Youth Camps
Rainbow Resource Centre is proud to offer two subsidized summer camps for Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning (2SLGBTQ+) youth in Manitoba. Our camps build confidence, create feelings of acceptance, and foster positive and lasting friendships. Camp Aurora and Spirit Day Camp are building a generation of 2SLGBTQ+ youth who will be proud leaders.
NEW: Spirit Day Camp (ages 10-13)
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Camp Aurora (ages 14-17)
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Our Objectives
- To create safe(r) spaces by challenging all forms of discrimination such as homophobia, transphobia, biphobia, racism, sexism, classism, ableism, ageism, fatphobia, xenophobia and the ongoing impacts of colonization;
- To engage with and learn from positive role models and connect with 2SLGBTQ+ peers;
- To provide opportunities for campers to build new skills through experiential learning;
- To encourage community engagement, participation, and volunteerism;
- To facilitate social inclusion for campers from rural, northern and urban settings;
- To foster and strengthen youth leadership skills;
- To ensure the youth-centered content, spirit, and longevity of the camp;
- To ensure camp is accessible to all youth, regardless of socio-economic status;
- To celebrate all aspects of identity; and
- To foster existing, and establish new community relationships
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at any time at info@rainbowresourcecentre.org
Support Rainbow's Summer Youth Camps
Please consider supporting Camp Aurora and Spirit Day Camp with your donation. This valuable experience is available to youth because people like you help us out. The camper registration costs are $450 (Camp Aurora) and $225 (Spirit Day Camp), and we can waive these fees with no questions asked. The remaining costs associated with camp are covered by grants and contributions from generous donors. Keeping camp costs to a minimum gives us the opportunity to have EVERY youth at camp, regardless of financial restrictions and that is incredibly important to us. It may only be five-day camp, but for many of our youth this is enough keep them going throughout the year. Our camps build confidence, creates feelings of acceptance, and fosters positive and lasting friendships. Camp Aurora and Spirit Day Camp are building a generation of 2SLGBTQ+ youth who will be proud leaders.