Camp HASC

Camp HASC

Individual and Family Services

Where lives are changed and miracles happen!

About us

Camp HASC is the award winning summer program of the Hebrew Academy for Special Children. Located in the scenic Catskill Mountains of upstate New York, Camp HASC provides over 300 individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities the opportunity to enjoy a seven week sleep-away camp experience, just like many of their siblings and friends. Camp HASC is unique in its synthesis of academic and recreational programming. At HASC we seek to maximize the development of each individual's potential by providing special education, speech, physical, occupational and music therapies as well as computer instruction, adaptive physical education and adaptive aquatics. Hand in hand with their academic program, the campers are able to participate in the full range of recreational activities including (but not limited to) sports, swimming, field trips, night activities, Torah learning, roller skating, carnivals, concerts and mainstream social programs with other camps. As result, these special youngsters and adults often gain skills and achieve milestones beyond the scope of parental expectations while enjoying enjoyable activities in a stress free, social environment. There is no doubt that the real secret behind the success of Camp HASC is the tremendous effort of the over 300 young men and women who function as counselors and support staff in camp. Living with the campers 24 hours a day, with their determination and love, these counselors and support staff are able to drive home lessons learned in the classroom as well as on the playground, providing a total nurturing environment in which the campers can thrive. No wonder that many visitors to Camp HASC use the word "magical" in describing what they see!

Industry
Individual and Family Services
Company size
201-500 employees
Type
Nonprofit
Founded
1963
Specialties
Academics, Therapy, Recreation, and Food Services

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    View profile for Yehuda Meir Horowicz, graphic

    Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) at HASC Center & all subsidiaries (Camp HASC, Rambam Family Health Center, Blanche Kahn Family Health Center)

    Have you heard about the Camp HASC Pillars Society? Started just over three years ago, the Pillars Society is a highly dedicated group of roughly 600 yearly donors, each of whom are truly invested in the work that we do. And they have been tremendously helpful during some of our most monumental projects. Recently, we began the process of building our brand-new state-of-the-art medical center for Camp HASC. And that meant we had to take down some older structures to make room for the new one. Only, the demolition and subsequent replacement costs of one of our bunkhouses are in no small measure. That's where the Camp HASC Pillars Society stepped in. This amazing group of donors personally took it upon themselves to fund the cost of removing the old bunkhouse, seen in the pictures below, as well as the cost of building a new one, located elsewhere on campus. Now our future medical center has all the space it needs, and Camp HASC can continue its mission of building and improving. Just goes to show the power of a dedicated team and partners, including leadership of the executive team, Judah Mischel and Michael Hurtes, who, alongside myself, developed the Pillars Society - and what we can accomplish together. Thank you to the Camp HASC Pillars Society! #hasc #camphasc #hasccenter #medicalcenter #donors #teamwork #demolition #construction #gettingitdone

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