Who are your volunteers?
This program is run entirely by volunteers who work year round to raise funds to bring Camp To Belong, year after year. If you would like to find out more about Camp To Belong NW, volunteer, or give a financial contribution to this effort, you can visit www.camptobelong.org, or email CTBNW Director Karyn Schimmels at kschimmels@verizon.net. Help give siblings their right to reunite!!

The volunteer family consists of a mosaic of individuals from all walks of life including former youth in care, foster and adoptive parents, kinship providers, Court Appointed Special Advocates, social workers, IT industry, retired business entrepreneurs , teachers, coaches, college students, people who could not imagine life without their siblings, stay at home parents and professionals in other government, corporate and community service sectors.

The vision was that of a human dynamo named Lynn Price. She and her sister had been separated most of their childhoods in the child welfare system in Illinois. They missed out on many years of each other’s lives and it concerned Lynn Price that this was often the case with youth involved in the public welfare system. That’s what gave her the idea and passion to bring siblings together

Karyn Schimmels, the Lynn Price clone (both pictured here) from Oregon who spearheads the northwest camp, has put together a program that is breathtaking in its ability to provide fun and bonding in a safe and happy setting. She has recruited dozens of volunteers – the ratio of adults to campers is about 2-1 or 3 to 1. There are a lot of adult eyes watching out for these kids. It gives the kids a chance to safely create new and better memories than those with which they have lived.

To find out about volunteer opportunities with Camp To Belong NW, or download a volunteer application, go here:

Camp To Belong Northwest Volunteer Application