Youth Leadership Camp
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The Youth Leadership Camp (YLC) is an annual four-week leadership program for deaf high school students which has been operating in the United States as a non-profit organization since the late 1960s.[1] Youth Leadership Camp activities are conducted in American Sign Language.
History[]
From July 27 to August 23, 1969, the first camp was held in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Sixty-four freshmen and sophomore students attended.[2]
From 2005 to the present, the camp has been at Camp Taloali in Stayton, Oregon.[3] Camp Taloali is accredited by the American Camp Association and is associated with the Lions Club in the states of Oregon and Washington.
Past YLC Locations[]
- 1969: Pine Lake Camp in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania in The Poconos
Location in Polk County and the state of Florida
- 1970–1989: Swan Lake Lodge in Pengilly, Minnesota
- 1990–2002: Camp Taloali in Stayton, Oregon
- 2003: Camp Lakodia in Madison, South Dakota
- 2004: Sertoma Camp Endeavor in Dundee, Florida near Winter Haven
See also[]
- PEN-International
- Project Insight
References[]
- ^ Staff (2017-04-22). "NAD Youth Leadership Camp For Deaf/HH". Canyon News. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ Staff (2017-04-22). "NAD Youth Leadership Camp for Deaf and H/H". San Francisco News. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ "PowWeb". taloali.org.
External links[]
Categories:
- Deafness organizations
- Deaf culture in the United States
- United States educational programs
- Non-profit organizations based in the United States
- Summer camps in the United States
- Summer camps for children with special needs
- Stayton, Oregon