As your child heads back to the classroom, Pine Tree Society’s Children’s Case Management Team is here to help achieve a smooth transition for families, students and teachers. Below are our ten top tips. But first, do you know what a Case Manager does? In short, Case Managers are the bridge between all aspects of a child’s life; coordinating Read More ›
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Providing critical services for Maine kids with disabilities as the school year begins
Pine Tree Society is now accepting Children’s Case Management referrals with no waitlist; allowing families to receive much needed assistance without having to wait for an opening. “Due to the pandemic, so many services have closed down,” noted Mike Bell, team leader of children’s case management at Pine Tree Society. “There are fewer Read More ›
Pine Tree Camp launches all-new Family Camping opportunity
Pine Tree Camp is the premier place where Maine kids and adults with disabilities go to enjoy the freedom and fun of fully accessible outdoor recreation. For the first time ever, families can now share that experience together through Pine Tree Camp’s all new Family Camping. In response to the pandemic, Pine Tree Camp has expanded its programming Read More ›
Adaptive Water Sports at Pine Tree Camp!
Join us on July 24th from 10am-4pm for a special edition of our Adventure Day Pass program! In addition to all of the recreational opportunities we have here at camp, we will also be offering adaptive waterskiing! To make this special day happen, we are partnering with Equip for Living Foundation and Leap of Faith Adaptive Skiers. Registration is Read More ›
Pine Tree Camp is there – no matter what, thanks to you
Donate today. “Each tiny effort builds on the next, so that brick by brick magnificent things can be created.” I came across this quote recently and it made me think of the transformative impact of Pine Tree Camp. Let me share a story with you… Deborah first came to Pine Tree Camp in 1962. It was the family physician who suggested Pine Read More ›
Pine Tree Camp gives a leg up for learning
Being outside in nature gives kids a leg up for learning. We are excited about the opportunity for Pine Tree Camp to be a part of your summer programming to help offset learning loss for your students with disabilities. Social and emotional learning and physical well being has never been more crucial for students and our fully accessible campus Read More ›
Pine Tree Camp delivers a fully accessible April staycation for Maine kids with disabilities
Parents of kids with disabilities are looking for safe staycation alternatives for school break, and Pine Tree Camp has stepped up to fill that need with its first ever Pine Tree Camp to You Spring Week. All campers need is a spirit of adventure, an Internet connection, a mobile device or computer and a free Zoom account. Pine Tree Camp will Read More ›
Pine Tree Camp expands to offer winter opportunities
On February 13, for the first time ever, Pine Tree Camp opened its gates for something really special: winter Adventure Day Pass. Megan and her nine-year old son Trey were among the dozens of families who came for some barrier-free winter fun. Megan and Trey weren’t able to get outside very much this winter and Read More ›
Distance Learning: Top 10 Tips – Introduction
The 2020/2021 school year is approaching and schools are preparing for multiple scenarios – one of which is distance learning. Pine Tree Society was able to jump in and support schools and their students with special needs during the spring shutdown. There’s no doubt about it, we learned a lot. Everyone did. We wanted to share our Top 10 distance Read More ›