Camp FACE

Finding Acceptance in a

Camping Environment

Camp FACE was founded in 1993 to offer youth with craniofacial differences the opportunity to meet one another, build friendships, and share their experiences. Many Camp FACE campers have a cleft lip and/or cleft palate, and several campers have other facial differences like Crouzon syndrome or tumors. The three-day camp takes place each year from a Friday evening through a Sunday morning in early summer.

Camp FACE Campers and Counselors 2011

Camp FACE offers the following types of activities each year for our campers:

Nature walks
Self esteem building
Sports
Visits from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Hair and make up for girls
Games
Arts and crafts
A dance!

Camp FACE offers free coach bus transportation to and from the campsite from Baltimore City. Although most campers who attend Camp FACE are from the greater Baltimore/Washington D.C. area, campers from all over the United States have attended and are welcome as long as they can get to and from camp. Most campers come back year after year and several of our counselors were former campers! The Camp FACE family grows each and every year!

Mission Statement

The mission of Camp FACE is to offer teens with congenital facial differences the opportunity to spend time in a safe camp environment where all campers share similar differences and life experiences.