-Wounded Warrior Spouse
Who We Serve
“Both of my kids came home with tons of new knowledge, skills, and confidence. We have moved 13 times in 19 years, and the kids never really seemed to fit in with non-military kids because their lives are so different from the friends from school. I really hope that our kids are able to attend next year as they both begged me upon pick-up to allow them to go to a Camp Corral session next summer. It was fun to see how happy they were! Thank you!”
-Wounded Warrior Spouse
“Camp Corral was the best thing that happened to our family all year. Our kids spent 6 days with new people and activities, without electronics, and came home raving about it. My husband and I had 6 days together and were able to reconnect. Time alone like this isn't possible normally because we don't live near family, so we were especially grateful for this time.”
- Wounded Warrior Spouse
Research Advisory Group
Dr. Deb Jordan is a professor in the Department of Recreation Sciences at East Carolina University for the past 10 and a half years. Deb has written three textbooks, over 50 articles, and conducted 100+ presentations at the international, national, and state levels. Deb is a volunteer with the American Camp Association where she serves as co-chair of Standards and a Standards Instructor. She also is the evaluator for the accreditation program of the National Inclusion Project, which accredits camps related to inclusion (both physical and social) for those with special needs. In terms of camp experience, Deb has worked for private and nonprofit camps, directed a leadership camp for girls, and directed camps for military dependents in Germany, Italy, England, and Spain.
Dr. Kavanaugh is Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Associate Professor in Social Work at the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dr. Kavanaugh was previously the social worker at the HDSA Center of Excellence at Washington University in St. Louis, which informed her applied research on children and youth in neurological disorders. Dr. Kavanaugh is a leading expert in young carers and is the Principal Investigator for numerous research studies on families living with neurological disorders including Huntington’s Disease and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). She has received funding from the National Institutes for Health (NIH), Administration on Community Living (ACL), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA). Working with the ALS Association chapters across the U.S., Dr. Kavanaugh developed an evidence-based intervention for young carers, YCare, a multidisciplinary youth caregiving skills and support protocol for youth in families with neurological disorders. She has presented her work both nationally and internationally, and has written several books for children, young adults and families living with families in ALS.
Camp Corral has an important relationship with university grantees to perform valuable work, including but not limited to research. Camp Corral considers that U.S. universities should request a limited amount of indirect costs from private funders. Therefore, Camp Corral's policy is to provide a rate of up to 10% to U.S. universities to allow for additional administrative and overhead costs of the institution to be funded by other sources.