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Aurora Day Camp

Aurora Day Camp · About this organization

What you get

Free day camp with medical support, bus rides from designated hubs, and time with other children affected by cancer.

How to start

You fill in the camper application with health and emergency-contact details. Ask your doctor to complete the health form for in-person camp.

Good to know

  • Pack lunch for your child. The camp supplies snacks and drinks.
  • Allow at least three days for medical and transportation review.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Application Window Closed

Free flexible-attendance summer day camp for children with cancer and siblings ages 3.5–16, with medical staff, optional hub transportation, snacks, and an in-person or virtual option.

Go to the official program ↗

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Free summer day camp

Day camp gives your child activities, snacks and trained staff with oncology nursing support. You can choose flexible attendance or virtual participation.

Noncash help · Per Event

Can cover

  • camp admission
  • activities
  • snacks
  • medical support

Does not cover

  • lunch
  • No charge to families.
  • Campers may attend the whole summer or as little as one day.

Travel And Transportation

Hub bus transportation

Bus transportation from hub locations when personal transportation is not possible.

Noncash help · As Needed

Can cover

  • camp-day bus rides from designated hubs

Peer And Emotional Support

Cancer and sibling peer community

Camp friendship and shared activity among children affected by pediatric cancer.

Noncash help · Per Event

Can cover

  • peer connection

Why this may help

Peer And Emotional Support: Camp friendships let your child spend time with others who understand cancer.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. B-ALL is a childhood cancer within the published eligibility.

Age

Age 3.5 to age 16, measured at service date.

Treatment status

Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Within One Year Post Treatment, Post Treatment

  • Child must be within five years of active or follow-up cancer treatment.
  • In-person attendance requires the registrar's additional application packet, including a physician health form.
  • Camp is free regardless of family income.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

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

  • Official pages describe service in Greater Atlanta but do not publish an exact county list.

Where your child is treated

No treatment-location restriction is published.

  • Children may continue treatment with their home doctors.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
  • Aurora Day Camp summer site — Summer camp venue; this does not itself define residence eligibility. — 7901 Roberts Drive, Atlanta, Georgia

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. Complete the official camper application and select Aurora Day Camp - Greater Atlanta.
  2. Provide camper, parent, emergency-contact, diagnosis, treatment, hospital, transportation, and permission information.
  3. Complete the registrar-provided physician health form for in-person camp.
  4. Return all additional forms and allow at least three days for medical and transportation review before attendance.

Ways to apply or ask

  • Online Portal · Open form or page — English enrollment route linked by Aurora ("Enroll today"); on 2026-09-26 it opened a CampInTouch sign-in page asking for an email address.
  • Web Form · Open form or page — Spanish application is publicly reviewable.

Documents to prepare

  • Registrar-provided physician health form for in-person camp.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsApplication Window Closed
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowSeasonal
Last checkedSep 26, 2026
  • The 2026 summer season has ended and the program page says "Summer 2027 Camp Dates: Coming Soon!"; the "Enroll today" button now opens a CampInTouch sign-in page, and no page says 2027 registration is open.
  • Families interested in school-year Aurora Fun-days can ask: "Just let us know if you are interested in starting your Aurora Day Camp experience during the school year and we will work with you to make it happen."
  • Summer 2027 dates are not yet published; no registration opening date is printed.
  • Minimum after additional forms are received before in-person attendance.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Exact Greater Atlanta residence boundary is unpublished.
  • Authenticated English portal fields and registrar packet are not publicly visible.
  • Confirm the exact Greater Atlanta residence boundary.
  • GPT Pro run56 (2026-09-25): Which addresses and bus hubs can Aurora serve in the next season? The site does not give a county-by-county boundary.
  • When will Summer 2027 camp dates be published and registration open?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Sep 26, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program