Sunrise Association
Sunrise Association Day Camps · About this organization
What you get
Free full-summer day-camp activities for children with cancer and siblings, allowing children to return home each night.
How to start
Get in touch with your chosen camp for its registration instructions.
The details, as published
Free full-summer day camps for children with cancer and their siblings at ten U.S. camp locations. Families return home nightly; registration and residence/service-area rules are handled by the selected local camp.
What help you may get
Camps And Retreats
Free day-camp admission
Free full-summer day-camp activities for children with cancer and siblings, allowing children to return home each night.
Noncash help · Per Event
Can cover
- day camp admission
- activities
- The program is free to participating families.
Peer And Emotional Support
Child and sibling peer community
Inclusive camp community for children with cancer and siblings.
Noncash help · Per Event
Can cover
- peer connection
- The program is free to participating families.
Why this may help
Peer And Emotional Support: Day camp gives your child repeated chances to build friendships with peers.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Pediatric B-ALL falls within the official childhood-cancer eligibility wording.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- Age rules are published by individual camp sites, not the national locations page.
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
- Sunrise U.S. day-camp network — Published camp destinations; each local camp must confirm its actual family service area. — Camp locations in Atlanta, Baltimore, Greater Washington, Orange County, Staten Island, Chicago, Greater Philadelphia, Long Island, Pearl River, and South Florida.
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
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Not Published |
| Funding or space | Not Applicable |
| Application window | Not Published |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- The network is active, but centralized 2027 camper intake is not published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Families must verify the selected camp’s service area, ages, dates, transportation, and medical forms.
- Camp locations are not themselves proof of residence eligibility.
- Which local Sunrise camp serves this family’s home address or treatment center?
- What are the selected camp’s current dates and application requirements?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Contact Sunrise Association · checked Aug 27, 2026
- National Expansion · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Get Involved FAQs · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Sunrise Association · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Our Locations · checked Aug 27, 2026