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Arizona Camp Sunrise & Sidekicks · About this organization

What you get

Free six-day overnight cancer camp, with a separate camp session for siblings.

How to start

Use the new-family enrollment portal and submit camper and family account details.

Good to know

  • Detailed medical and consent requirements require an activated family account.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Application Window Closed

Free six-day overnight Arizona camps for pediatric cancer patients and survivors ages 8–18 and a separate sibling session for ages 8–18.

Go to the official program ↗

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Six-day overnight camp

No-cost six-day overnight camp admission with outdoor, arts, STEM, and group activities.

Noncash help · Per Event

6 camp days per award

Can cover

  • Camp admission
  • Activities
  • Programs are offered at no cost.
  • Registration is session-specific.

Peer And Emotional Support

Pediatric-cancer peer community

Campers build friendships with patients, survivors, or siblings who understand the pediatric-cancer journey.

Noncash help · Per Event

Can cover

  • Peer connection
  • Group recreation

Does not cover

  • Licensed mental-health therapy

Why this may help

Peer And Emotional Support: Separate patient and sibling camp sessions give children time with peers who share their experience.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. B-ALL is a pediatric cancer and fits the published Camp Sunrise patient scope.

Age

Age 8 to age 18, measured at service date.

  • The published 2026 Camp Sunrise and Camp Sidekicks sessions both specify ages 8–18.

Treatment status

Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship

  • Camp Sunrise accepts current patients and survivors; Camp Sidekicks accepts siblings of current patients and survivors.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.

  • The organization describes supporting families in the Southwest, but does not publish a precise residence boundary.

Where your child is treated

Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.

Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
  • Whispering Hope Ranch — The camp venue is a service destination and does not itself establish residence eligibility. — Published 2026 overnight-camp venue in Payson, Arizona.

How to get started

Get ready to apply

Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.

Who can start: Parent Or Guardian

  1. Open the new-family enrollment portal and submit camper and family account details.
  2. Create the Camp Registration Account and email login credentials and instructions.
  3. Use the parent dashboard to finish the camper registration forms for the applicable session.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsApplication Window Closed
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowEvent Specific
Last checkedAug 27, 2026
  • The published 2026 Camp Sunrise and Camp Sidekicks sessions have passed; a later registration cycle was not published when checked.
  • The site displayed REGISTER NOW for the 2026 sessions; no deadline was published.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Precise residence and treatment-facility rules are not published.
  • Detailed medical and consent requirements require an activated family account.
  • What exact residence or treating-facility boundaries apply?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program