Children's Camps
Camps can be a place of fun and relaxation for children with cancer. Here are a few camps that support pediatric cancer patients and survivors (and often, their siblings).
Camp CARE (Cancer Ain’t Really the End) provides a weeklong summer camp and year-round activities to children who have or have had cancer and their families in the Charlotte area. Camp CARE is for Levine patients, but many SC families travel to Levine.
Camp Courage is a program offered by Prisma Health Children’s Hospital (Upstate). Camp Courage programs provide fun, medically safe, and therapeutic psychosocial services for families and patients navigating childhood cancer and blood disorders.
If you have any questions, call Lyndsey at 864-455-8741 or e-mail LHoffman@ghs.org
Camp Happy Days is a flagship event for children diagnosed with cancer and their families. They provide free, year-round programs and resources to help improve the physical, emotional, and psychological health of children and their families.
Contact: 843-571-4336
Location: 933 Dupont Rd. Suite B, Charleston, SC 29407
CAMP KEMO is a program offered by Prisma Health Children’s Hospital (Columbia). CAMP KEMO programs provide fun, medically safe, and therapeutic psychosocial services for families and patients navigating childhood cancer and blood disorders.
Contact: Cassandra Shea at 803-434-3503 or cassandra.shea@prismahealth.org
Camp Rise Above is a non-profit organization that serves children and young adults with serious illnesses, life challenges, and disabilities in a fun camp setting. They encourage the participation of siblings and can even bring camp to you in hospital settings if needed.
Contact: 843-300-9100
Location: P.O. Box 31295, Charleston, SC 29417
Friends of Santa Claus, serving primarily Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina children and families, offers Camp MerryTimes and other activities. Additional assistance may be available during times of financial hardship.
