Youth Leadership Camp
American summer camp
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The Youth Leadership Camp (YLC) is an annual four-week leadership program for deaf high school students which has been operating in the United States as a non-profit organization since the late 1960s.[1] Youth Leadership Camp activities are conducted in American Sign Language.
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Camp Taloali in Stayton, Oregon | |
| Formation | July 27, 1969 |
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| Coordinates | 44°47′31.53″N 122°43′51.27″W |
| Website | youth |
History
From July 27 to August 23, 1969, the first camp was held in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Sixty-four freshmen and sophomore students attended.[2]
From 2005 to the present, the camp has been at Camp Taloali in Stayton, Oregon.[3] Camp Taloali is accredited by the American Camp Association and is associated with the Lions Club in the states of Oregon and Washington.
Past YLC Locations
- 1969: Pine Lake Camp in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania in The Poconos
- 1970–1989: Swan Lake Lodge in Pengilly, Minnesota
- 1990–2002: Camp Taloali in Stayton, Oregon
- 2003: Camp Lakodia in Madison, South Dakota
- 2004: Sertoma Camp Endeavor in Dundee, Florida near Winter Haven