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Camp Sunshine Dreams

Camp Sunshine Dreams Summer Camp · About this organization

What you get

A free camp week with medical staff and bus transportation from the meeting point.

How to start

Fill in the initial camper request form and ask camp staff for the full medical packet.

Good to know

  • The next application deadline isn't published; ask for the new camper packet.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Application Window Closed

Free annual camp week for children with cancer and siblings ages 8–15, with bus transportation from Valley Children's Hospital and on-site oncology medical staff. The 2026 deadline and session are past; no 2027 packet is published.

Go to the official program ↗

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Camp Sunshine Dreams Summer Camp — camps and retreats

A free weeklong residential camp at Camp Keola with round-trip bus transportation from Valley Children's Hospital, recreation, and on-site oncology physician and nursing coverage.

Noncash help · Per Event

6 camp days per award

Can cover

  • camp admission
  • round-trip bus transportation from Valley Children's Hospital
  • overnight camp lodging
  • camp activities
  • on-site oncology medical supervision
  • The 2026 cover letter states there is no cost to attend.
  • The 2026 session ran Monday through Saturday.

Peer And Emotional Support

Camp Sunshine Dreams Summer Camp — peer and emotional support

Camp Sunshine Dreams runs a free annual weeklong summer camp at Camp Keola near Huntington Lake for children with cancer and their siblings ages 8–15. The 2026 session is past and the public packet remains visible, but no 2027 dates, current intake window, or capacity rules are published.

Amount not published

Wishes And Family Experiences

Camp Sunshine Dreams Summer Camp — wishes and family experiences

Camp Sunshine Dreams runs a free annual weeklong summer camp at Camp Keola near Huntington Lake for children with cancer and their siblings ages 8–15. The 2026 session is past and the public packet remains visible, but no 2027 dates, current intake window, or capacity rules are published.

Amount not published

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. B-ALL is within the stated childhood-cancer population for children in the published age range.

Age

Age 8 to age 15, measured at service date.

Treatment status

Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship

  • The MD form asks for current treatment or treatment-completion date, supporting both on-treatment and post-treatment campers.
  • There is no cost to attend camp.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

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

  • The California venue, Fresno mailing address, and Valley Children's Hospital submission option do not by themselves establish a residence restriction.

Where your child is treated

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

  • The packet permits submission through Valley Children's Hospital Oncology Clinic but does not state that treatment there is required.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
  • California — California — California
  • Camp Keola Campgrounds, Huntington Lake — Camp Keola Campgrounds, Huntington Lake

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

  1. A parent or guardian submits the initial camper request form.
  2. Contact the camp for the full eligibility, medical, cost, and next-cycle process.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

  • Parent Consent Form signed by the parent or guardian.
  • MD Health Form completed and signed by a physician for every patient and sibling camper.
  • Camper Information Form completed by the camper.
  • Behavior Expectations form signed by the camper and parent or guardian.
  • Parent-completed Camper Health Form for each child attending.
  • Application Checklist completed for each child and returned with all signed forms.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsApplication Window Closed
Funding or spaceLimited
Application windowSeasonal · deadline Jul 3, 2026
Last checkedAug 27, 2026
  • The 2026 application deadline and session have passed; the checklist says there is often a waiting list, and no 2027 packet is published.
  • The 2026 deadline has passed, and the site does not publish a 2027 packet or application window.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • The 2026 packet documents free attendance, physician clearance, Valley Children's Hospital submission and bus pickup, meals, lodging, and on-site oncology medical staffing, but it does not establish a residence boundary or a treatment-location eligibility rule.
  • The 2026 session is past and no 2027 application window, capacity rule, or updated packet is published.
  • Confirm the 2027 cycle, whether the form is current, and all cost, geography, medical, capacity, transport, meal, lodging, language, and accessibility rules.

Official sources

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

Official program