Cancer Summer Camps: Summer camps for children with Cancer

Cancer Summer Camps in the Midwest US

Game Camp Nation

Residential and day coed summer computer camp, ages 9-19

Alpharetta, GA; Charlotte, NC; Herndon, VA; Morristown, NJ; Saddle River, NJ; Billerica, MA

Established in 2006

Game Camp Nation

Turn video game ideas into reality at Game Camp Nation, an educational game studio for kids and teens. Through summer camps and year-round online lessons, Game Camp Nation delivers engaging courses to aspiring game designers, programmers, and artists of all skill levels. Offerings include:

Game Design (ages 9-19)
Learn to design game mechanics. Game designers invent how a game functions and flows from beginning to end.

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Gilda's Club - Camp Sparkle

other type program- not traditional camp

Grand Rapids, MI

Established in 2004

Gilda's Club is a free program and community of children, adults, families and friends who have been impacted by cancer or have experienced the death of a loved one. People gather here to learn, share their experiences and, a few laughs along the way. Camp Sparkle is a program of Gilda's Club Grand Rapids. We invite your children to connect with other children impacted by cancer or grief. Together, we will be traveling around the world, ...read more

*Camp Rainbow

Residential camp for children with cancer and blood-related diseases

Chesterfield, Missouri

Established in 1988

Camp Rainbow is a week-long sleepover camp for children ages 6 to 13 who have had or are currently living with cancer or other blood-related disorders. The goal of Camp Rainbow is to enable these children to have a "normal" camping experience, regardless of their illness or the side effects of their treatments.

Daily camp activities include archery, arts and crafts, drama, a low ropes challenge course, fishing, music, nature, ...read more

Accredited by the American Camp Association