Click here for Safety Guidelines for return to in-person Summer Camp
Top Safety Guidelines to Know
Participants are required to read the full Safety Guidelines document HERE, and are encouraged to do so prior to registration.
- Help create a healthy start to camp: make sure your camper can cover their coughs and sneezes and knows proper handwashing techniques before arriving on campus!
- Screening: campers, staff, and volunteers should expect to participate in screening pre-camp, upon arrival, during camp, and post-camp.
- Testing: campers, staff, and volunteers will require testing prior to camp and upon arrival.
- Vaccination: Volunteers and staff are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to participate.
- Transportation: Currently, we are planning for transportation to camp to be arranged by the camper family. Transportation should not be a reason to stay home from camp; please reach out to the COS Programs Team for assistance if needed.
- Face coverings: Disposable face masks will be provided on campus. Campers will wear face masks when indoors, except when eating or drinking, and outdoors if unable to physically distance or participating in an activity with another cohort. Staff and volunteers will be asked to wear a face-covering at all times except when eating, drinking, swimming, or when they are in their assigned sleeping place.
- Cohorting: Small groups of campers and counselors will eat together, participate in activities together, and are assigned to the same housing space. Multiple cohorts may come together for group activities in the outdoor setting only as long as physical distancing can be maintained.
- There will be increased cleaning on campus by professionals and the camp team.
As we move forward with our planning, we will continue to monitor COVID-19 infection and vaccination rates to ensure that they are at a safe level for re-opening in-person programs. If at any point we deem that infection rates are too high to ensure a safe and healthy camp experience, we will continue with our virtual Summer Camp program only.
Camp One Step provides free programs serving kids with cancer and their families, bringing them happiness, joy, connection, and support
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Our Mission & Programs
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 virtual camp programs serving pediatric cancer patients, survivors, and their families. Through our 11 in-person camps as well as our virtual 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.
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Children’s Oncology Services operates three major fundraising events each year. Click the images below to learn more.
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