Camp SAY: A Summer Camp for Young People who Stutter

For the more than 70 million people who stutter worldwide, every conversation can feel like speaking in front of a crowd: all eyes on you as you know what you want to say but cannot seem to get the words out.

This powerful new PSA, created in partnership with SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young and creative agency BBDO, aims to ignite an overdue national conversation around stuttering to raise awareness and help viewers understand how to supportively listen to people who stutter, and give them as much time as they need to speak.

Please enjoy ‘In the Spotlight’!

About SAY

SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides support, advocacy, and life-changing experiences for young people who stutter, ages 3-18. Since 2001, SAY has offered comprehensive and innovative programs that address the physical, social, and emotional impacts of stuttering. Through summer camp, regional day camps, speech therapy, and creative arts programming, SAY builds a community of acceptance, friendship, and encouragement where young people who stutter can develop the confidence and communication skills they need to thrive. SAY has never turned away a child due to a family’s inability to pay.

SAY Programs:

• Camp SAY: Our 2-week summer camp combines a traditional, sleep-away camp experience with specialized programs and activities that promote self-esteem, engagement, and life-long friendships.
• Camp SAY: Across the USA: Regional day camps that bring the Camp SAY experience to cities across the US. Young people have endless fun while meeting and developing relationships with other kids who stutter in their hometowns.
• Speech Therapy: SAY’s Speech Therapy program is led by a licensed, bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist who has specialized experience with a practical and holistic approach to stuttering therapy that addresses the individual needs and goals of each child.
• Confident Voices: Our ground-breaking, after-school and weekend creative programming employs the arts to inspire expression and imagination, encourage collaboration and connection, and celebrate the voices of kids and teens who stutter.
• SAY: DC: Year-round creative arts programming in the Washington, DC area that provides a supportive space of empathy, friendship, and inspiration for children who stutter and their families.

Camp SAY is dedicated to serving children who stutter from all socioeconomic backgrounds, regardless of financial constraints. To date, no child has ever been turned away due to a family’s inability to pay.

CLICK BELOW to learn how you can support Camp SAY and help keep this life-changing program available to every child who stutters.