Chai Lifeline
Camp Simcha · About this organization
What you get
Free overnight camp admission, meals, medical supervision, camp activities, and round-trip transportation from your child’s home city.
How to start
Fill in the referral form.
The details, as published
Free, medically supervised 12- to 14-day overnight camp in Glen Spey, New York, for children ages 6–21 with malignancies or chronic hematological disorders; active-treatment and post-treatment applicants receive published preference, and camp arranges round-trip transportation from the child’s home city.
What help you may get
Camps And Retreats
Free medically supervised overnight camp
A free medically supervised 12- to 14-day overnight session with camp activities and round-trip transportation arranged from the child's home city.
Noncash help · Per Event
12–14 camp days per award
Can cover
- overnight camp admission
- meals
- medical supervision
- camp activities
- round-trip transportation from the child's home city
Does not cover
- airline baggage fees
- airline oxygen fees
- Camp is free of charge.
- The official site publishes two Camp Simcha sessions each summer; repeat-attendance rules are not published.
Peer And Emotional Support
Camp Simcha — peer and emotional support
Camp Simcha
Amount not published
Practical Items And Home Help
Camp Simcha — practical items and home help
Camp Simcha
Amount not published
Why this may help
Peer And Emotional Support: Camp Simcha combines a camp experience with contact with other children facing illness.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. B-ALL is a malignancy and blood disorder expressly within Camp Simcha’s published scope.
Age
Age 6 to age 21, measured at service date.
- The camper application page says ages 6–21; the current FAQ says ages 6–20, so confirm the upper-age cutoff with camp.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship
- Children on active treatment or post-treatment are eligible; the application page says preference is given to those groups as indicated.
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.
- The reviewed official pages do not establish a treatment-location restriction or nationwide no-restriction rule.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Jack and Moishe Horn Campus — Camp venue only; it does not establish residence eligibility. — Jack and Moishe Horn Campus in Glen Spey, New York
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.
- Confirm eligibility, current availability, and application or referral steps with the organization.
- Review the official program page.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Web Form
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Published |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Eligibility, benefit amount or contents, geography, timing, documentation, and capacity require program-specific confirmation.
- Confirm all current intake and operating details.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Chai Lifeline Programs and Services · checked Aug 27, 2026