Who are we?

Birmingham PHAB Camps is a small, totally voluntary, organisation whose aim is to encourage the integration of disabled and able-bodied children and young people. We arrange holidays for groups of twenty or so people, in various age groups, during July and August. Half of the participants have disabilities and half are able-bodied. We also arrange holidays for groups of children who have severe multiple disabilities. Volunteer helpers staff the holidays.

We try to provide a range of stimulating activities from canoeing and archery to raft building and rope walks, along with visits to theme parks, farms and the swimming pool. The young people are given the opportunity to participate in new and challenging experiences and everyone can take part together, no matter what their ability. Many of the children involved have no other opportunity of a holiday.

Families are asked to contribute only what they can afford towards the cost of a PHAB holiday — This leaves the Trustees with a lot of fund-raising to do as well as organizing all the holidays. Everyone works voluntarily so there are no salaries to pay and very few expenses are claimed. Our administration costs are less than 1% of our total expenditure each year.

The Trustees, both disabled and able-bodied, include: a nurse, an accountant, a student, an engineer, a carpenter and several people who work with children. The majority of the Trustees act as leaders or volunteers on the holidays as well as being involved, all year round, in the organisation and fund-raising activities.

A copy of our annual report and accounts may be obtained by contacting the treasurer. His details are on the contact page.

Now Recruiting Volunteers

We are now recruiting volunteers for our camps in 2010. If you have been away with us within the last two years you should receive your application form by the end of the first week in February. If you haven't been on a Camp with us before and would like to apply then click here.