Camp Allen provides opportunities for growth, friendship and fun for children and adults with developmental disabilities and other challenges in an outdoor environment.

Top Left: Mary Constance accepts a donation of $1500 from Mary Chambers, Joanne Stratton, and Joanne's daughter and camper, Kassey. Lower Left: Keller Williams Realty help open camp each spring. Mary Constance accepts a large check of $1000 from Alan Rice and Mark Mulcahey!		Top Right: The CICU at Elliot Hospital had a goal of raising $500 for Camp Allen this Christmas and raised $1500! Kassey Stratton, a camper points to the goal thermometer. Donors included staff, nurses, doctors, patients, friends and visitors to the Cardiac Unit over the Christmas Holiday. Lower Right: Kurt Wicks of Allstate on Second Street in Manchester is a long time donor and sponsor of events at Camp Allen. Mary Constance accepts a check for $500 from the Allstate Foundation.

Camp Allen is a private, non-profit, residential and day camp for individuals with physical and/or developmental disabilities. Located in Bedford, New Hampshire, the camp is owned and operated by the Manchester Lions Club and the Kiwanis Club of Boston, MA.

Camp Allen has 70 acres of land with a pond, open spaces and woodlands with trails. There are 25 buildings including program areas, dormitories, cabins, a dining hall, chapel, shower houses, a health center, laundry room, staff cabins and a director’s residence.

• The grounds are accessible for campers using wheelchairs. The camp has paved walkways, ramped doorways, modified bathrooms and an accessible swimming pool.

Camp Allen believes that individuals with disabilities have the right to access recreational opportunities designed to meet their needs as they focus on their abilities, not their disabilities.

Camp Allen does this by providing:

• An opportunity for individuals with disabilities to vacation in an environment adapted to their needs, with trained and qualified staff to assist them in social, recreational, and daily living activities.

• A therapeutic environment where campers can improve previously developed skills and have the opportunity to develop new ones.

• Quality personal care in a residential setting giving other caregivers a rest from providing care at home day in and day out.

Campers can enjoy learning new skills, making friends and feeling pride for their accomplishments in:

• Aquatics

• Gardening

• Arts

• Tent Camping

• Crafts

• Field Trips

• Physical Recreation

• Nature

• Theater & Puppetry

Camp Allen serves 500 individuals each summer who range in age from 6 to senior. There are 5 one-week sessions and 3 two-week sessions with a maximum of 65 campers per session. Camp Allen also provides day camping experiences for children and young adults. This is a nice alternative for those not yet ready for overnight camp.