Camps
Camps for Kids is a Cook Children's program that offers patients and families the opportunity to experience the power of camp. While engaged in camps that are operated by camp staff as well as hospital staff, patients and families get the opportunity to get outside, participate in arts and crafts, receive medical education, and most importantly, build supportive, lasting relationships with others who shared similar life experiences. We know that due to medical challenges, many of our patients and families would not have the opportunity to participate in traditional camp experiences without Camps for Kids. That's why Cook Children's is proud to provide this service for eligible patients and families, in a safe and nurturing environment, at no cost to the family.
Camps for Kids offers several diagnosis-specific weeklong summer camps as well as many weekend retreats for families and teens throughout the fall and spring. The following are some of the camps we offer.
Camp Ailihpomeh
Who: For kids with hemophilia
When: July 12 - 17
Where: Camp John Marc
Camp Discovery
Who: For kids with ADHD
When: July 27-31
DAY CAMP
Where: Camp Carter
Email Email Valerie Lohmar
Camp El Tesoro de la Vida
Who: For kids who have experienced the death of a loved one
When: July 26-August 1
Where: Camp El Tesoro
Camp Hope
Who: For kids with HIV
When: July 12-17
Where: Camp For All
Camp iCan Bike
Who: For kids with any challenges struggling to learn to ride a bike.
When: June 1-5 and June 15-19
Where: Game On Sports Complex
Email icanbike@cookchildrens.org.
Camp iCan Dance
Who: An accessible dance experience for every child.
When: June 22 - 26
Where: Doxology Bible Church
Email icandance@cookchildrens.org.
Camp Jubilee
Who: For kids with sickle cell anemia
When: July 5-10
Where: Camp John Marc
Camp Lancelot
Who: For kids with Type 1 Diabetes
When: June 22-26
DAY CAMP
Where: Camp Carter
Camp MDA
Who: For kids with muscular dystrophy
When: June 14-19
Where: Camp John Marc
Camp Moss
Who: For kids with heart disease
When: June 21-26
Where: Camp John Marc
Camp Spark
Who: For kids with epilepsy
When: July 6-10
DAY CAMP
Where: Camp Carter
Camp Oasis
Who: For kids with Crohn's and Colitis
When: June 7-12
Where: Camp For All
Camp Reynal
Who: For kids with kidney disease
When: May 24-29
Where: Camp John Marc
Camp Sanguinity
Who: For kids with cancer and their siblings
When: June 28-July 3
Where: Camp John Marc
Camp TLC
Who: For kids with spina bifida
When: June 7-12
Where: Camp John Marc
Camp Believe
Who: For teens with bladder exstrophy
When: April 17-19
Where: Camp John Marc
Beyond the Bend Retreat
Who: For teens with scoliosis
When: Nov. 6-8
Where: Camp John Marc
Camp Courage
Who: For teen siblings
When: March 27-29
Where: Camp John Marc
Camp ID
Who: For families from ID
When: Feb. 27-March 1
Where: Camp John Marc
Camp LIGHT
Who: For teens with cancer or blood disorders
When: Nov. 6-8
Where: Camp John Marc
Camp Morning Star
Who: For families who have lost a child
When: May 8-10
Where: Camp John Marc
Camp NOW
Who: For families from Neuro-Oncology
When: Sept. 11-13
Where: Camp John Marc
Camp O'Hana
Who: For families of cancer survivors
When: March 13-15
Where: Camp John Marc
Camp E.E.G
Who: For families with a child who had epilepsy
When: Oct. 16-18
Where: Camp John Marc
Camp STAR
Who: For teens from RCU/TCU
When: Nov. 6-8
Where: Camp John Marc
Camp Strong
Who: For families from 4NT
When: April 10-12
Where: Camp John Marc
Camp Tecumseh
Who: For families with HIV
When: Nov. 13-15
Where: Camp John Marc
Camp Horizon
Who: Teens with kidney disease
When: April 17-19
Where: Camp John Marc
Camp Rheumies
Who: Teens with Rheumatology diagnosis
When: April 17-19
Where: Camp John Marc
Camp RISE - Trauma Camp
Who: Families who have had a child experience a traumatic event (car accident, ATV accident, animal attacks, etc.)
When: April 24-26
Where: Camp John Marc