Camp CoHoLo
Camp CoHoLo Summer Camp · About this organization
What you get
Your child gets four or five days of overnight camp with cancer doctors and nurses on site. There is a $25 registration fee, and they will make arrangements if it is a hardship.
How to start
Email the camp director to request your CampDoc registration link, which is sent out between January and April.
Good to know
- The 2026 camp ran in July, with separate sessions for younger and older campers.
The details, as published
Two medically supported summer camp sessions for children ages 6–17 affected by cancer or blood disorders, with an optional virtual component for campers who are not medically released for in-person attendance.
What help you may get
Camps And Retreats
Medically supported camp admission
Age-based overnight summer camp with traditional activities and continuous pediatric hematology-oncology medical support.
Amount decided by the program · Per Event
4–5 camp days per award
Can cover
- camp admission
- overnight lodging
- meals and snacks
- activities
- onsite medical support
Does not cover
- personal bedding and clothing
- Camp is funded by donors and volunteers; CampDoc charges a $25 registration fee, with hardship arrangements available.
- Annual July sessions.
- Ages 6–11 attend four days; ages 12–17 attend five days.
Peer And Emotional Support
Cancer and blood-disorder peer community
Campers spend time with peers who share cancer or blood-disorder treatment experiences while building confidence and friendships.
Noncash help · Per Event
Can cover
- peer connection
- confidence-building activities
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. B-ALL is leukemia and fits both the published cancer and blood-disorder scope.
Age
Age 6 to age 17, measured at service date.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship
- A camper on treatment needs physician release for in-person camp; a virtual component is offered when in-person release is not given.
- Campers currently on treatment need physician release for in-person attendance.
- A $25 CampDoc fee is charged for in-person campers and $10 for virtual campers; families may contact the camp when the fee is a hardship.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
- The Nebraska venue and medical partners do not establish a published residence rule.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
- Children's Nebraska and Nebraska Medicine staff camp, but treatment at either facility is not published as an eligibility requirement.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Camp Fontanelle — Camp venue only; it does not establish residence eligibility. — 9677 County Road 3, Nickerson, Nebraska
- Camp CoHoLo virtual component — Virtual participation may be offered when a camper is not released for in-person attendance.
How to get started
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
- Wait for the next registration cycle, then email the director to request the unique CampDoc link.
- Use the invitation to create or open the CampDoc profile and complete registration and health forms.
- If the camper is currently on treatment and seeks in-person attendance, provide the required medical release.
Ways to apply or ask
- Email · director@campcoholo.com — The site says unique CampDoc links are emailed January through April; the 2026 camp has passed.
- Online Portal · Open form or page — A unique invitation link is required before creating or using the camp profile.
Documents to prepare
- Physician release for an in-treatment camper attending in person.
- CampDoc health forms, medical notes, medication-management record, and any hand-signed forms presented by the portal.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Application Window Closed |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Seasonal |
| Last checked | Sep 29, 2026 |
- The July 2026 sessions have ended; registration links for the next camp are emailed between January and April.
- Registration links are emailed between January and April; the 2026 camp has ended.
Limitations and things to confirm
- The 2026 sessions have passed.
- Residence and treating-facility boundaries are not published.
- The full CampDoc question, form, consent, and signature set is visible only after invitation and authentication.
- Confirm next-cycle dates and the complete authenticated CampDoc workflow.
- Confirm residence and treating-facility eligibility.
- GPT Pro run56 (2026-09-25): Obtain the complete invited CampDoc medical, consent and signature forms for the next cycle.
- GPT Pro run56 (2026-09-25): Which deadline controls: June 25 or July 1, and for which year?
- GPT Pro run56 (2026-09-25): Confirm next session dates, geographic or treating-facility restrictions, and the scope of physician release for children no longer in treatment.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- About Camp CoHoLo · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Camp Life - Camp CoHoLo · checked Sep 29, 2026
- FAQs for Parents and Campers - Camp CoHoLo · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Registration - Camp CoHoLo · checked Sep 29, 2026