A pediatric cancer diagnosis turns a child’s life upside down, and suddenly nothing feels normal for a child or their family. Hospital visits, ongoing treatments, financial challenges, and time away from school, sports, and friends becomes the new norm. Fear, anxiety, isolation, and loss of identity can create social and emotional scars, as children often begin to feel more like a cancer patient than a person.

Camp One Step exists to help heal these invisible scars that no one can see by offering free in-person and CONNECTED digital camp programs serving pediatric cancer patients, survivors, and their families. Through our 11 in-person camps as well as our CONNECTED digital programs, children (ages birth – 19) and their families meet, bond, find understanding in shared experiences, and expand their network of support throughout the year. Inclusion, accessibility, connections and empowerment are core to our mission.

Camp is not just a place, it is a Community.

Camp One Step brings happiness, support, strength and hope to hundreds of children and families each year, and thanks to our community of campers, families, over 400 volunteers, and generous supporters, the magic of camp can be felt anytime, anywhere.

More information can be found at https://camponestep.org/

Financial Assistance Available

Camp One Step provides free programs serving kids with cancer and their families.

At the majority of programs, food is served in a dining hall and cafeteria style with several food choices at every meal. At other programs, the meal service may include prepping and cooking your own meals.

Camp One Step by Children’s Oncology Services is a leader in providing empowering, supportive, educational and fun experiences for children (5-19) who have been diagnosed with cancer. We are the only local organization to offer 11 free in-person camps as well as our CONNECTED digital programs, throughout the year serving pediatric cancer patients, survivors, and their families.

Thanks to our 400 annual volunteers, including medical professionals, serving children who are in different stages of treatment have the ability to attend our Camp One Step programs. For more than 43 years, our organization has served more than 19,000 campers.

We exist to heal scars that no one can see such as fear, isolation, depression, lack of support and no longer fitting in. Through community, support and shared experiences with peers, we deliver happy, pain free medicine called “camp.”

WE EMPOWER KIDS WHO HAVE CANCER, ENCOURAGING THEM TO TAKE ON THE WORLD!