Family HEART Camp is a place for families to learn Nonviolent Communication (NVC) skills, while putting them into practice. It’s an opportunity to receive support for the sticky places, where you long to show up with each other in ways consistent with your values, even when you are exhausted and low-resourced. 

Families come to camp longing for more:

• Harmony in their family
• Skill in navigating challenges in relationships
• Strategies for staying connected as they grow and change
• Autonomy and choice as individuals
• Support in growing their skills in nonviolence
• Tools for navigating an ever more polarized world

Programing & Activities

Camp is structured around Community Sourced Programming (CSP), an adaptation of Open Space Technology (OST), which allows both staff and campers, of any age, to make offerings for the day.

Sessions led by our Program Team infuse the community with a rich experience of the values at the core of Family HEART Camp, while sharing the communication skills that help us all realize those values. Session offerings range from more structured teaching of NVC, to games, crafts, and other explorations grounded in NVC, that appeal to a wide range of ages and interests.

The great benefit of Community Sourced Programing is its flexibility to meet the needs of each camp community, recognizing that everyone — children included — are important contributors to the community.

Who Comes to Camp?

Our camp families come in all shapes and sizes, and have ranged in age from from 3 months to 80 years. Families at camp may span multiple generations or be a single person. What all of our families have in common is curiosity, a willingness to learn, and a longing for more connection and harmony, in their family, their community, and in the world.



Family HEART Camp is a family residential retreat, meaning only staff and registered families participate. Sessions are not open to members of the public who have not pre-registered for camp. We start and end the week together, without visitors, allowing for the creation of a clear community container to better support us in building trust, and a sense of belonging, that campers of all ages can lean into as they learn and practice.

Lions Camp At Wrightwood Village

The Lions Camps at Wrightwood Village is located just outside of Wrightwood, California in the beautiful Angeles National Forest with elevation providing cooler temperatures during summertime. 

Nearby airports include: Ontario (ONT) 54 miles, Burbank (BUR) 90 miles, Los Angeles (LAX) 100 miles.

 Wifi and cell service are minimal, providing a lovely opportunity to unplug and connect with your family.

Lodging Options

• Cabins with bunk beds (bring your own bedding)
• Tent camping (bring your own tent & gear)

There are flush toilets and warm showers throughout camp.

Meals

Our hosts at Wrightwood Village will provide healthy, enjoyable meals that satisfy the dietary needs and preferences of a large variety of campers. We are able to accommodate omnivorous, vegetarian and vegan diets, with provisions for gluten free and dairy-free meals.

Rates

Per person sliding scale:*
$850 - Supports those with fewer resources to attend
$800 - Support our team's sustainability
$750 - Requested standard contribution  
$700 - Discounted rate
$650 - Scholarship rate
Age 5 and younger no fee

*Our sliding scale is intended to make camp more accessible, while providing income that covers our expenses and contributes to the training team's sustainability. Families who contribute at the top of the sliding scale support our ability to offer spaces at a cost below the bottom of the sliding scale, to families who would not otherwise be able to participate. Please choose an amount that reflects your ability to contribute. 

Cancellation Policy

We understand that sometimes you may need to cancel due to circumstances that changed after you made your original plan to attend camp. We value flexibility, knowing that you are tending to the needs of your family. We want to be responsive to both your needs and those of the organizers of FHC who have made financial commitments in order to hold camp. 

Our cancellation policy is guided by our care for your needs and our need for integrity and financial sustainability. We have made agreements with our venue requiring a final count for camp by a specific date. This final count determines the fee we pay them, regardless of cancellations after that date. 

• If we cancel we will return to you 100% of your payment.
• If you cancel on, or before Friday, April 4th, 2025, we will refund your tuition, minus a (20%) cancellation fee.
• Cancellations made on or after Friday, May 2, 2025 will not be refunded