Camp Our Time

Camp Our Time is a sleep-away camp for kids who stutter, their young family members, and friends, ages 8-18. At Camp Our Time, kids who stutter come together from around the nation to gain confidence, validation, and encouragement to pursue their dreams. Our Time helps campers communicate effectively, engage socially, and succeed at school and in their everyday lives. We also welcome young family members and friends of children who stutter who learn how to better support their sibling, cousin, or friend who stutters year-round.

Camp takes place at Blue Star Camps (an American Camp Association Accredited Camp) in Hendersonville, North Carolina, 30 minutes from Asheville. Nestled in the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains, the private 500-acre estate is a sanctuary from the stresses of the real world.

Camp takes place every August.

Activities include: horseback riding, pottery, video, zip-line, rock-climbing, swimming, water slides, kayaking, tennis, basketball, volleyball, soccer, acting, singing, dance, and arts & crafts.

For more information or to register for Camp Our Time:

www.campourtime.org
Email: info@campourtime.org
Call: 212.414.9696

“With the guidance, support, and love that was so very evident, we watched and listened to our son show a side of himself that we did not know he was capable of expressing. Camp Our Time will benefit his growth for years to come.”
-Angela, Camp Our Time parent

“Before Camp Our Time, my confidence was very low, like a 3. Now my confidence is a 10!”
-Daniel, Age 10

CELEBRITY FOCUS

Bill Withers

While Bill Withers has long been on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter, many people probably didn’t realize he stuttered. He passed away on March 30, 2020.

Born in 1938 in Slab Fork, W.V., Withers was the youngest of six children. When his father died when Withers was small, he was raised by his mother and grandmother, both of whom worked as domestics.

John Melendez

He is a talented musician, actor, and comedian. Listen to a podcast.

Ken Venturi

As much of the nation watches the U.S. Open Golf Championship, it is impossible not to think about our late friend Ken Venturi. Ken overcame many challenges to win the Open at Congressional in 1964 and go on to become the voice of golf for more than three decades.

However, Ken faced no bigger obstacle than stuttering. Ken Venturi was a champion to those who stutter, going out of his way to share his personal experience when consulted by a colleague, friend, or child who stutters.

John Stossel

John Stossel is one of the most recognized and articulate reporters today. However, he once considered giving up his broadcasting career because of his stuttering.

“Fear of stuttering can easily become worse than the stuttering itself,” observed Stossel. “The idea that I’m on television and making speeches is still a shock to me sometimes.”

James Earl Jones

Actor James Earl Jones, a Broadway, television and movie star, was well-known for his voice as Darth Vader in Star Wars and his book Voices and Silences. Jones spoke some of the most memorable lines in the history of American film, but the man known for his voice was once afflicted with a severe stutter.