During my 30+ years of teaching, I noticed that many of the students identified as special needs were misclassified. They fell behind their peers due to socioeconomic reasons, not learning or medical disability. After years of repeated failures and rejection, students lose hope and shut down, some even drop out of school. I also noticed that low self-esteem due to lack of poor proper nutrition, clothes, constantly moving, and hygiene, as well as cause them to fall further behind their peers. Without full holistic support, disadvantaged students cannot perform as well as their peers, in the general education setting, thus denying them their right to an adequate education. Camp Dori Inc. was created because I saw the need for positive role models and early academic preparation for children in low-income areas and displaced women with children.

Even though Camp Dori Inc. aims to spread a wide net by investing in a variety of programs, its primary focus is to prepare low-income preschool and elementary aged children to be successful in school and beyond. We equip them with the necessary foundational academic tools in a safe, nurturing space.  We also provide financially challenged displaced women with practical resources needed to not only survive but to thrive. In addition, Camp Dori Inc. conducts workshops in impoverished countries for teachers with mild to moderate students in their classroom.