Upper Limits
Upper Limits Rock Climbing Gym
Climbing can be an incredible activity that encourages intentional movement while building strength, balance, coordination, and confidence. We offer group and private climbing classes, memberships for open climbing, and youth camps for ages 7-15. Our goal is to provide a supportive environment where climbers of all abilities can continue challenging themselves, staying active, and reaching new heights.
Service Area:
St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Day Camps, Sports & Fitness
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Both
Outdoor Adventures
River City Outdoors
River City Outdoors is a private nonprofit foundation committed to making outdoor recreation in St. Louis accessible, inclusive, and transformative for all. We partner with local outdoor recreation partners and have a gear lending library of equipment you can borrow to embark on your next outdoor adventure. Visit our webite for partner programs and our special events. See also Big Muddy Adventures
Service Area:
St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Travel & Outdoor Adventures
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
Camp Ausome
Freddie Ford Family Foundation
We offer several social programs and events to autism families to encourage a community connection through support group meetings for parents of individuals on the autism spectrum, speakers who share resources and insight to help cope with the challenges of raising children with autism, community events to connect people with autism and their families, and Camp Ausome, a summer day camp for children with autism ages 6-11. Camp is designed to meet individual needs of the campers with sports, activities, games and crafts.
Service Area:
St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Agencies/Organizations, Day Camps, Social Groups & Family Support
Ages Served:
Youth
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Specialized
Stride Pediatric Therapy
Therapeutic Summer Day Camp
We welcome children with and without therapy needs to our half-day summer camp. With a focus on maintaining and advancing crucial developmental skills, Stride Therapy’s camp offers a nurturing environment to prevent regression and promote growth. A unique blend of play and learning to make this a NO REGRESSION summer.
Service Area:
St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Agencies/Organizations, Day Camps
Ages Served:
Youth
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Specialized
Craftability
Specialized Craft Classes
Craftibility Foundation’s mission is to teach children of all abilities to learn to be comfortable & show empathy towards adults with special needs and the elderly population through arts & crafts projects. To do this, a Craftibility instructor conducts arts and craft projects for youth of all abilities and students interact with adults with special needs during each class. Our virtual inclusion club is for neurotypical middle school and high school students who teach an arts and crafts project with an assigned Craftibility lesson plan to adults with special needs.
Service Area:
St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Specialized
KidStrong
Milestone Accelerator and Summer Camp
KidStrong is a milestone accelerator for kids through 11 years old. We help build future-ready kids who are confident making friends, run the playground, and raise their hand high in the classroom. We do this by giving parents the tools to build stronger kids through building strong bodies, strong character, and strong minds. Our year-round programs happen at the gym in Creve Coeur as does our summer camp.
Service Area:
St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Day Camps, Sports & Fitness
Ages Served:
Youth
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
Waymakers Adult Social Club
Waymakers Chapel for the Exceptional
We are an inter-denominational church that ministers to people with mental, developmental, and physical disabilities, as well as the hungry, homeless, and impoverished living in the Gravois Park neighborhood. The Chapel Social Club offers our adult members with disabilities the opportunity to get out and about and have fun! Some of our activities include going to The Muny, St. Louis Cardinals games, the pumpkin patch, the movies, bowling, going out to eat, camping, and an annual trip to Branson, Missouri. We have Easter egg hunts, holiday parties, arts & crafts and much more.
Service Area:
St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Social Groups & Family Support
Ages Served:
Adults
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Specialized
Dream Big Teen Career Camp
Starkloff Institute
At the Starkloff Disability Institute, we help adults and youth with disabilities prepare for the next step in their professional life. Adults entering or already in the workforce have opportunities to build professional skills, network with business leaders, and find a job in their desired field. Youth can join programs and events that expose them to numerous career fields and help them build professional skills for the future. In the summer, we offer the DREAM BIG camp for teens to explore career options.
Service Area:
St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Agencies/Organizations, Day Camps
Ages Served:
Adults, Teens
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Not Applicable
United Way 2-1-1 Help
Telephone Helpline of Resources
(Formerly IDDHelp) United Way 2-1-1 of Missouri and Illinois is your 24/7 connection to resources and agencies near you.
Service Area:
St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Agencies/Organizations
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Not Applicable
Tips to Find a Camp or Program
Use these handy guides to help you in the search for a program that best meets your needs:
Recreation Council’s Summer Camp and Program Tips
National Center on Physical Activity and Disability Camp Guide
Call the Recreation Council to talk to your Area Coordinator
Service Area:
Missouri-Wide, St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Agencies/Organizations, Arts, Day Camps, Horseback & Equine Assisted Services, Martial Arts, Gymnastics, Music, Overnight Camps, Performing Arts, Recreation, Social Groups & Family Support, Sports & Fitness, Technology, Travel & Outdoor Adventures
Ages Served:
Adults, All Ages, Pre-School, Teens, Youth
Season:
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter, Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Not Applicable
