KiDS NEED MoRE
Camp Adventure · About this organization
What you get
Your child with cancer, and brothers and sisters too, get a free week of sleepaway camp in August, with a volunteer medical team on site. You pay nothing.
How to start
Fill in the online camper application for each child when next summer's form is posted.
Good to know
- A physician health exam and insurance information are required before camp.
- Bereaved brothers and sisters can come too. An application does not guarantee a spot.
The details, as published
Free one-week medically supported sleepaway camp in New York for children ages 6–18 coping with cancer and their siblings, including bereaved siblings.
What help you may get
Camps And Retreats
One-week sleepaway camp admission
Free one-week sleepaway camp with medical support, activities, meals, and optional no-cost bus transportation from published pickup locations.
Noncash help · Per Event
7 camp days per award
Can cover
- Camp admission
- Activities
- On-site medical team
- Bus transportation from offered pickup points
- Camp is free for eligible families.
- A new application is required for each child; acceptance is not guaranteed.
- 2026 dates are August 17–23.
Peer And Emotional Support
Cancer-family peer connection
Patients and siblings build friendships with peers and experienced former campers in the Camp Family community.
Noncash help · Per Event
Can cover
- Peer connection
- Sibling recreation
- Family respite
Does not cover
- Licensed mental-health therapy
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. B-ALL is cancer and the camp is expressly for child cancer patients and siblings.
Age
Age 6 to age 18, measured at service date.
- The brochure also describes age 6 or Kindergarten through age 18 or high-school graduation.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship, Bereavement
- Child cancer patients may be on or off treatment regardless of remission length; siblings, including bereaved siblings, may apply.
- A doctor must complete the camp health exam before camp; the application records medical and support needs.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: East Coast and New York tri-state service region; exact states are not enumerated..
- The organization says Camp Adventure serves the East Coast and tri-state area, without publishing an exact state list.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Timber Lake West — Camp Adventure 2026 is scheduled at Timber Lake West; the venue is not itself a residence rule. — Camp venue in Roscoe, New York (2026 session).
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
- Complete one public 2026 camper application for each child or teen.
- Upload a recent child photo and health-insurance card images now or send the items later as allowed by the form.
- Complete the official camper health exam with medical conditions, medications, restrictions, and clearance.
- Upload the completed health form to the application or return it by email within the stated pre-camp timeframe.
Ways to apply or ask
- Web Form · Open form or page — Current 2026 bilingual English/Spanish camper application.
- Email · Open form or page · info@kidsneedmore.org — Health forms may be returned by email after the online application.
Documents to prepare
- Official camper physical-health-exam form completed by the child’s doctor
- Images of the front and back of the child’s health-insurance card; the form permits later email if unavailable
- Parent/caregiver/legal-guardian electronic signature and camp permissions
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Application Window Closed |
| Funding or space | Limited |
| Application window | Seasonal |
| Last checked | Sep 29, 2026 |
- The 2026 camp ran August 17–23, 2026. The 2027 dates are not yet posted.
- An application does not guarantee a spot.
- Camp Adventure runs one week each August. The 2026 camp ran August 17–23, 2026; the 2027 dates and application are not yet posted.
- Submitting an application does not guarantee a spot.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Service area is described as East Coast and tri-state but exact eligible states are not enumerated.
- A submitted application does not guarantee placement.
- A physician health exam and insurance information are required before camp.
- Which exact East Coast or tri-state residences qualify?
- GPT Pro run59 (2026-09-25): Can the current camp application and registration app be read to confirm medical verification, insurance uploads and transportation arrangements?
- GPT Pro run59 (2026-09-25): What are the next session dates and family instructions after the August 2026 camp?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Sep 29, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- KiDS NEED MoRE Application Hub · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Camp Adventure · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Camp Adventure Sleep Away Camp Brochure · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Camp Adventure Camper Registration Form 2026 · checked Sep 29, 2026