Camp Noah

Camp Noah is a resiliency and preparedness camp for children in communities impacted by disaster. Camp Noah provides a safe, caring and fun environment where children build resiliency skills within the familiarity of their own communities, using a proven curriculum designed to help children process their disaster and/or trauma experience through creative activities and play. Camp Noah celebrates every child as special. In this safe and supportive setting, children are encouraged to face their fears, Impacted By Disaster grieve their losses, identify and share their unique gifts and talents, and plan for an amazing future.

Camp Noah began in 1997 as a response to flooding in the Red River Valley (North Dakota and Minnesota). In 2006, Camp Noah grew dramatically when it became a national program in response to Hurricane Katrina. Camp Noah has served over 10,000 children in more than 26 states and Puerto Rico, responding to a wide range of natural and human-caused disasters. Camp Noah is owned and operated on a national basis by Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, with offices located in St. Paul, Minnesota