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This category is for resident or day camps for children, adults, or families affected by cancer.

Resources in This Category

• Angel On My Shoulder

  http://www.angelonmyshoulder.org/
  Camp Angel and Camp Teen Angel: cost-free weekend retreats for kids affected by cancer through a loved one. Held at Camp Luther in Three Lakes, Wisconsin, and Camp Manito-Wish YMCA in Boulder Junction, Wisconsin. Dates, photos, forms, and program details.

• Arizona Camp Sunrise

  http://www.azcampsunrise.org/
  Overnight program for ages 8 to 16 who have or had cancer, for siblings, and day camp for ages 3 to 7. Calendar, programs, and message board for registered campers. In Payson, Arizona.

• Australia - Camp Quality

  http://www.campquality.org.au/
  Non-profit, volunteer organization providing support for children with cancer. Holds children's camps and family camps at locations throughout Australia. Programs, dates, locations, and registration form.

• Barretstown

  http://www.barretstown.org/
  An operation which offers life-enhancing programmes for seriously ill children, and support for parents and carers. Includes map, history and donation information.

• Camp Barnabas

  http://www.campbarnabas.org/
  Christian camp for kids and teens, ages 7 to 17, with life-threatening illnesses and disabilities. Activities, scholarships, calendar, and staff. In Purdy, Missouri.

• Camp Boggy Creek

  http://www.boggycreek.org/
  Free weeklong summer sessions, in Eustis, Florida, for ages 7 to 16, with life-threatening and chronic illnesses. Includes family weekends, annual schedule by illness, medical facilities, and application.

• Camp Care

  http://www.campcare.org/
  Provides children with cancer the opportunity to go to camp, have fun, and meet others like themselves. Includes mission statement, events, photo gallery, links, contacts, and a guestbook. [North Carolina]

• Camp CoHoLo

  http://www.campcoholo.com/
  Provides camping experiences to children with cancer and blood disorders. Features information about camp life, volunteers, photo gallery, and contacts. [Nebraska]

• Camp Debbie Lou

  http://www.campdebbielou.com/
  Invites the entire family of cancer stricken children for a summer camping experience. Includes information about camp, who can attend, and volunteer opportunities. [North Carolina]

• Camp Good Days and Special Times

  http://www.campgooddays.org/
  Provides programs and services to improve the quality of life for children and families whose lives have been touched by cancer and other life challenges.

• Camp Happy Days

  http://www.camphappydays.org/
  Special annual camp for children with cancer. Information, location, and counselor application.

• Camp Hobe

  http://www.camphobekids.org/
  Offers day camp, for cancer patients ages 4 to 5; overnight camps for ages 6 to 12 and ages 13 to 19, siblings included. Pictures, stories, announcements, and events. In Tooele, Utah.

• Camp Magical Moments

  http://www.campmagicalmoments.org/
  Offers children with cancer a place of retreat in an environment of fun, friendship, and love. Features camp information, news, message board, photo gallery, funding opportunities, and how to volunteer. [Idaho]

• Camp Mak-A-Dream

  http://www.campdream.org/
  A cost-free camp for children and young adults with cancer located in Montana and operated by Children's Oncology Camp Foundation. Offers a variety of activities including swimming, a ropes course and archery.

• Camp Millennium

  http://www.campmillennium.org/
  A summer camp for children dealing with cancer. Features a picture gallery, events, donation opportunities, contacts, and registration information. [Oregon]

• Camp Okizu

  http://www.okizu.org/
  Week-long camps for children with cancer, or for siblings; weekend programs for families, or teens and siblings. Program details, calendar, and staff information. In Novato, California.

• Camp Oochigeas

  http://www.ooch.org/
  Provides an active, outdoor experience for children with cancer. Also offers chemotherapy treatment onsite. Features fact sheet, what's new, how to get involved, history, directions, facilities, and photographs. [Ontario, Canada]

• Camp Quality

  http://campquality.org/
  Non-profit, volunteer organization that provides a free week-long camping experience and year-round support program for children with cancer and their families. Camps are held at five Canadian locations. Photos, activities, and contact information.

• Camp Quality Hong Kong

  http://www.campquality.org.hk/
  Providing year-round support for children undergoing treatment for cancer and their families. Features latest camp news, calendar, fundraising, links, and a message board.

• Camp Quality Michigan

  http://www.campqualityusa.org/mi/Home.aspx
  Provides a camping experience for children with cancer. Includes how to become a contributor, a dream list, staff applications, events, pictures, and contact information.

• Camp Quality Ohio

  http://www.campqualityohio.org/
  Free week-long camp and year-round support services for children with cancer and their families. Dates, photos, camp song, and camper and companion registration forms.

