Resource Directory

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Camps

American Cancer Society (ACS)

1599 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta , GA   30329-4251
Phone: (800) 227-2345
Web: www.cancer.org
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service. Chapters throughout the country offer patient services and information on cancer research, prevention, detection, treatment and advocacy. In addition, Chapters offer transportation to appointments, equipment and supplies, social work services, support groups, educational literature, and summer camps for children with cancer. To locate a chapter, go to www.cancer.org.

Camp Adventure

American Cancer Society
75 Davids Drive
Hauppauge , NY   11788
Phone: (800) ACS-2345
Phone: (631) 436-7071
Fax: (631) 436-5380
Email: marianne.esolen@cancer.org
Web: www.cancer.org
Camp Adventure is a place where kids can be kids! This overnight camp program serves children with cancer AND their siblings, from ages 6 to 18. Patients on and off treatment are eligible and when the patient is too young or too ill to attend camp, siblings are still eligible. Camp Adventure is FREE of charge and staffed by volunteers, from the doctors to the cabin counselors. Activities are like those found at any ordinary camp, though Camp Adventure is EXTRAORDINARY. Activities include sports, arts and crafts, nature, swimming, archery, carnival, dances and special events. In addition to Camp Adventure's overnight experience, family events, parties, and activities are planned year round and all families coping with childhood cancer are eligible to participate.While most referrals are for children in the New York metro area, applications from other areas are still considered. Families or health professionals interested in finding out more about Camp Adventure should contact American Cancer Society at 1-800-ACS-2345.

Camp Carefree

440 CAREFREE LANE
STOKESDALE , NC   27357
Phone: (336) 427-0966
Phone: (336) 427-6099
Fax: () -
Email: TSCOTTMICHELLE@HUGHES.NET
Web: www.campcarefree.org
Camp Carefree is a free non-profit camp for children with specific illnesses and disabilities. We offer a week of camp to children who have been affected by cancer and a week for their siblings. We also offer a week for children who have a parent with an illness such as cancer. We were establihed in 1986 and would be glad to speak to you about an upoming session. Please contact Michelle at (336)427-0966 or (336)427-6099 with questions and also visit our website www.campcarefree.org

Camp Happy Times

2101 Millburn Avenue
Maplewood , NJ   07040
Phone: (973) 761-0422
Fax: (973) 761-6792
Email: camphappytimes@thevaleriefund.org
Web: www.thevaleriefund.org
We believe that a single happy moment is therapeutic to everyone who shares in it. For more than 30 years, The Valerie Fund has operated a free, week-long summer camp program for Valerie Center patients ages 5-21 called, appropriately, Camp Happy Times. Since 1983, The Valerie Fund has operated Camp Happy Times, a free one week overnight camp experience for children aged 5-21 who have or have had cancer. Nearly 200 children each summer attend Camp Happy Times located on the two hundred acre Tyler Hill Camp in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. Tyler Hill is fully accredited by the American Camping Association and Camp Happy Times is a proud member of the International Children's Oncology Camping Association. The mission of Camp Happy Times promotes friendship, independence, and a spirit of cooperation for cancer patients and survivors. The CHT philosophy is to provide a recreationally therapeutic environment that engages participants while building self-esteem, confidence, trust and friendship.

Camp Quality International

14 Taylor Street
West Pennant Hills   2125 NSW
Phone: 02-872-5454
Fax: 02-872-6026
Web: www.campqualityusa.com/locate/locate_world.htm
Camp Quality International has camps located in Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Fiji, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States and South Africa. Camp Quality camps offers a one-week residential camp for children preschool age to age 18 with cancer. Siblings included in special situations. We provide year-round support, family reunions and newsletter. The camp is provided at no cost to the families. Transportation assistance is available.

Camp Quality USA, Inc.

National Headquarters
1444 Mockingbird Circle
Stow , OH   44224
Phone: (330) 671-0167
Fax: (330) 689-1038
Email: info@campqualityusa.com
Web: www.campqualityusa.com
Camp Quality USA offers summer camping and a year-round support program for children with cancer and their families. They currently have 14 camps established in 12 states throughout the US. Their program is focused on care for the emotional needs of children and their families.

Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times

1954 Cotner Avenue
Los Angeles , CA   90025
Phone: (800) 625-7295
Phone: (310) 268-8488
Fax: (310) 473-3338
Web: www.campronaldmcdonald.org
Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times is offered to any child from infancy through age 18 who has had cancer or a similar condition or has a sibling with one of these diseases, at any stage of illness or treatment. Its programs have grown to provide spring and fall Family Camps for families who have a child with cancer from infancy through 6 years old. Campamento Familiar is for families whose dominant language is Spanish. Camp Ronald McDonald is provided at no cost to the participants.

Camp Simcha

New York , NY
Phone: (212) 465-1300
Fax: (212) 465-0949
Email: info@chailifeline.org
Web: www.chailifeline.org
Camp Simcha is a kosher summer camp for children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. It runs multiple two-week sessions for youngsters from throughout North America, Europe and Israel who have encountered serious illnesses. Camp Simcha was established by Chai Lifeline. The camp including transportation from anywhere in the world is free of charge.

Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake

35 Acadia Road
Casco , Maine   04015
Phone: (207) 655-3800
Phone: () -
Fax: () -
Email: info@campsunshine.org
Web: www.campsunshine.org
Camp Sunshine is a retreat program for children with cancer and their entire family. We accept chidren from birth to age 21 and have programs running throughout the year. There are many pedictric oncology sessions and there are some specialty oncoogy sessions offered (e,g, for families of a child who has a bran tumor, fro single parent families of children with cancer, for families in which a child has had a bone marrow transplant, for families in which a child has down syndrome and leukemia; for fsmilies of children off-treatment etc.) Currently serve over 500 families of children with cancer and their families annually The program is of no cost to families, there is onsite meidcal and psychosocial support.

Chai Lifeline

151 W. 30th Street, 3rd Floor
New York , NY   10001
Phone: (212) 465-1300
Phone: (877) CHAI LIFE
Fax: (212) 465-0949
Email: info@chailifeline.org
Web: www.chailifeline.org
A national, non-profit Jewish organization that provides support services and programs to children and their families in crisis, including medical referrals, support groups, visits to hospitalized and housebound children, financial aid, transportation, and Camp Simcha, a kosher camp for kids with cancer. This site is especially for Jewish children and their families.

COCA (Children's Oncology Camping Association - International)

c/o Mark Slocum
1223 Center Street, Suite 25
Des Moines , IA   50309-1016
Phone: (515) 243-6239
Email: cocainfo@candle.org
Web: www.coca-intl.org
C.O.C.A. (Children's Oncology Camping Association International) is an international assembly of people providing camping programs for children with cancer. C.O.C.A. currently consists of over 65 member camps from within the U.S. and there are also several member camps from the Canadian provinces and camps located on continents such as Australia, New Zealand and Europe.

Disabled Sports USA

451 Hungerford Drive
Suite 100
Rockville , MD   20850
Phone: (301) 217-0960
Fax: (301) 217-0968
Web: www.dsusa.org
Disabled Sports USA is a national non-profit organization that offers nationwide sports rehabilitation programs to people with disabilities including limb loss. We have a nation-wide network of community-based chapters offering a variety of recreation programs. Each chapter sets its own agenda and activities. Activities may include winter skiing, water sports, summer and winter competititions, fitness and special sports events.

Eagle Mount Big Sky Kids

6901 Goldenstein Lane
Bozeman , MT   59715
Phone: (406) 586-1781
Fax: (406) 586-5794
Email: ljacobs@eaglemount.org
Web: www.eaglemount.org
Eagle Mount Therapy programs provide recreational opportunities for people with disabilities and children with cancer. The "Big Sky Kids" program offers a variety of events during the year for children with cancer from ages 5 through 23.

Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, The

565 Ashford Center Road
Ashford , CT   06278
Phone: (860) 429-3444
Fax: (860) 429-7295
Email: ashford@holeinthewallgang.org
Web: www.holeinthewallgang.org
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp is a non-profit residential summer camp founded by Paul Newman. It provides year-round activities for seriously ill children, their parent and siblings. The camp is offered at no cost to children from 7 to 15 years of age.

