Camp Kesem is a community of college campuses, on which student leaders develop and operate free week-long summer camps for children in families coping with cancer. Camp Kesem is currently on 38 campuses around the United States.
Position Statement: Camp Kesem is a college student-run summer camp for kids whose parents have (or have had) cancer. Camp Kesem transforms kids into campers who return home with an enhanced sense of confidence and a new set of powerfully bound friendships forged in a cancer-aware yet fun-focused environment.
Kesem (n.): magic; the ability to change a life; an agent of growth; the unique power that transforms kids into Camp Kesem Campers
Read more about Camp Kesem: History, Need, Vision, Mission, and Values
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