"I am so thankful for the yoga classes that Camp Phoenix has provided my son, now age 6. The yoga introduces him to a method of calming himself which is especially important when you have a child with Asperger's Syndrome... and he has out of control anger/behavior...I am so thrilled to have instruction of this high quality available at no cost, because otherwise, my son wouldn't get it at all." – mother of 6 year old male participant
"I wish I could live here." - female participant, age 10
"I have grown from a seed to a wonderful rose. Now I know that I am stronger than I thought".
- female participant, age 12
"I don't know who else would do this for us, and I respect you for that. Thank you."
-11 year old female participant
"I trusted that I was safe." - female participant, age 11
"My son LOVED coming to the Phoenix Center! He talked about it all night, even did yoga at home, and said he used some of your techniques at school and it helped him. He has tried so many extracurricular activities, and they never know how to work with him. Thank you." – parent of 7 year old participant
"I built courage, braveness." – 13 year old female participant
"My son was really excited about the after-school program and up at 4:00 this morning. This is something that he needs." - parent of 11 year old male participant.
"Camp Phoenix is important to me because I have friends, adults here that care."
"When I come here I feel good because we work things out."
"Camp Phoenix is important to me because it helps me at school."
"When I come here I feel really, really happy because I start to make good choices."
"My girls have learned to lift up their heads, pick up their talents and let their dreams come back."
- parent of female participants, ages 11 & 13