Camp Rheumies is a weekend camp for teenagers 13-17 years with a systemic rheumatologic diagnosis treated at Cook Children’s. The purpose of Camp Rheumies is to provide teenagers, who have a systemic rheumatic disease with a safe, engaging, and rewarding camp experience.
Camp RISE serves families from Cook Children’s Medical Center who have experienced a traumatic event. While at camp, families are given the opportunity to process their trauma, build coping skills and resiliency, meet other families who have experienced a traumatic event, and grow together as a family through fun activities. Camp is available for patients between 6 and 16 and their families.
Camp PHEnomenal serves campers with Phenylketonuria (PKU) and other alike disorders.
Camp Morning Star serves families of patient's who have died in the last year from Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, TX. Camp Morning Star provides families with an opportunity to process their experiences with grief, meet families who have experienced loss, and enjoy doing activities as a family.
Camp Reynal was started in 1992 by dedicated volunteers, parents and healthcare professionals, all of whom shared the common goal to create an exciting, challenging, encouraging, supportive, safe and healthy environment for children with renal and urology disease, and to foster fun, growth, exploration, discovery, friendship, self-esteem and independence.
Camp I-Thonka-Chi serves youth who have been hospitalized with burn injuries ages 6-18- years of age.
Camp TLC serves campers age 8-15 with Spina Bifida and congenital neural tube defects. The Spina Bifida Association of North Texas partners with Texas Scottish Rite Hospital to provide this week long experience in June.
Who Can Attend MDA Camp? Any child with a neuromuscular disease between the ages of 6-17. We accept campers on a first come first serve basis. MDA camp enables campers to stretch their comfort zones and grow in independence as they spend a week away from home; permit someone other than their parents to provide personal care; and make new friends.
Camp Moss exists to improve the quality of life for Texas children with cardiac disease by providing the exciting experience of summer camp in a safe environment with the necessary daily treatment. Campers who attend Camp Moss: -Are developmentally 8-16 years old -Have their medical history reviewed -Have an updated physical and have their cardiologist's approval -Are receiving treatment in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area -Have significant heart disease -Are physically able to participate in camp activities -Are ready to have a week of FUN!
Camp Sanguinity serves patients, ages 6-16 years old, being treated for cancer or a blood disorder at Cook Children's Medical Center, and their siblings. During the camp week, we also hold a one-day Preschool camp for patients and siblings who are 4-5 years old.