Sandcastle Kids
Family Beach Vacations · About this organization
What you get
A week-long beach vacation for your child and your family, with a vacation home arranged by Sandcastle Kids.
How to start
Your hospital social worker can email Sandcastle Kids to ask for an application. The board reviews requests and then looks for a vacation home.
Good to know
- Before you agree to a trip, ask Sandcastle Kids which travel and meal costs you would need to pay.
The details, as published
Your family can take a week at the beach after your child has faced cancer. Sandcastle Kids reviews the application and looks for a home for the selected dates.
What help you may get
Wishes And Family Experiences
Week-long beach vacation
Sandcastle Kids finds a vacation home for your selected dates so your family can spend a week at the beach.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Vacation home
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Broad childhood-cancer scope supports B-ALL matching. The page does not define a required treatment phase.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
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.
- Site publishes no residence rule; the service is a week-long stay on the beaches of Destin and South Walton, Florida, and families travel in to it.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? Yes. Ask your child’s social worker or care team to begin the request.
Who can start: Social Worker
- Email Sandcastle Kids to request the application for your family.
- Review the application and search for a home for the selected dates.
Ways to apply or ask
- Email · Open form or page · sandcastlekidsinc@gmail.com
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Hospital Mediated |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Published |
| Last checked | Sep 26, 2026 |
- The official homepage (read 2026-09-26) describes a social-worker route: "We work closely with Social Workers." "A social worker finds families to apply." "Applications are reviewed by the board." No form, dates or open/closed wording is published.
- Site publishes no application dates or cycle; the board reviews applications and then searches "for a home for the selected dates."
Limitations and things to confirm
No additional limitations are published.
- Is social-worker initiation mandatory, or may a parent send a request directly?
- What expenses beyond the vacation home are covered?
- What ages and treatment phases can be considered?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Sep 26, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- thesandcastlekids.com · checked Sep 26, 2026