Thousands of residents in Butte and Plumas Counties remain under mandatory evacuation orders as the Dixie Fire remains active. As of Wednesday night, Cal Fire said more than 1,100 structures have been destroyed. To help the children whose lives may have been completely uprooted by the fire, a nonprofit is stepping in to help.The nonprofit Project:Camp is partnering with Quincy Pioneer Elementary School in Plumas County to provide a free day camp to children ages 6 to 16 who have been impacted by the fire. The camp is open to children who have evacuated, who have lost their homes, or whose parents are first responders or law enforcement personnel.Project:Camp is based in Los Angeles. The nonprofit is funded by donations and grant money to set up day camps in areas where wildfires or disasters strike. The group recently hosted a camp at the Lassen County Fairgrounds as well in response to the Beckwourth Complex Fire."The disaster response system was not designed with children in mind," Mikey Latner, executive director of Project:Camp told KCRA 3. "What we're doing is mitigating and intercepting adverse childhood experiences before they set in by getting here quickly and setting up a space for kids to recognize."The camp opened Wednesday with 27 campers and 12 volunteers. Project:Camp said all volunteers get background checked and undergo training to help children who are experiencing trauma from the Dixie Fire. Laura Hollister, the school's principal, said many of her campus' families have been evacuated or lost their homes due to the Dixie Fire. Many of the campers on Wednesday were her students, as well as children from Greenville, the town left mostly in ruin after the Dixie Fire tore through. "We're resilient folk here," Hollister said. "Some of the people who are volunteering in this camp have actually lost their homes."Camp will run Wednesdays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch will be provided to all campers from the school's cafeteria, as well as snacks and water throughout the day. The number of campers per day depends on the number of volunteers. Project:Camp's ratio is two counselors per 10 campers. Thursday, a group of 20 college volleyball players is scheduled to visit the camp to teach a volleyball clinic. If you are in need of safe child care or want to help:Click here to register your child for camp Click here to register yourself as a volunteerClick here to donate or learn more about Project:Camp