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Camp Royall is the Nation’s oldest and largest camp for individuals with Autism - located in Pittsboro, NC.

The Cooper Royall Foundation funds yearly scholarships to their weeklong summer camp for Autistic campers. Additionally, CRF is visioning and funding an Adaptive Play Zone and other strategic growth opportunities to bolster the Camp’s offerings!

The WCU UP Program provides an inclusive, two-year, on-campus living and learning experience for college-aged persons with intellectual disability. The goal of the program is to facilitate UP students' transition from secondary school to adult life with education, employment, and independent living.

INREACH provides a wide variety of services, including job training, to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families, in the Charlotte region.

CRF is funding the INREACH puppet troupe to perform “Barnyard News” at schools across the city. The show is performed by individuals with intellectual disabilities and teaches young children about people with disabilities and inclusion.

The Cooper Royall Foundation is embarking on an EXCITING NEW INITIATIVE to enhance the employment ecosystem in Charlotte for individuals with intellectual disabilities. We envision a place-based strategy to grow jobs opportunities, training, transportation and awareness anchored in the SouthPark neighborhood:

• Partner with Charlotte based nonprofits that focus/create employment training and job opportunities for the intellectual disability community.

• Create/ fund necessary supports to create a hub of employment that supports SouthPark’s 350+ neighborhood hotels, shops, restaurants, and service providers.

• Incrementally create an ecosystem of inclusivity, opportunities, and celebration of people of all abiliies in the heart of Charlotte.

ClemsonLIFE, is one of the nation’s leading post-secondary programs for young adults with Special Needs. The program focuses on teaching life and employment skills.

CRF funds a yearly grant in aid to assist one student to attend LIFE and has co-developed the 50 by ‘25 Initiative w/ LIFE to grow the program by 25% and create an Inclusive Certificate of Hospitality Management.

WinthropLIFE is a federally designated post-secondary program built to strengthen skills in the areas of employment, self-determination, health and nutrition, social networking, and independent living. CRF has partnered with WinthropLIFE to hire additional faculty to double the size of the program!