Island Dolphin Care, Inc

31 Corrine Place
Key Largo , FL   33037
Phone: 305-451-5884
Fax: 305-453-5399
Email: fonzie@islanddolphincare.org
Web: www.islanddolphincare.org
Island Dolphin Care is a not for profit organization that provides unique, therapeutic, motivational and educational dolphin-assisted therapy programs, for children with special needs, adults and families, through the use of innovative therapy techniques, which enable participants to discover and achieve desired goals, strengths, and their fullest potential for individual fulfillment.

KOA Care Camps

P.O. Box 361064
Birmingham ,  AL    35236
Phone: (205) 824-0022
Web: www.koacarecamps.com
Care Camps is a non-profit charity of the KOA Owners Association that helps send kids with cancer to special camps where they can enjoy camping and recreation experiences, but more importantly, it allows them to feel “normal,” like other kids, for a week a year.

Livestrong Survivorship Center

1301 Barbara Jordan Blvd
Ste. 402
austin , texas   78723
Phone: 512-628-1910
Web: http://www.dellchildrens.net/services_and_programs/childhood_cancer__blood_disorders_center/livestro
The LIVESTRONG Survivorship Center was established to improve the health and well-being of childhood cancer survivors by promoting adherence to a schedule of follow-up appointments; providing referrals to specialists; offering psychosocial support groups; transitioning patients to adult care when they are ready; and educating patients, parents and healthcare professionals about the long-term effects of cancer treatment.

National Ability Center

P.O. Box 682799
Park City , Utah   84068
Phone: (435) 649-3991
Fax: (435) 658-3992
Email: info@nac1985.org
Web: www.nac1985.org
Since 1985, the National Ability Center has offered quality outdoor recreational experiences for people with disabilities and their families. Located in Park City, UT, the Center provides over 20,000 lessons a year to more than 10,000 individuals, in about 20 different sports and recreation activities.

National Neurofibromatosis Camp

The National Neurofibromatosis Foundation, Inc.
95 Pine Street, 16th Floor
New York , NY   10005
Phone: (800) 323-7938
Fax: (212) 747-0004
Web: www.nf.org/camp
The National Neurofibromatosis Camp offers two summer camp sessions on a first come first served basis. The sessions are one week long and are usually held in the latter part of July. The cost is $625.00 plus airfare.

Okizu

#16 Digital Drive
Novato , CA   94949
Phone: (415) 382-9083
Fax: (415) 382-8384
Email: Info@okizu.org
Web: www.okizu.org
Okizu is a comprehensive support program for children with cancer and their families, providing Summer Camps for patients and for siblings, weekend Family Camps & support groups, Teens & Twenties programs, and a Bereavement Camp.

Planet Cancer

3710 Cedar Ave Box 11
Austin , Texas   78705
Phone: (512)-452-9010
Fax: (512)-451-3110
Email: headquarters@planetcancer.org
Web: www.planetcancer.org
Planet Cancer is a community of young adults with cancer. (You know, that age between "pediatric" and "geriatric", where no one knows whether to give you a lollipop or have a serious talk about your fiber intake.) It's a place to share insights, explore our fears, laugh, or even give the finger to cancer with others who just plain get it. We don't deny the dark side of illness and death here. But we also firmly believe that laughter and light can turn up in the strangest places.

Ronald McDonald Camp

Philadelphia , PA
Phone: (215) 387-8406
Web: www.ronaldmcdonaldcamp.org
Ronald McDonald Camp is for children ages 7 through 19 who are currently undergoing or who have been treated for cancer, and their siblings. Their Teen Camp is offered for children ages 13 to 17 years old and gives them an opportunity to choose their own activities. Junior Camp provides a camping experience filled with games, fun and challenges for children ages 7 to 12 years old. Activities include horseback riding, arts and crafts, basketball, hockey, soccer, theater games, archery, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, biking, and much more. The campsite is located in the Pocono Mountains, just a 3 hour drive from Philadelphia. There is no charge for any former, or current patient. A nominal fee of $100 is charged for siblings. Free round-trip transportation is provided from Philadelphia.