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Thanks to a partnership between Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center and the Bangor Region YMCA, children who are being treated or have been treated for cancer, and their immediate families, have an opportunity to enjoy the traditional summer camp experience at no cost at Camp Jordan! 

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At Camp Hope, campers get to enjoy swimming, crafts, campfires, hiking and sporting activities in an environment that allows campers to focus on fun and not on their cancer diagnosis. Camper are encouraged to bring siblings. 

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All Campers ages 4-7 are required to be accompanied by a parent or guardian for the week. All campers who require a BHP at school are required to be accompanied by a parent or guardian for the week. All other parents can stay and enjoy camp or drop campers off for the week so they get the full camp experience. 

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FOR PARENTS

Camp Hope truly provides just that: hope. Not only is it an opportunity for kids who have spent a considerable amount of time in the hospital to be in the great outdoors and feel like a healthy kid again, but their families feed off of the success stories of survivors, giving them hope and support. There is nothing more powerful than a mom whose child was recently diagnosed, or whose child is in the middle of chemo treatment, connecting with the parent of a child who is in remission. Parents in the thick of it can watch other kids running and playing post-cancer, and have hope that their child will one day be well too. They can connect with other parents about the stress of medical bills, and be comforted to know that it can all work out in the end. And for those families whose child is not on track to recover, this community provides an indescribable support, being there for each other throughout the year, through good times and bad.

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Camp Hope is held at the Bangor YMCA Camp Jordan in Ellsworth. There is no charge to attend.

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For more information please reach out to Camp Jordan Director;  Jfournier@bangory.org or 207-944-4532.