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I want to start an charitable organization/camp for kids whose parents have cancer?

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I'm wanting to start up a charitable organization for kids whose parents either are currently battling cancer or whose parents have passed away from cancer. As part of the organization I'd like to maybe start a summer camp where kids can come to get away from everything and be with others who are going through the same thing. I'd like to have the usual summer camp acitivites there.
Aside from the camp, I'd like to have a year-round place where kids can go and support each other and get information and advice.
Any ideas on how to get this kind of thing started? Any tips or information you can provide would be really helpful. Thanks!



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I would contact one of the following places and ask for advise:
http://www.kidskonnected.org/
http://www.campkesemdavis.org/
http://www.alfoundationforoncology.org/campnewhope.php

These are just a few. I did a google search: cancer parents kids camp

I'm getting ready to set up an organization much like Make A Wish. My son, 24, has brain cancer. There just aren't any organizations like Make A Wish for this middle age category. You have to be young or old. Wish me luck!

I want to start an charitable organization/camp for kids whose parents have cancer?




daresforca


I'm wanting to start up a charitable organization for kids whose parents either are currently battling cancer or whose parents have passed away from cancer. As part of the organization I'd like to maybe start a summer camp where kids can come to get away from everything and be with others who are going through the same thing. I'd like to have the usual summer camp acitivites there.
Aside from the camp, I'd like to have a year-round place where kids can go and support each other and get information and advice.
Any ideas on how to get this kind of thing started? Any tips or information you can provide would be really helpful. Thanks!



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That sounds like a very worthy effort. In fact, there are a few organizations doing this - so you could either join forces to help them or contact them for ideas in replicating their model in your community.

A good starting point would be Camp Kesem National at www.campkesem.org.




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