Camp Sunrise, Inc.
Camp Sunrise · About this organization
What you get
Your child gets a free week of overnight camp with Johns Hopkins cancer doctors and nurses on site day and night; young children can come to day camp instead.
How to start
Watch the Camp Sunrise site for the 2027 camper application, or email the camp director at sunrise.director@campsunrisemd.org.
Good to know
- For children in treatment, after treatment, or after a bone marrow transplant.
The details, as published
Cost-free pediatric cancer camp for ages 4–18, including day camp for ages 4–5, residential camp for ages 6–16, a hybrid option for ages 6–9, and a Leader-in-Training route for ages 17–18.
What help you may get
Camps And Retreats
Free age-appropriate camp admission
Day, hybrid, residential, or Leader-in-Training camp experience with meals, activities, and continuous Johns Hopkins pediatric oncology staffing.
Noncash help · Per Event
7 camp days per award
Can cover
- camp admission
- meals and snacks
- activities
- onsite medical support
- Cost-free program.
- Annual summer camp.
- The main residential program is described as week-long; shorter day and hybrid tracks differ.
Peer And Emotional Support
Childhood-cancer peer support
Campers share experiences, friendship, fears, play, and confidence-building with peers on a cancer journey.
Noncash help · Per Event
Can cover
- peer connection
- confidence and belonging
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. B-ALL is a pediatric cancer within the program's published cancer scope.
Age
Age 4 to age 18, measured at service date.
- Ages 4–5 use day camp, ages 6–16 may use residential camp, ages 6–9 may choose hybrid camp, and ages 17–18 use Leader-in-Training.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship
- Children currently treated, after treatment, or after bone marrow transplant are eligible.
- Camp is cost-free.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
- Johns Hopkins clinicians staff camp, but the site does not say treatment there is required.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Elks Camp Barrett — Camp venue named by the venue operator; Camp Sunrise, Inc. does not name it on its own site. Venue only, not a residence rule. — Annapolis, Maryland
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.
- Contact the camp director or monitor the official site for the next application cycle.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page — The site labels the shared link as the 2026 Camp Application; it does not expose a next-cycle form.
- Email · sunrise.director@campsunrisemd.org — Published for application questions.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Application Window Closed |
| Funding or space | Not Applicable |
| Application window | Seasonal |
| Last checked | Sep 29, 2026 |
- The July 26 – August 1, 2026 camp has ended; the next application is not yet posted.
- The 2026 session has passed and no next application window is published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Current intake, residence rules, facility rules, forms, documents, and signatures are not published.
- The 2026 session has passed.
- Confirm next-cycle intake and the complete CampDoc workflow.
- Confirm residence, treatment-location, and camp-venue rules.
- GPT Pro run57 (2026-09-25): What are the next patient-camp dates and application requirements after July 26–August 1, 2026?
- GPT Pro run57 (2026-09-25): Which medical and treating-facility rules apply to day, hybrid, residential and Leader-in-Training participants?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- About - Camp Sunrise, Inc. · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Camp Sunrise CampDoc · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Camp - Camp Sunrise, Inc. · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Camp Sunrise, Inc. | Maryland · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Camp Sunrise · checked Sep 29, 2026