CFA was founded in 1993 by two Houston physicians who cared for children with special needs and a parent who lost a child to cancer. The first program provided a camping experience for children with cancer from Texas Children's Hospital, eventually becoming the largest program of its type in the country.

The camp welcomes organizations that sponsor camps for children and young adults with conditions such as epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, cancer, HIV, spina bifida, asthma, cerebral palsy, burns, juvenile arthritis, kidney disease, head and spinal cord injuries, phenylketonuria, developmental disabilities and hearing and sight impairments. The nonprofit organizations whose mission it is to enhance the lives of those with special needs also use the camp for retreats.

CFA received its first campers in 1998 and today serves more than 6,000 people each year from more than 50 different organizations, realizing its dream of becoming a year-round camp and recreation facility. The summer program serves about 2,500 campers and volunteers, and in the fall and spring the camp provides weekday recreational therapy and weekend retreats for people of all ages with special needs.

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The bond between cops and kids … because every kid needs a PAL.

Comprised of over 121 individual PAL chapters located throughout the State of California, California PAL implements a variety of educational and athletic activities at the local level to engage youth ages 5-25 in positive, wholesome and character building activities in well-supervised and safe settings. With law enforcement officers as mentors and coaches, kids from at-risk homes have a better chance at success.

www.calpal.org