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 ›
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Pine Tree Camp Family Recreation Weekends
Returning Campers: CLICK HERE to register. New Campers: CLICK HERE to register. This summer we are offering a new program: Family Recreation Weekends! Spend three days on the shore on North Pond with your family. This offering includes a cabin, all the activities run by trained Pine Tree Camp staff, meals, and participation in specially Read More ›
Assistive Technology Spotlight: Learn more about the Voiceitt app
In this video, Katie Beach, Speech-Language Pathologist at Pine Tree Society, shares how the speech recognition app, Voiceitt, works and why this technology can be such an empowering communication tool. Technology is powerful and, when it comes to communication, it can be life changing. Pine Tree Society’s Speech and Assistive Technology Read More ›
Assistive Technology Spotlight: Learn more about laser projection keyboards
Technology is powerful and, when it comes to communication, it can be life changing. Assistive Technology is any device, piece of equipment, or product that makes it easier for someone with a disability to live more independently. In this video, Linda Bonnar, director of Pine Tree Society's Speech and Assistive Technology program, tells us Read More ›
Embodying the ‘Spirit of Pine Tree Camp,’ Community Support adapts to offer programming safely during COVID-19
Pine Tree Society offers a family of programs and services embodying the "Spirit of Pine Tree Camp." Check out how our Community Support programs in Auburn and Scarborough are adapting to offer clients opportunities to connect, engage in meaningful activities and access the outdoors during this challenging time. Like what you see? We are Read More ›
Your continued support, during the good times and the bad, transforms lives.
Make a difference. Donate today. I usually begin my letters to you by asking for your help. There’s no doubt about it, we need you more than ever. But I wanted to take a moment to say thank you. This has been a challenging time. Your continued support of Maine people with disabilities is inspirational to me, our staff and the people Read More ›
Pine Tree Society’s Community Support: Let’s be together in a safe way
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the way in which services are delivered to adults with disabilities. Just five months ago, Pine Tree Society’s Community Support program sites in Auburn and Scarborough would be bustling centers of activity with close to 75 people gathering each morning and then departing to access group activities designed Read More ›
Our campers need us: You can help
“In every challenge lives a greater opportunity.” As we mark Pine Tree Camp’s 75th anniversary, this quote could not ring truer. In mid-March, as Maine shut down as a result of COVID-19, Pine Tree Camp opened. We opened two months early. Why? Schools were closed. Services that people with disabilities rely on were suspended. Our Read More ›
Pine Tree Camp set the stage for independence
“My parents wanted me to have increased independence away from home and Pine Tree Camp was the first real outlet for that. It set the stage for some other things to happen in my life that were important.” That’s how Craig Popper described his experience at Pine Tree Camp when he was in 8th grade. Now in his 30s, he’s a lawyer living in Read More ›