SeriousFun is a global network of 30 camps and programs, providing free, medically supported camp experiences for children living with serious illnesses.
Research and our experience confirm the impact: children build friendships with others like them, feel emotionally safe and supported, grow in confidence and life skills, and explore who they are beyond their diagnosis.
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What Your Support Makes Possible
30
Camps and Programs Worldwide
2M+
Camp Experiences Delivered
50+
Serving Children from 50+ Countries
100+
Medical Conditions
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Stories of Transformation
Stories of how SeriousFun camp experiences lead to confidence, connection, and lasting change in the lives of campers.
Mental Health Camp for Teens | From Isolation to Back in the Classroom
How a SeriousFun Mental Health Camp for Teens Helps Children Reconnect and Return to School Finding the right mental health camp for teens can feel impossible for families navigating anxiety, overwhelm, and disconnection from everyday life. For some children, even stepping into a classroom can feel out of reach. When many of the children arrived…
Mental Health Camp for Teens | Finding Connection and Belonging
How SeriousFun Mental Health Camps for Teens Build Connection and Belonging For many families, finding the right mental health camp for teens can feel impossible. When anxiety, depression, or PTSD take hold, connection often slips away. At camp, that begins to change. Some friendships take years to build. Others happen in an afternoon, when two…
Kateri Once Felt Like an Outcast. Camp Has Given Her a World Where She Belongs.
“Camp has lifted her spirits and helped her gain confidence.” When You Feel “Outcast” and “Alone” No parent wants their child to be teased. Cathy Stalinski is among them. But as a young child, her daughter Kateri was often picked on. Kateri’s liver transplant meant standing out—with short “boyish” hair and bloated “steroid belly”—wherever she…
When Deliah’s World Got Smaller, Camp Opened It Back Up
When Your World Shrinks Every parent wishes all the opportunities in the world for their children. But when your child is diagnosed with a life-altering medical condition, or undergoes a solid organ transplant surgery, the list of opportunities begins to shrink. This was true for Delilah. Born with a congenital liver disorder, her childhood revolved…
A Place Where the Brake Family Didn’t Have to Worry
When Virgina Brake was diagnosed with Celiac disease, her world changed. Her family’s world, too. Like many families navigating autoimmune conditions, the Brakes faced an overwhelming amount of new information, major dietary changes, and a new sense of vigilance. Virginia’s new food restrictions suddenly shaped what she could eat—and how she was included—at school lunches,…
Evan Found a Fast Track to Hope Through Camp
“The camp experience brought back that joy, that spontaneity. It gave Evan independence and confidence that we hadn’t seen before.” – Joanie, Evan’s Mom
Our Camps & Programs
Across four continents, SeriousFun member camps and programs enable unique, adaptive, and medically-supported experiences that empower children to embrace life beyond the limitations of their medical conditions.
The Founder of Fun Paul Newman
Learn how Hollywood legend and philanthropist started it all with one simple thought: Kids with serious illnesses should get a chance to simply be kids.
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for a child whose life is shaped by illness.