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Oncology Family Camp · About this organization

What you get

Your whole family gets a free camp weekend with your own private rooms, meals and camp activities like the ropes course, pool and archery. You pay nothing.

How to start

Watch the sign-up page for Summer 2027 registration, or email Camp Director Ryan Campbell. Send a health form and immunization record for your child and one history form for the family.

Good to know

  • You can come for the whole weekend or for one day.
  • The 2026 weekends filled early, so sign up as soon as registration starts.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Application Window Closed

Free family camp weekends in New Jersey for children who have or had cancer, ages 5–17, and immediate family members, with private accommodations.

Go to the official program ↗

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Oncology Family Camp admission

Family weekend with private accommodations, camp activities, meals, and peer connection.

Noncash help · Per Event

Can cover

  • Camp admission
  • Camp activities
  • Meals during camp
  • The program is free to participating families.
  • Participation depends on the applicable session and capacity.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. B-ALL is in the published cancer scope.

Age

Age 5 to age 17, measured at service date.

Treatment status

No specific treatment status is published.

  • Participation is offered free of charge.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

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

  • The official pages do not publish a residence boundary; the camp venue is not treated as a residence restriction.

Where your child is treated

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

Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
  • Happiness Is Camping — Camp venue only; this location does not establish residence eligibility. — Happiness Is Camping in Hardwick

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. Confirm the next available session with the program before using the linked registration route.

Ways to apply or ask

  • Online Portal · Open form or page — Confirm the next current cycle before starting.

Documents to prepare

  • Health Form for child with cancer.
  • Immunization record for child with cancer.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsApplication Window Closed
Funding or spaceCapacity Reached
Application windowSeasonal
Last checkedSep 29, 2026
  • All three 2026 family camp weekends (May 23–June 14) were full and are over. The sign-up page says registration for Summer 2027 will open later this year.
  • Registration for Summer 2027 will open later in 2026; the 2026 weekends filled and a waitlist was offered.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • The 2026 weekends filled; places are limited.
  • Summer 2027 registration has not started yet.
  • When will the next Oncology Family Camp cycle and registration open?
  • GPT Pro run59 (2026-09-25): Can the current family-camp page and linked application be reached to verify attendance rules, dates and family participation?
  • GPT Pro run59 (2026-09-25): Is the held capacity_reached value still supported, or does the page merely refer to a past session?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Sep 29, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program