Ukandu
Ukandu Family (Re)Union · About this organization
What you get
A free one-day gathering where you can share food, play games and make art with the camp community.
How to start
Email Program Director Robin Emerick at remerick@ukandu.org to ask about the next Family Reunion and how to reserve places for your household.
Good to know
- You can attend as a past, current or future participant or volunteer, with your family.
- The linked RSVP is for November 15, 2025, not a new gathering.
The details, as published
You and your household can join a free annual one-day gathering with food, games, art and shared memories. Past, present and future Ukandu volunteers, participants and campers can attend with their families. The linked RSVP is for the November 2025 gathering, so ask Program Director Robin Emerick about the next event.
What help you may get
Peer And Emotional Support
Annual Ukandu community reunion
You can spend a day reconnecting through activities and shared memories with current, former or future Ukandu participants, campers, volunteers and their families.
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 B-ALL family can fit only through a past, present, or future Ukandu participation relationship; this is not an open general-public cancer event.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- No age restriction is published.
Treatment status
Active Treatment, Maintenance Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship
- Current, former, and future participants and their families are invited; no treatment-status exclusion is published.
- Attendance is tied to past, present, or future participation in Ukandu programming or being a family member of a participant.
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
- Jupiter NEXT — The 2025 event venue was Jupiter NEXT; the venue does not establish residence eligibility. — Portland, 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.
- Ask Ukandu whether a new Family (Re)Union is scheduled and whether the household qualifies through prior or future Ukandu participation.
Ways to apply or ask
- Web Form · Open form or page — The displayed registration is for a past 2025 event.
- Email · info@ukandu.org
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 Published |
| Application window | Event Specific |
| Last checked | Sep 25, 2026 |
- The annual program is described as ongoing, but the visible date and registration are from 2025.
- The only published event date is November 15, 2025.
Limitations and things to confirm
- The gathering is for past, present or future Ukandu participants and volunteers, with their families.
- Ask Program Director Robin Emerick about the next event rather than using the November 2025 RSVP.
- Check with Ukandu before making travel plans from outside the area.
- Will a 2026 or later Family (Re)Union occur, and what is the current registration link?
- Does attendance require local residence, or may any past/current/future Ukandu participant family attend?
- GPT Pro run61 (2026-09-25): When is the next Family Reunion, and what RSVP link should new families use?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Sep 25, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Ukandu Family (Re)Union · checked Aug 28, 2026
- Programs for Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer · checked Sep 26, 2026