Ukandu
Ukandu Family Camp · About this organization
What you get
Your whole household gets a free week at a sleepover camp on the coast, with an oncologist and cancer nurses on site, shared meals and coffee chats with a psychologist. You pay nothing.
How to start
Apply online through CampDoc, with a separate form for each person in your household. Applications usually start in the fall or winter.
Good to know
- Children on treatment and newly diagnosed children get priority. You can come for up to three years if space allows.
- Bereaved parents and brothers and sisters are welcome too.
The details, as published
A free, medically supported, weeklong Oregon Coast camp for whole families that have a child with a current or former cancer diagnosis, including bereaved families. The July 2026 session is past; a future cycle and current waitlist have not been published.
What help you may get
Camps And Retreats
Ukandu Family Camp admission
A weeklong whole-family camp with activities, meals, lodging, medical support, and family connection.
Noncash help
1 weeks per award
- The official program page states that Ukandu programming is free of charge.
Peer And Emotional Support
Ukandu Family Camp peer connection
A weeklong whole-family camp with activities, meals, lodging, medical support, and family connection.
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. A family whose child has B-ALL fits the published current-or-former childhood-cancer rule.
Age
Age 0 to no published upper limit, measured at service date.
- The page says all ages and families of all shapes and sizes.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship, Bereavement
- Families with a current or former diagnosis and bereaved families may attend; active treatment and new diagnoses receive priority.
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
- Camp Magruder — Weeklong camp venue near Rockaway Beach on the Oregon Coast; the venue is not a residence rule. — Rockaway, Oregon
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
- Ask the Program Director whether the next Family Camp cycle is open and whether a waitlist is operating.
- If intake is open, complete one CampDoc application for each family member.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page — Each family member needs an individual application.
- Email · remerick@ukandu.org
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Application Window Closed |
| Funding or space | Limited |
| Application window | Seasonal |
| Last checked | Sep 29, 2026 |
- The 2026 Family Camp ran July 12–18, 2026. Applications typically open in the fall or winter; the 2027 dates are not yet posted.
- Applications typically open in fall or winter; no future-cycle dates or deadline are published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Each family member needs an individual application.
- Families may attend up to three years depending on availability.
- At least Saturday through Wednesday attendance is requested.
- The 2027 dates are not yet posted.
- What residence or treatment-area rules apply to Ukandu Family Camp?
- Is a future Family Camp cycle open now, and what dates, deadline, and capacity apply?
- What CampDoc medical forms, consents, and verification are required for each family member?
- GPT Pro run61 (2026-09-25): What dates, waitlist terms and medical forms will apply to the next Family Camp?
- GPT Pro run61 (2026-09-25): Will the minimum stay still be Saturday through Wednesday, or do the arrival days change by session?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Sep 29, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Ukandu CampDoc registration · checked Aug 28, 2026
- Ukandu Family Camp · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Programs for Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer · checked Sep 26, 2026