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Kamp KACE

Winter Retreat · About this organization

What you get

Retreat admission.

How to start

Email info@kampkace.org to ask when you can sign up for the February 2027 Winter Retreat and what to prepare.

Good to know

  • The retreat runs February 26–28, 2027. Email Kamp KACE before using registration information from the prior season.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Not Published

Cancer survivors ages 16–22 can spend February 26–28, 2027 at the Winter Retreat at YMCA Camp Cormorant in Lake Park, Minnesota. You can join winter activities and meet other survivors, with meals and supervision from nurses, counselors and volunteers. Ask Kamp KACE when registration for this session begins.

Go to the official program ↗

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Winter retreat admission

Your three-day winter retreat includes meals and indoor and outdoor activities at YMCA Camp Cormorant. Nurses, counselors and volunteers supervise the weekend, with time for conversation about life after cancer.

Noncash help · Per Event

3 retreat days per award

Can cover

  • retreat admission
  • The program is free to participating families.

Why this may help

Camps And Retreats: You spend a winter weekend with other cancer survivors, with camp activities and supervised time together.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. Pediatric B-ALL falls within the official childhood-cancer eligibility wording.

Age

Age 16 to age 22.

Treatment status

Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship

  • 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.

Documents to prepare

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

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsNot Published
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowNot Published
Last checkedSep 25, 2026
  • Event is listed, but intake status is not reachable.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • The registration page still describes the February 27–March 1, 2026 retreat and its January 16, 2026 deadline, so ask Kamp KACE for the 2027 instructions.
  • What are the current Winter Retreat eligibility and registration requirements?
  • GPT Pro run59 (2026-09-25): When will registration begin for February 26–28, 2027, and what is the fee, if any?
  • GPT Pro run59 (2026-09-25): Does Winter Retreat accept someone still receiving cancer treatment, and is there any separate place for a sibling without cancer?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Sep 25, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program