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Ukandu

Camp Ukandu · About this organization

What you get

Your child and one brother or sister get a free week of summer camp, with pediatric cancer nurses and a cancer doctor on site day and night. You pay nothing.

How to start

Register online through CampDoc when the next summer's registration starts. Contact the Program Director, Robin Emerick, to learn the dates.

Good to know

  • Children on active treatment can attend because medical staff are on site all week.
  • Last year registration was due at the end of April, so plan in early spring.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Application Window Closed

A free, medically supervised, weeklong Oregon summer camp for childhood-cancer patients or survivors and one sibling, ages 8–18. Active treatment is supported on site. The 2026 deadline and session have passed, while the page still says applications are open, so families should confirm the next cycle before using CampDoc.

Go to the official program ↗

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Camp Ukandu admission

A free week of camp activities and medically supervised community for childhood-cancer patients or survivors and one sibling.

Noncash help

1 weeks per award

  • The official program page states that Ukandu programming is free of charge.

Peer And Emotional Support

Camp Ukandu peer connection

A free week of camp activities and medically supervised community for childhood-cancer patients or survivors and one sibling.

Noncash help

  • The official program page states that Ukandu programming is free of charge.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. B-ALL is a childhood cancer and fits the patient/survivor population if the camper is age 8–18 and other camp rules are met.

Age

Age 8 to age 18, measured at service date.

  • Patients or survivors and up to one sibling must be ages 8–18.

Treatment status

Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship

  • The site explicitly says campers in active treatment may attend because pediatric oncology staff are on site.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.

  • The public page does not publish a residence rule; do not infer eligibility from the event location.

Where your child is treated

Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.

  • No treating-facility or hospital-network restriction is published.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
  • YMCA Camp Collins — The camp venue is in Oregon; this destination does not by itself establish residence eligibility. — Oregon

How to get started

Get ready to apply

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

  1. Confirm that the next Camp Ukandu cycle is accepting registrations before investing time in CampDoc.
  2. When intake is confirmed, use the official CampDoc registration link and follow the portal's medical-form instructions.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

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

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsApplication Window Closed
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowSeasonal
Last checkedSep 29, 2026
  • The 2026 camp ran June 14–20, 2026, with registration due April 30, 2026. The 2027 dates and registration are not yet posted.
  • Registration runs each spring before the June camp; the 2026 deadline was April 30, 2026. The 2027 window is not yet posted.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Ages 8–18.
  • One sibling maximum per patient or survivor.
  • The 2027 registration dates are not yet posted.
  • Residence and treating-facility rules are unclear.
  • Does Camp Ukandu require Oregon residence, Oregon treatment, or a named partner-hospital relationship?
  • When will the next Camp Ukandu cycle open, and does the live CampDoc route accept future-cycle registrations?
  • What medical clearance, immunization, medication, and provider forms are required in CampDoc?
  • GPT Pro run61 (2026-09-25): Can Program Director Robin Emerick supply the next session dates, application requirements and medical forms without a CampDoc login?
  • GPT Pro run61 (2026-09-25): Does the next cycle accept children regardless of home address and treating hospital?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Sep 29, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program