• Camp Quality USA

  http://www.campqualityusa.org/
  Offers special children diagnosed with cancer a chance to attend camp. Includes schedule, how to help, news, pictures, and links to locations.

• Camp Rising Sun

  http://www.camprisingsun.com/
  A free camp for children who have been diagnosed with cancer. Information provided about campers, staff, reunions, memories, and how to donate. [Connecticut]

• Camp Sanguinity

  http://www.campsanguinity.org/
  Allows kids a chance to make friends and share experiences with other young cancer patients. Includes camp history, how to donate or volunteer, and a photo gallery. [Texas]

• Camp Smile-A-Mile

  http://www.campsam.org/
  Summer camp for tots, kids, and teens with cancer; weekend family camps; and fall single-day events. Activities, medical information, staff, and schedule. In Alexander City, Alabama.

• Camp Sunshine

  http://www.mycampsunshine.com/
  Programs for kids, aged 7 to 12, and teens, aged 13 to 18, with cancer; sibling and family weekends. Activities, calendar, medical staff, applications, and history. In Rutledge, Georgia.

• Camp Sunshine Dreams

  http://www.campsunshinedreams.com/
  A camp for children with cancer and their siblings. Features photographs, donors, calendar, links, forms, and contact information. [California]

• Camp Ta-Kum-Ta

  http://www.takumta.org/
  Offers a safe and challenging camping experience for Vermont children who have had cancer. Includes history, funding, news, donations, gallery, links, and contact information.

• Camp Trillium

  http://www.camptrillium.com/
  Offers free programs to children with cancer and their families. Has two permanent camp sites in Ontario: Garratt's Island, near Sandbanks Provincial Park; and Rainbow Lake, in Waterford. Also operates summer day camps in eight cities. Program information, photos, volunteer and staff opportunities, and forms.

• Camp Wapiyapi

  http://www.wapiyapi.org/
  Provides at no cost, a respite for children with cancer and their families. Features camp history, volunteering, photographs, reunions, and contact information. [Colorado]

• Children's Oncology Camping Association International

  http://www.cocai.org/
  Provides resources and ideas for those offering a summer camp experience to children diagnosed with cancer.

• Dream Day on Cape Cod

  http://dreamdayoncapecod.wordpress.com/
  Non-profit organization providing seriously ill children and their families with respite from hospitals and treatments through summer camp sessions and annual holiday events on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

• Dream Street Foundation

  http://www.dreamstreetfoundation.org/
  Dedicated to providing a free camping program to children with chronic or life threatening diseases. Includes information about program, how to volunteer, calendar of events, and a photo gallery. [California]

• Eagle Mount

  http://www.eaglemount.org/
  Creates therapeutic and recreational opportunities for people of all ages and disabilities. Information provided about programs available, how to participate, staff, events, picture gallery, and contacts. [Montana]

• First Descents

  http://www.firstdescents.org/
  Free seven-day kayak camp in Vail, Colorado for young adults ages 15 to 25 with cancer. Camp history, agenda, message board, and applications.

• Happiness Is Camping

  http://www.happinessiscamping.org/
  Free traditional overnight camp for girls and boys ages 6-16. Campers attend from one to four weeks, depending on their health. Staffed by doctors and nurses from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Located in Blairstown, New Jersey. Program, dates, FAQ, and registration form.

• Hole In The Wall Gang

  http://www.holeinthewallgang.org/
  No-fee camp for youth, ages 7 to 15, with cancer and serious blood diseases, who reside in New England, New York or New Jersey. Activities, program schedules, and medical and staff information.

• Kids Cancer Alliance

  http://www.kidscanceralliance.org/
  Programs for youth ages 7 to 17. Schedule, application, photo gallery, and contact information.

• One Step at a Time Camp

  http://www.onestepcamp.org/
  Seven summer programs for youth, ages 7 to 19, diagnosed with cancer and leukemia. Includes program details, activities, and calendar of events.

• Special Days Camps

  http://specialdays.camp/
  Summer and winter camps in Brighton, Michigan for children ages 6 to 17 who have or have had cancer. Also offers week-long Partners Camp for the brothers and sisters of children with cancer. Includes news, FAQs, and forms.

• Special Love

  http://www.specialove.org/
  Offers camping experience, support, and resources for children with cancer in the Virginia, Maryland and Metropolitan D.C. areas.

• The Heart Connection Children's Cancer Program

  http://www.childrenscancerconnection.org/
  Provides free summer camp for children with cancer and their siblings. Information provided about events, programs, volunteers, and funding. [Iowa]

• TLC Camp

  http://www.tlccamp.org/
  Day camp for children with cancer and a sibling. Features program information, pictures, guestbook, registration, and camper application. [Illinois]

• Victory Junction Gang Camp

  http://www.victoryjunction.org/
  A special camp for special kids with health care needs.

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