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Camp Sunshine

Teen Retreats and Outdoor Challenge · About this organization

What you get

Your teen gets a free camp weekend twice a year with sports, biking, fishing, archery and crafts.

How to start

Fill in the New Family form to receive program news. Then use the family portal, calendar or staff instructions to register for a retreat.

Good to know

  • For teens in grades 8 to 12.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Not Published

Free twice-yearly retreat weekends and limited leadership adventures for Georgia teens affected by childhood cancer, centered on recreation, peer connection, confidence, and growth.

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What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Teen Retreats and Outdoor Challenge

Free twice-yearly retreat weekends and limited leadership adventures for Georgia teens affected by childhood cancer, centered on recreation, peer connection, confidence, and growth.

Noncash help · Per Event

  • Camp Sunshine states that all programs are free for participating families.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

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

Age

No numeric age limit is published.

  • Teen Retreat is limited to grades 8–12; no exact age conversion is published.

Treatment status

No specific treatment status is published.

  • No participation cost is charged.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

You must live in: Georgia.

  • The family must live in Georgia or the child must be treated in Georgia.

Where your child is treated

Treatment must be in: Georgia.

  • Treatment in Georgia independently satisfies the published geography rule.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
  • Camp Twin Lakes-Rutledge — Teen-retreat venue only. — Rutledge, Georgia

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. Complete the New Family Intake Form to begin receiving program information.
  2. Use the family portal, official calendar, or staff instructions to register for a specific program when its window opens.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsNot Published
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowEvent Specific
Last checkedAug 27, 2026
  • Current program-specific intake details are not published.
  • Program-specific registration windows are published separately or communicated to enrolled families.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Current event-specific registration details are not published on the program page.
  • When will the next program-specific registration window and complete requirements be published?
  • GPT Pro run55 (2026-09-25): Can staff confirm the current enrollment steps and required documents for this program, including whether the New Family form is the correct first step?

Official sources

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

Official program