athlete Aubrey for competing in her first Strongman competition! She absolutely crushed every event.

(Photo collage of Aubrey deadlifting, pressing a circus dumbbell over her head, and lifting a keg over a waist-height bar. Two additional posed photos of Aubrey with Coach Maria and Coach Sam.)

Winter camp registration is now open for athletes and coaches! Come hang out with us at our new location in Cape Henlopen State Park, February 14-16, 2026.

Winter Camp 2024 Winter Camp Winter Camp is made possible through a partnership with the Delaware Division of Public Health’s Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention (PANO) Program.​