For Alice, finding places where she could participate fully hasn’t always been easy. She lives with alternating hemiplegia, a rare neurological condition that can cause unpredictable episodes of partial or complete paralysis. During these episodes, she may temporarily lose the ability to move, speak, or feed herself while remaining fully conscious. Because stress and fatigue…
“Camp has not only given me confidence and happiness as a kid, but also purpose as an adult.” ~ Gavin Everyone in the SeriousFun community knows camp is a place where kids discover what’s possible. But sometimes, it’s also where they discover what they’re meant to do. As a child living with LAMA2-related congenital muscular…
Newman’s Own Foundation, which uses all the profits and royalties it receives from the sale of Newman’s Own products for its mission, is delighted to commit over $3M in grants in 2026 to SeriousFun Children’s Network. “A lot of these kids spend six, seven, eight months in the hospital and for them to come up…
Living with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) For much of her childhood, Olive’s life was shaped by the uncertainty of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a neurological condition which causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body, for which there is no cure. By age 10, she had already undergone dozens of MRIs, alongside ongoing medical appointments and care. Living with low muscle…
For children living with epilepsy, camp can become the first place they realize they are not alone. When You’re the Only Kid You Know with Epilepsy For many children living with neurological conditions like epilepsy, isolation can become part of everyday life. After a diagnosis, experiences other kids move through without a second thought can…
How the Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Mental Health & Wellness Grant Program is Expanding Support Across SeriousFun Camps Kids with special healthcare needs experience social isolation, anxiety, and depression at higher rates than their peers. Caring for these kids’ mental, emotional, and social health has long been at the center of our work. For decades, our camps and programs have acted as an antidote to…
