{"id":110988,"date":"2022-02-05T09:46:34","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T14:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=110988"},"modified":"2022-02-05T09:46:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T14:46:34","slug":"registration-is-open-for-camp-via-for-teens-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=110988","title":{"rendered":"Registration is Open for Camp Via for Teens With Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BETHLEHEM, PA \u2013 Registration is open for this summer\u2019s Camp Via, a program of Via of the Lehigh Valley. Camp Via, formerly called Via Teen Summer Experience, helps teens with varying disabilities develop social skills and peer networks that lead to success in young adult life, career development and independence.\u00a0 Since 2008, hundreds of individuals have participated in this program to enhance independence at home and in the community.<\/p>\n<p>Camp Via is for teens and young adults from age 12 to 21 and runs from June 13 to August 19. The program provides opportunities to participate in a wide range of activities that include job shadowing and career counseling, volunteer activities in a variety of inclusive settings, and a series of recreational and team-building activities.<\/p>\n<p>Camp Via staff can set up a virtual informational session for schools, groups or organizations to talk with staff and\/or families about this program. Scholarships are available. To learn more, please contact\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:M.Ebert@ViaNet.org\">M.Ebert@ViaNet.org<\/a>\u00a0or 610-628-2326 x504. For a brochure and to register, visit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vianet.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.vianet.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1644156682172000&amp;usg=AOvVaw04Q5mgFiRaKKy7azcf_Xqe\">www.vianet.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Via welcomes businesses and organizations to sponsor a fun day or more so that teens have a truly rewarding experience. To sponsor, please contact Michele Grasso, VP of Development &amp; Communications at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:M.Grasso@ViaNet.org\">M.Grasso@ViaNet.org<\/a>\u00a0 or 484-893-5396.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Via of the Lehigh Valley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Serving our community since 1952, Via helps people reach their full potential.\u00a0 In a typical year, Via provides services to 1,250 children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities living in Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Monroe, Bucks and Berks counties. These services include vocational exploration, community employment, educational activities, volunteer and recreational opportunities for teens and adults and early intervention therapies and inclusive education for young children. Visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vianet.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.vianet.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1644156682172000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2fxg5FPgXF1pQsWowUXquY\">www.ViaNet.org<\/a>\u00a0to learn more.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nMichele Grasso, MPA<br \/>\nVice President of Development &#038; Communications<br \/>\nVia of the Lehigh Valley<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ViaNet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.ViaNet.org\/<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BETHLEHEM, PA \u2013 Registration is open for this summer\u2019s Camp Via, a program of Via of the Lehigh Valley. Camp Via, formerly called Via Teen Summer Experience, helps teens with &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=110988\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Registration is Open for Camp Via for Teens With Disabilities<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":110989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/via-camp.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110988"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=110988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/110989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=110988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=110988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=110988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}