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Oncology Summer Camp · About this organization

What you get

Your child with cancer and brothers and sisters get a free five-day overnight camp, with a pediatric oncologist and oncology nurses on site who can give cancer care at camp. You pay nothing.

How to start

Watch the sign-up page for Summer 2027 registration, or email Camp Director Ryan Campbell. You will need a health form, immunization record, insurance card and your oncologist's permission.

Good to know

  • Children still on treatment can come, and there is no limit on time since remission.
  • Siblings with some medical or behavior needs may be offered Family Camp instead.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Application Window Closed

Free residential camp in New Jersey for children who have or had cancer and their siblings, with pediatric oncology staff able to support children on treatment.

Go to the official program ↗

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Oncology Summer Camp admission

Residential camp, activities, lodging, meals, peer connection, and oncology support.

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 6 to age 16, measured at service date.

  • The current sign-up and who-may-attend pages, updated for Summer 2027, give the upper age as 16; the older 2026 camp page gave 17.

Treatment status

Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship

  • Children may attend on or off treatment.
  • 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  • The official pages do not publish a residence boundary; the camp venue is not treated as a residence restriction.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.

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.
  • Health insurance card front and back.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsApplication Window Closed
Funding or spaceCall To Confirm
Application windowSeasonal
Last checkedSep 29, 2026
  • The three 2026 summer sessions (July 5–23) 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; no opening date or session dates are printed yet.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Summer 2027 registration has not started yet.
  • Oncologist permission and medical paperwork are required.
  • When will the next oncology summer camp registration open, and will the 2026 forms remain current?
  • GPT Pro run59 (2026-09-25): What registration and medical paperwork apply to the next summer session, and when will the unavailable application return?
  • GPT Pro run59 (2026-09-25): Can the attendance and paperwork pages be checked before confirming all held referral and document facts?

Official sources

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

Official program