Camp Big Heart
Camp John Hope FFA-FCCLA Center, 281 Hope Entrance Rd, Fort Valley, GA 31030
About
Camp Big Heart offers overnight camp sessions that include dances, lake days, talent shows, arts and crafts, music, swimming, adaptive sports, theater, and science activities. Campers take part in these activities during two separate one-week sessions each summer.
• Ages: 12–18 years old
• Schedule: Two one-week overnight sessions each June; Week One for youth campers ages 12–24 from June 7–12, 2026, and Week Two for adult campers ages 18–60 from June 14–19, 2026, with check-in on Sunday from 2–4 PM and check-out on Friday from 8–9 AM
Camp Big Heart is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that has operated since 1984 and serves children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The camp serves approximately 115 campers per week across its two one-week sessions and welcomes campers who are ambulatory and bathroom independent and able to attend to their own personal needs with supervision and minimal assistance. Camp Big Heart is accredited by the American Camp Association. Care at Camp Big Heart is provided by experienced professionals in special education, therapeutic services, social services, and healthcare, along with college students, young professionals, and long-time volunteers, and multiple registered nurses are on duty. The program is supported by Civitan clubs across Georgia, which raise funds, assist with planning and board leadership, and volunteer their time. One parent described Camp Big Heart as “life-changing” for their daughter on the autism spectrum, a long-time staff member shared that the camp has shaped their passion for working with the special needs community, and a camper named Logan said, “I just love being here at Camp Big Heart, I feel like I’m at home, this is my form of respite.”
Last updated July 30, 2026.
• Ages: 12–18 years old
• Schedule: Two one-week overnight sessions each June; Week One for youth campers ages 12–24 from June 7–12, 2026, and Week Two for adult campers ages 18–60 from June 14–19, 2026, with check-in on Sunday from 2–4 PM and check-out on Friday from 8–9 AM
Camp Big Heart is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that has operated since 1984 and serves children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The camp serves approximately 115 campers per week across its two one-week sessions and welcomes campers who are ambulatory and bathroom independent and able to attend to their own personal needs with supervision and minimal assistance. Camp Big Heart is accredited by the American Camp Association. Care at Camp Big Heart is provided by experienced professionals in special education, therapeutic services, social services, and healthcare, along with college students, young professionals, and long-time volunteers, and multiple registered nurses are on duty. The program is supported by Civitan clubs across Georgia, which raise funds, assist with planning and board leadership, and volunteer their time. One parent described Camp Big Heart as “life-changing” for their daughter on the autism spectrum, a long-time staff member shared that the camp has shaped their passion for working with the special needs community, and a camper named Logan said, “I just love being here at Camp Big Heart, I feel like I’m at home, this is my form of respite.”
Last updated July 30, 2026.
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