Camp Quality USA
Camp Quality USA Family Camps · About this organization
What you get
A free weekend away together with camp activities and a peer community. Medical and psychosocial teams are on site for support.
How to start
Pick a specific current camp and begin its linked CampDoc application.
Good to know
- Everyone staying overnight needs health insurance and proof of coverage.
- You start on a waitlist and get a decision no later than two weeks before camp.
The details, as published
You can spend a free fall weekend at camp with your whole family after your child’s cancer diagnosis. Nine regional events were scheduled for 2026, but some have already happened, so choose a future weekend. Every family starts on a waitlist and hears whether it has a place no later than two weeks before camp. The detailed rules include children age 17 or younger, but a heading says ages 5–17, so confirm with camp before applying for a child under five.
What help you may get
Camps And Retreats
No-cost camp admission
No-cost overnight camp admission with recreational, social-emotional, and supportive programming.
Noncash help · Per Event
Can cover
- camp admission
- activities
- medical and psychosocial support at camp
Does not cover
- personal transportation to and from camp
- Camp Quality USA programs are free; families are responsible for personal transportation to and from programs.
- The organization does not publish a universal repeat-attendance limit.
Peer And Emotional Support
Pediatric-cancer peer community
Camp activities connect children and families with peers who understand a pediatric cancer diagnosis.
Noncash help · Per Event
Can cover
- peer connection
- belonging
- social-emotional support
- Camp Quality USA programs are free; families are responsible for personal transportation to and from programs.
- The organization does not publish a universal repeat-attendance limit.
Why this may help
Peer And Emotional Support: Family camp offers a peer community as well as a break together.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. B-ALL is a pediatric cancer and is within the published cancer eligibility.
Age
Age 0 to age 17, measured at service date.
- Camper information page: "Please note: Family Camps accept children from 0 – 17." The family camp page heading and the participant handbook say ages 5 to 17.
Treatment status
Newly Diagnosed, Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Relapse Or Recurrence, Post Treatment, Survivorship
- Children may participate during treatment or recovery, subject to local medical review and safe accommodation.
- Programs are free; no financial-need test is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
- Site publishes no residence rule; weekends are listed by region (e.g., "Kansas & Missouri") and the page says "Camp Quality USA Family Camps welcome all families who have a child 17 years of age or younger that has been diagnosed with any form of cancer." Each location "may require additional rules and guidelines".
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
- No universal treating-facility restriction is published.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Jellystone Park Barton Lake — Published camp venue; the destination does not establish residence eligibility. — Fremont, IN
- Sun Retreats Seashore — Published camp venue; the destination does not establish residence eligibility. — Cape May, NJ
- Camp Joy — Published camp venue; the destination does not establish residence eligibility. — Clarksville, OH
- Sun Outdoors New Orleans North Shore — Published camp venue; the destination does not establish residence eligibility. — Ponchatoula, LA
- Jellystone Park Petoskey — Published camp venue; the destination does not establish residence eligibility. — Petoskey, MI
- Camp Mitchell — Published camp venue; the destination does not establish residence eligibility. — Morrilton, AR
- Sun Outdoors Sarasota — Published camp venue; the destination does not establish residence eligibility. — Sarasota, FL
- Great Wolf Lodge Kansas City — Published camp venue; the destination does not establish residence eligibility. — Kansas City, KS
- Sun Retreats Texas Hill Country — Published camp venue; the destination does not establish residence eligibility. — New Braunfels, TX
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
- Choose a specific current camp and begin its linked CampDoc application.
- Register the patient or survivor first and add the other family members to the same application.
- Review the application, medical information, capacity, and local program fit before confirming attendance.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page — CampDoc is the official application system; authentication is required and the downstream question set was not publicly reviewable.
- Email · camp@campqualityusa.org — Use for program and application questions.
Documents to prepare
- CampDoc family application, begun with the patient or survivor and then expanded to other family members.
- Current secure CampDoc application must establish that the family has a child diagnosed with cancer; exact verification asset is not publicly listed.
- Program staff review applications and confirm attendance based on eligibility, medical safety, and available space.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Waitlist |
| Funding or space | Limited |
| Application window | Event Specific |
| Last checked | Sep 26, 2026 |
- All applicants enter a waitlist; staff prioritize based on first-time status, recent diagnosis, and prior program attendance. Remaining 2026 weekends run October 2 through November 22, 2026, each with its own CampDoc link.
- 2026 fall family camps are accepting waitlist applications; exact closing dates are not published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Every 2026 family applicant is waitlisted; applying does not confirm a spot.
- Families are notified no later than two weeks before the selected camp.
- The national page does not publish a universal residence boundary.
- The authenticated post-selection CampDoc workflow could not be inspected.
- What questions, documents, consents, and signatures open in CampDoc after a family is selected from the 2026 waitlist?
- Does each family camp have a residence or regional-priority rule?
- GPT Pro run57 (2026-09-25): Does Family Camp accept ages 0–4 at every location, despite the ages 5–17 heading and general handbook?
- GPT Pro run57 (2026-09-25): Which remaining 2026 weekends still have waitlist capacity, and what additional documents follow acceptance?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Sep 26, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Camper Information - Camp Quality USA · checked Sep 26, 2026
- Camps & Programs - Camp Quality USA · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Camp Quality USA Family Camp CampDoc · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Camp Quality USA Family Camps · checked Sep 26, 2026
- 2026 Camp Quality USA Participant Guidelines and Expectations · checked Sep 26, 2026