Kamp KACE
Summer Kamp · About this organization
What you get
Your child with cancer and brothers and sisters get a free week of overnight camp, with doctors and nurses on site at all times to give medicines and treatment. You pay nothing.
How to start
Register online through CampDoc when spring registration starts, and upload immunization records, a photo and the insurance card. Your oncologist's office can help if you cannot register online.
Good to know
- Children in every stage of cancer treatment can come.
- Last year registration ran April 1 to May 15.
The details, as published
A free, medically supported residential camp in central Minnesota for cancer patients, survivors, and siblings ages 7–17. The 2026 session has passed and its April 1–May 15 registration window is closed.
What help you may get
Camps And Retreats
Free residential summer camp
Six-day residential camp admission, activities, and continuous on-site medical support.
Noncash help · Per Event
6 camp days per award
Can cover
- camp admission
- recreation
- on-site doctors and nurses
- The program is free to participating families.
- 2026 session ran June 21–26.
Peer And Emotional Support
Cancer and sibling peer community
Campers participate alongside peers who understand childhood cancer and sibling experiences.
Noncash help · Per Event
Can cover
- peer connection
- The program is free to participating families.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Pediatric B-ALL falls within the official childhood-cancer eligibility wording.
Age
Age 7 to age 17, measured at service date.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship
- Families unable to register online are directed to their pediatric oncologist office for application assistance.
- No income test 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
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- YMCA Camp Cormorant — Summer Kamp venue; this location is not evidence of a residence restriction. — Lake Park, Minnesota
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
- Create the camper CampDoc profile and select the current Summer Kamp session.
- Upload the immunization records, camper photo, and insurance card.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page — Create a camper profile, select the current Summer Kamp session, and upload required records.
Documents to prepare
- Immunization records
- Insurance card
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Application Window Closed |
| Funding or space | Not Applicable |
| Application window | Seasonal |
| Last checked | Sep 29, 2026 |
- Registration for Summer Kamp 2026 ran April 1 – May 15, 2026, and that session is over. The registration page says registration is not yet open for the 2027 Summer Kamp session.
- Registration runs each spring through CampDoc (April 1 – May 15 in 2026). The 2027 dates are not yet posted.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Residence eligibility is not published.
- The 2027 registration dates are not yet posted.
- Does Kamp KACE impose any residence or treating-facility restriction?
- When will the next Summer Kamp registration window open?
- GPT Pro run59 (2026-09-25): What physician or healthcare-team verification is required in CampDoc, and is it due with the application or later?
- GPT Pro run59 (2026-09-25): What are the next Summer Kamp dates and application window after the completed 2026 season?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Sep 29, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Kamp KACE | Kids Against Cancer Everywhere · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Summer Kamp Registration · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Summer Kamp · checked Sep 29, 2026