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Category: Camp Bloomfield

Growing Up at Camp Bloomfield

“Anissa and Emma are growing up with Wayfinder. This year, they got great news.  Camp Bloomfield will be an overnight camp once again this summer!  “I am beyond words,” says Anissa, age 17. Her 13-year-old sister, Emma, chimes in, “I am really excited!”  Anissa and Emma are partially sighted and legally blind. Anissa has central…

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Wayfinder Moments Fall 2020

Porch Drops When California instituted a stay-at-home order in response to the pandemic, Wayfinder staff knew that many of our families would struggle to secure the necessities. Our early intervention specialists and foster care workers contacted families to learn their needs. Staff prepared customized packages using items donated by our in-kind partners. We called the…

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campers holding hands in a circle

Camp Bloomfield Online 2020 Schedule

Join us online for music, art, fitness, science, campfire, and fun! Youth Camp July 20th, 22nd, and 24th On Zoom (subject to change) Teen Camp July 27th, 29th, and 31st On Zoom (subject to change) Adult Camp August 12th and 14th On Zoom (subject to change) More details  and registration information coming soon. Please email…

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Camp Bloomfield 2020

Hello Campers! Sneaks here, I hope everyone is safe and healthy at home right now with their families. I know so many in our big camp family have been wondering about Camp Bloomfield, and I’d like to share some details about Camp Bloomfield 2020. Just like everyone, I’ve been dreaming of sitting outside during sunny days,…

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Wayfinder Moments

#WayfinderInternship @Cleanlogic Wayfinder is so grateful to companies like Cleanlogic! They partner with our Transition Services program to provide meaningful internships to teens and young adults who are blind or visually impaired. Debbie (center) interned at Cleanlogic this summer. “Despite the barriers I’ve encountered as a visually impaired individual, I have acquired the skills and…

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Evelyn Can’t Wait to Go Back to Camp this Summer!

Wayfinder’s Camp Bloomfield transforms the lives of children and teens with vision loss. Camp builds friendship, confidence and independence. That’s what Camp Bloomfield did for Evelyn last year. Evelyn lost her sight when she was a year-and-a-half old due to cancer in both eyes. Maggie, Evelyn’s mother, admits to being protective of Evelyn that after…

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The American flag flying at half-staff with smoky remains of Camp Bloomfield

Camp Bloomfield Woolsey Fire Update

*update* Although the Malibu site was destroyed, Camp Bloomfield lives on! Please check our program page for details. Wayfinder Family Services is sorry to report that our Camp Bloomfield site in Malibu, California, was destroyed by the Woolsey Fire. The American flag—at half-staff in mourning for the lives lost in the tragic shooting in Thousand…

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