Register & Pay

Registration Process
Follow these easy steps to register for camp sessions and/or respite weekends.

1. Select the session(s) you want to attend from the Summer Camp, Winter Camp or Creative Options Respite Care 2011 or 2012 schedules.
2. Download and complete the Camper Application form. This and other helpful forms are available in the Participants section of our online forms library.
3. If you don’t have access to a printer, you may call our office to request that a form be mailed to you.
4. Send your completed application form, along with your $250.00 deposit, to the address listed on the application form.
5. Within three weeks after we receive your completed application and deposit,  you will receive a confirmation packet with the information you’ll need prior to coming to camp.
6. We will notify you in advance if we cannot accept your registration for the session or weekend you’ve selected and try to accommodate you at another time. If not, your deposit and any other fees paid will be returned in full.

Fees and payment for summer and winter camp

Fees and information regarding Creative Options Respite Care weekends

Respite weekend day trips
Day trips have become a popular option for some of the weekends.  Depending on the group, day trip activities may be scheduled without additional cost.  If additional money is needed, you will be notified in advance.  Groups have gone out for pizza, to a college football game, bowling, out to dinner, and to an ice show.  Other options may include a Saturday matinee, a visit to a museum, roller skating, ice skating and more...

Financial Assistance
All our services have fees associated, but we realize that not every participant can afford to pay the cost or discount fee. Those needing financial assistance should complete the Scholarship Grant Application section on the application form. Parents or other caregivers of children and adults eligible for county funds or Consumer Directed Community Supports (CDCS) for respite care or camp programs should contact us to find out whether these funds may be applied toward program fees.

Friendship Ventures makes decisions about financial assistance according to the family’s financial need and personal circumstances, as well as available funds.  In determining the size of scholarship to give, we consider the family's income, the total number of dependents, other expenses related to care of the child, other sources of financial support and the family's need for respite.  All families who demonstrate need are awarded some financial aid.