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Offers a day camp for children grades K-8 and a teen reach camp for junior high school students. Children grade K-8 have the opportunity to explore nature, find new talents, try new activities, grain independence, and make lasting friendships and memories. Services include day camp, sports camps, preschool camp, specialty camps, and summer camp swim lessons. Teen reach campers will learn to respect themselves and others, work out their differences, and discover the value of friendship.

Provides a summer camp for children. Activities include arts and crafts, sports, field trips, nature-based programs, and more. 

Empowerment includes in-school and after school groups for grades 5th - 12th. Empowerment also facilitates summer programs and special client events. Areas of focus include healthy relationships, self-esteem, resiliency, coping skills, social media safety, and age appropriate, fact-based reproductive health education.

Provides programs for after school and summer. 

Provides an atmosphere where elementary-aged children can develop or enhance social, emotional, and physical abilities through a variety of activities. Operating from June through August, some of the activities include chapel, educational guest speakers, swimming, arts and crafts, use of the computer lab, music, picnics, and tours of area businesses. This day camp service is available only to children whose parents/guardians are employed or are continuing their formal education on a full-time basis.

Offers the opportunity to explore nature and try new activities, gain independence and make memories.

Provides programs for after school and summer. 

Program consisting of music theory and hands-on training on percussion and brass and woodwinds. Themed camps teaches life skills and team building exercises.

Offers a wide variety of summer day camp programs throughout central Iowa fitting the needs of day campers alike.

Canwita Day Camp (Ames) – Grades 1-6

Discovery Day Camp (DSM) – Grades 1-6

Hantesa Outrageous (Ames, Boone, DSM, & Madrid) – Grades 5-10

Canwita Outrageous (Ames) – Grades 6-10

Des Moines Outrageous (DSM) – Grades 6-10

Hantesa Day Camp (Ames, Boone, DSM)

***Scholarships may be available.

Offers a day camp for children grades K-8 and a teen reach camp for junior high school students. Children grade K-8 have the opportunity to explore nature, find new talents, try new activities, grain independence, and make lasting friendships and memories. Services include day camp, sports camps, preschool camp, specialty camps, and summer camp swim lessons. Teen reach campers will learn to respect themselves and others, work out their differences, and discover the value of friendship.

Offers single day camps that happen throughout the school year on days when the metro schools are out for holidays or teacher professional development including winter, and spring breaks.

Summer Safari camps offer week long adventures that provide children in grades PreK-7 with the opportunity to engage with nature and build environmental stewardship as the grow into future conservation leaders in their communities. 

Offers specialized bereavement support for adults and children, including grief support groups as well as family and child events. Support groups for young widows and widowers and grieving parents, and a week-long day camp for grieving children (Good Grief Day Camp).

Offering a day program for students entering 6th-12th grade, held at Ames Middle School in Ames, IA.

S.T.E.A.M. Academy participants engage in a curriculum centered around S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics), with activities offered in an inclusive learning environment, led by an experienced staff.

A wide variety of project-based activities are designed to encourage creativity, teamwork, communication, and understanding among all campers.

Offers a wide variety of summer day camp programs throughout central Iowa fitting the needs of day campers alike.

Canwita Day Camp (Ames) – Grades 1-6

Discovery Day Camp (DSM) – Grades 1-6

Hantesa Outrageous (Ames, Boone, DSM, & Madrid) – Grades 5-10

Canwita Outrageous (Ames) – Grades 6-10

Des Moines Outrageous (DSM) – Grades 6-10

Hantesa Day Camp (Ames, Boone, DSM)

***Scholarships may be available.

Offers over 35 different camps for children of all ages. Visit the website, click on Programs and Event Registration to see what is offered. 

Provides the following community-based therapeutic recreational services:

- Athletics and Special Olympics.

- Social outings.

- Arts and crafts.

- Music.

- Day Camp.

- Adult Day Programs.

Offers a variety of camping experiences for girls ages 5-17, including established camps and day camps. 

CAMP SACAJAWEA is located on 405 acres of wooded ravines and plateaus bordering the Des Moines River, providing opportunities for exploration and outdoor activities. 

CAMP TANGLEFOOT, situated partially along the shore of Clear Lake, spans 50 acres and features a meadow for play, forest trails for hiking, and chances to observe wildlife in the prairie and marsh. 

CAMP JOY HOLLOW, located on 360 acres in the Loess Hills north of Sioux City, is ideal for year-round indoor and outdoor troop activities. 

CAMP JULIETTE, set on 27 wooded acres within Marshalltown city limits, offers a natural environment with spring wildflowers and frequent sightings of deer. Additionally, approximately 15 day camps are held throughout the Council during the summer. 

Camperships are available to provide scholarships or tuition assistance for children and youth who may otherwise be unable to attend camp, ensuring accessibility for all participants.