Empower Spinal Cord Injury

2021 Virtual Summer Program
June 13-26, 2021

Program Details


​Our online, Virtual Program will include the following:
  • One-on-one and group peer-led rehabilitation counseling
  • One-on-one and group peer mentoring sessions
  • Social hangouts with others who have been through similar experiences
  • Recreational education and networking with organizations involved in the recreation community
  • Yoga/meditation
  • Goal-focused mobility and daily living skills sessions 2x/week with clinical specialists
  • Education with specialists and experts in the area of spinal cord injury​
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DATES: June 13-26, 2021

​COST: $300 total, scholarships are available 
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Registration is first-come, first served, and is capped at 12 participants, so sign-up soon!  




​Application Fee & Program Fee

Typical Day

Participants will have 4-6 hours of programming 3 days a week.  The daily programming will be spread out between the hours of 9am and 8pm depending on the participant's specific schedule, with multiple breaks integrated throughout the day.  A sample daily program schedule is listed below:

9-10:30am: Peer Lead Goal Specific Occupational Therapy Group Session
12-1pm: Education Topic Peer Lead Q&A Lunch
1-2pm: Rehab Counseling Group
3-4pm: One-on-One Recreational session 
6-7pm: Education Topic Peer Lead Q&A Dinner
7-8pm: Social Hour

Programming will include 3 weekend commitments: an participant orientation on Sunday the 13th, a social gathering on Saturday the 19th, and closing ceremonies on Saturday the 23rd.  Caregivers are encouraged to be present if the participant is unable to independently manage their screening device.