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HopeKids

Week of Hope · About this organization

What you get

A free five-night family retreat with travel help, lodging, meals, snacks, and activities.

How to start

Prepare the retreat application. If selected, arrange medical travel clearance and adult background checks.

Good to know

  • Available only to selected families who have registered and limited capacity.
  • The 2026 event is upcoming, but its application period has ended.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Closed

Week of Hope is a free five-night whole-family retreat at Flathead Lake Lodge in Montana for selected registered HopeKids families. The September 13–18, 2026 retreat includes air or qualifying driving support, lodging, meals, snacks, activities, and local transportation, but its March 9–April 10 application window is closed.

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Week of Hope — camps and retreats

Week of Hope is a free five-night whole-family retreat at Flathead Lake Lodge in Montana for selected registered HopeKids families. The September 13–18, 2026 retreat includes air or qualifying driving support, lodging, meals, snacks, activities, and local transportation, but its March 9–April 10 application window is closed.

Amount not published

Lodging Near Treatment

Week of Hope — lodging near treatment

Week of Hope is a free five-night whole-family retreat at Flathead Lake Lodge in Montana for selected registered HopeKids families. The September 13–18, 2026 retreat includes air or qualifying driving support, lodging, meals, snacks, activities, and local transportation, but its March 9–April 10 application window is closed.

Amount not published

Meals And Food

Week of Hope — meals and food

Week of Hope is a free five-night whole-family retreat at Flathead Lake Lodge in Montana for selected registered HopeKids families. The September 13–18, 2026 retreat includes air or qualifying driving support, lodging, meals, snacks, activities, and local transportation, but its March 9–April 10 application window is closed.

Amount not published

Peer And Emotional Support

Week of Hope — peer and emotional support

Week of Hope is a free five-night whole-family retreat at Flathead Lake Lodge in Montana for selected registered HopeKids families. The September 13–18, 2026 retreat includes air or qualifying driving support, lodging, meals, snacks, activities, and local transportation, but its March 9–April 10 application window is closed.

Amount not published

Travel And Transportation

Week of Hope — travel and transportation

Week of Hope is a free five-night whole-family retreat at Flathead Lake Lodge in Montana for selected registered HopeKids families. The September 13–18, 2026 retreat includes air or qualifying driving support, lodging, meals, snacks, activities, and local transportation, but its March 9–April 10 application window is closed.

Amount not published

Wishes And Family Experiences

Week of Hope — wishes and family experiences

Week of Hope is a free five-night whole-family retreat at Flathead Lake Lodge in Montana for selected registered HopeKids families. The September 13–18, 2026 retreat includes air or qualifying driving support, lodging, meals, snacks, activities, and local transportation, but its March 9–April 10 application window is closed.

Amount not published

Why this may help

Wishes And Family Experiences: Five nights at a lakeside lodge include activities, meals and travel help for a shared family retreat.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. A registered HopeKid age 6–18 with B-ALL can fit the published age and cancer criteria, subject to selection and medical travel clearance.

Age

Age 6 to age 18, measured at service date.

  • Age is measured as of September 13, 2026 for the published cycle.

Treatment status

No specific treatment status is published.

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

No treatment-location restriction is published.

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.

  1. Apply during the published cycle.
  2. Be a registered HopeKids family.
  3. If selected, complete medical travel clearance and required adult background checks.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

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

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsClosed
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowSeasonal · deadline Apr 10, 2026
Last checkedAug 24, 2026
  • The 2026 event is upcoming, but its application period has ended.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Available only to selected registered families and limited capacity.
  • The next application cycle is not published.
  • When will the next application cycle and selection details be published?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program