The ELM Project

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The ELM Project Enhancing the lives of youth living with chronic illness by providing a summer camp experience and the tools for a healthy, independent future.

Our programs include:

Camp AmeriKids: one week residential summer camp experience for children ages 8-16 affected by HIV/AIDS and sickle cell disease, volunteer counselors 18+, and volunteer program area instructors (dance, sports, arts and crafts, spoken word, drama, and more). Leader-In-Training Program: year-round teen leadership group for teens ages 16-18 who were previously campers with Camp AmeriKids. Mentor Program: year-round one to one mentoring program for young people ages 16-20 who were previously campers with Camp AmeriKids. All youth programs are open to Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York families and are completely free of charge. Volunteers have come from all over the world including the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the UK, and Australia.

Our camp tees! Every color holds a memory: an inside joke, a warm hug, a cool splash in the pool and a summer session we...
10/15/2026

Our camp tees! Every color holds a memory: an inside joke, a warm hug, a cool splash in the pool and a summer session well spent. 🌈 How many are in your collection?

POV: you're having the best time of your life at Camp AmeriKids.
10/07/2026

POV: you're having the best time of your life at Camp AmeriKids.

10/02/2026

Things are heating up 🔥🔥🔥

Our Best Dressed award goes to....Scotty. That’s 23 summers in a row now! Camp legend. Fashion icon. Friend to all. 💛💚
09/18/2026

Our Best Dressed award goes to....Scotty. That’s 23 summers in a row now! Camp legend. Fashion icon. Friend to all. 💛💚

09/10/2026

To many more years!

Sun has officially set on Camp AmeriKids 2026! 🌅 What a whirlwind. We got our fill of big laughs, belly flops, cotton ca...
08/24/2026

Sun has officially set on Camp AmeriKids 2026! 🌅 What a whirlwind. We got our fill of big laughs, belly flops, cotton candy, and so many memories in between.

Until next time! Group hugs for now.

08/19/2026

Not all superheroes wear capes. Some wear camp shirts. 💙

08/15/2026

One more night until our camp dreams become a reality. See you tomorrow!

Guess who's back? 🏀🏈If there's a basketball court or a football field nearby, you'll find him there. Be sure to challeng...
08/11/2026

Guess who's back? 🏀🏈
If there's a basketball court or a football field nearby, you'll find him there. Be sure to challenge him to a game this summer if you think you've got what it takes to take the MVP title from this new Group Leader!

Familiar face, new role 💙Please welcome Imani to her first official summer as Executive Director!Fun facts: her favorite...
08/07/2026

Familiar face, new role 💙
Please welcome Imani to her first official summer as Executive Director!
Fun facts: her favorite camp food is french toast and her favorite pastime is boating on a sunny day.
Be sure to say hi at Drop Off next week!

Address

20 North Main Street, Suite 201
Norwalk, CT
06854

Telephone

+12036589671

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