"What a terrific experience! My son went to Camp Words Unspoken this past summer. It was his first time away from home and it was beyond amazing. It was the first time he heard another child stutter and he was glad to not be the only one, like his experience at school.

The staff members were very professional and they went out of their way to make every family member comfortable, especially each camper. The program was well organized. It was a combination of confidence building skills, team building activities, speech support and plain old camp fun. The inflatable obstacle course was a favorite as well as the paddle boarding, basketball games, and campfire. My son made many friends and felt very comfortable with all of the caring counselors. My son and his buddies learned to become one with their stutter, not to see it as a negative, but to embrace it.

On our drive home, my son stated, “I’m going back again next summer!” He’s counting down the days."

Susan, Parent of a camper

"I cannot say enough about the CWU experience for our whole family – this was absolutely incredible. We went into this camp thinking that my camper would get some extra speech therapy and meet some kids his age that stutter. We left camp realizing that his stutter isn’t something that needs to be ‘fixed’ but rather something that we as non-stutterers need to accept and become used to. The amount of support and celebration of the stuttering community that we experienced in our short times at CWU while dropping off and picking up was absolutely profound. It was emotional for us as parents to see all of these incredible people coming together to support my child and care for him. I am so thankful for CWU for giving my camper the beginnings of being confident in his stutter and learning to accept it and ‘make friends with it’. He is already looking forward to next year, as are we!"

Shannon, Parent of a camper

"Camp Words Unspoken is just simply amazing. I would recommend it to any parent who has a child that stutters.

I was absolutely amazed by how beautiful the camp is. My son loved that he was able to run around and play baseball, football, and swim in the lake or pool. He is a picky eater and loved all the food. Especially the hot cocoa!

When we arrived we were immediately greeted by one of the volunteers who actually remembered my son’s name. She was kind, and comforting. This was my son’s first experience away from home and right away she eased his nervousness (and mine!)

My little guy loved his cabin, all his cabin mates and most of all his camp counselors. He had never met another person who stutters, but for him to see adults that have a stutter, that are confident and accepting, made such a huge difference in how he thinks about his speech. He is way more confident, even now, months later. He still sings his favorite song “we stutter loudly, we stutter proudly” – that the kids sang during closing ceremonies. There wasn’t a dry eye in the audience! We were so proud of how far they all came in less than a week. They were so confident singing and really found a safe place with other kids and adults who understand them.

From a parent’s point of view, I cannot say enough great things about the founder, Brandon, and all the volunteers (especially Kunal) who went above and beyond well after the end of camp. The speech pathologists were also amazing. I spoke with Debbie on the phone, months after camp, when my son was having a little bit of a hard time. She gave me some wonderful insight and ways to help him when he is struggling.

Thank you to Brandon and all the volunteers. We look forward to coming back next year to see our CWU family!"

Kyleen, Parent of a camper