True Friends is the result of two legacy providers coming together. Courage Center Camps and Friendship Ventures partnered together in November 2012 to create a new camp organization to serve people with disabilities. This collaboration brings together two of Minnesota’s largest and most dynamic providers in the disability community. Both organizations have rich histories of providing exceptional and much needed services.

Camp Courage and Camp Friendship are names that have been around for decades. Through the years, Camp Eden Wood, Camp Courage North and Camp New Hope have been added. We are now working together as True Friends, a non-profit organization focused on this mission: Providing life-changing experiences that enhance independence and self-esteem for children and adults with disabilities.

Our programs and services include summer and winter camp, day camp, respite, therapy riding, travel and team building. We serve individuals with physical, developmental and learning disabilities. Through partnering with other organizations, we also host a wide variety of health and education camps. With five Minnesota camps and a Twin Cities office in Plymouth, we serve nearly 4,000 children and adults with disabilities each year.

Many people with disabilities don’t have a wide circle of friends. We see the outcomes at camp … true friendships between campers, staff and volunteers.
We envision a world where experiences and adventures are open to individuals of all abilities. Friends are good, True Friends are better.