Camphill Communities of North America

Camphill is a worldwide movement that seeks to enhance the lives of people in need of services and supports for daily living as well as people committed to service by creating communities where everyone’s contributions are valued without regard to their financial assets, or their intellectual or physical capabilities. Camphill communities have taken up many tasks. Among the most prominent in North American communities are: Providing education, advocacy, therapeutic care and other services to support people with disabilities and helping them participate fully in the world as contributing citizens; Caring for and healing the earth through sustainable and healthy methods of consumption, agriculture, and natural resource use; and Creating social arrangements designed to nurture the growth and development of individuals and families that separate money from work so that all community members contribute their time and skills according to their capabilities and all community members receive sustenance based on their needs.