Camp Noah

A Camp Noah event is hosted wherever it is needed, in disaster-impacted communities across the country. Camp Noah can also be done as a preparedness camp to equip children with the resiliency skills that will help them successfully respond to challenges they will face in the future.

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, grieve their losses, identify and share their unique gifts and talents, and plan for an amazing future.

Camp Noah is a locally hosted event for elementary-age children whose communities have been impacted by disaster.

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 in response to Hurricane Katrina. Camp Noah has developed into a nationally recognized program for children whose communities have been impacted by disasters.

To date, Camp Noah has been hosted in 27 states and Puerto Rico in response to a wide range of natural and human-caused disasters. Since 1997, more than 250 camps with 4,000+ adult volunteers have served nearly 12,000 elementary-age children. Camp Noah has a very small but dedicated staff, based in Minnesota.

Camp Noah is owned and operated on a national basis by Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota.