Happy Hollow Children's Camp

Happy Hollow Children’s Camp, Inc. founded in 1951 is a private nonprofit agency of the United Way of Central Indiana and is accredited by the American Camp Association that provides one week camp sessions at little to no cost for children, ages 7-14 years from finically disadvantaged families that live in the United Way of Central Indiana demographic area, foster children from the state of Indiana and children with moderate to serve asthma from the state of Indiana. These children will participate in a safe, supportive and supervised outdoor residential camping program which is designed to increase the understanding of the environment at Happy Hollow Camp in Nashville, Indiana.


Many of the children that attend Happy Hollow have had very limited access to the natural world around them. One of the goals of the camp is to teach the campers how to appreciate and care for the natural world around them. Through the Leave No Trace program the children were able to learn firsthand about the impact that they have on the world around them. This program has provided several new games and new opportunities to work with the children and show them how to Leave no trace when they return home. Through different evaluations from camp both from parents and campers I have heard how there have been recycling programs started at home. Also a few of the campers meet at a local park and help to clean up all the trash left on the ground. During our summer program the most popular game was the family feud game. We were able to incorporate the game into many different aspects of camp. It was great to see how the campers really got involved with the game. In the attached pictures is a group of young ladies actively involved with playing the family feud game. A couple of days later the campers were still talking about playing and many of them were able demonstrate many of the new skills they learned. The leave no trace program is a priceless addition to our curriculum and a permanent addition to our camp program.

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