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resources for families
At Camp Sunshine, we know that the Camp experience is just one part of your family’s journey. Our mission is to provide hope, joy, and community, not only during your time on campus, but every step of the way.
That’s why we work with a network of trusted referral partners and resources designed to support children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Here is a small sampling of some of the resources available to the families Camp Sunshine serves. If you have a suggested resource, please email Rachel at rjorge@campsunshine.org.


Alex's Lemonade Stand
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer is dedicated to changing the lives of children with cancer through funding impactful research, raising awareness, supporting families, and empowering everyone to help cure childhood cancer.
Countries Served: United States and Canada
Countries Served: United States and Canada

ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation
ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation serves as leading source of support for children with cancer in Virgnia to make life better for children with cancer and their families.
State Served: VA
Contact: info@askccf.org
State Served: VA
Contact: info@askccf.org

Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Care Foundation
Bear Necessities provides unparalleled hope and support to those who are touched by pediatric cancer in Illinois.
State Served: IL
Contact: bearhugs@bearnecessities.org
State Served: IL
Contact: bearhugs@bearnecessities.org

Brain Tumor Network
To provide free, individualized navigation to help patients and loved ones manage a primary brain tumor diagnosis, overcome treatment obstacles, and facilitate access to quality healthcare.

Lighthouse Family Retreat
Lighthouse Family Retreat is a faith-based non-profit that exists to strengthen every family living through childhood cancer by providing restorative retreats and helpful resources.
States Served: All
States Served: All

Live Like Bella
The Live Like Bella Childhood Cancer Foundation is committed to being a recognized leader in childhood cancer research and advocacy while providing financial and emotional support to Florida families whose children are battling cancer.
State Served: FL
Contact: sandra@livelikebella.org
State Served: FL
Contact: sandra@livelikebella.org

Lucy's Love Bus
Love Bus delivers joy, comfort, and quality of life to children with cancer and their families through free integrative therapies and holistic support.
State Served: MA
Contact: Kerry@lucyslovebus.org
State Served: MA
Contact: Kerry@lucyslovebus.org

Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan
Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan is a local, grassroots 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides wigs & support services to children ages 3 to 18 at no charge throughout the state of Michigan.
State Served: MI
Contact: maggie@wigs4kids.org
State Served: MI
Contact: maggie@wigs4kids.org

Maine P-PODs
Maine P-PODS is a volunteer, non-profit organization. Our mission is to build community & improve the quality of life for those affected by type 1 diabetes. We are people with type 1 diabetes, we have family members with type 1 diabetes and we are medical professionals working with people with type 1 diabetes.
States served: ME & NH
Contact: maineppods@yahoo.com
States served: ME & NH
Contact: maineppods@yahoo.com
travel resources

Angel Flight Central
Angel Flight Central's mission is to serve people in need by arranging charitable flights for health care or other humanitarian purposes. Every year, Angel Flight Central (AFC) volunteer pilots and supporters provide hundreds of free flights throughout the Midwest for families who need access to specialized health care, camps for special needs, disaster response efforts, and other compassionate reasons.
States Served: Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Indiana
States Served: Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Indiana

Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic
Through the Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic program, volunteer pilots fly patients to medical care at no cost. Covering 11 states, this network connects patients with private pilots who donate their time, aircraft and fuel to make healing possible. Every flight is free to the patient. If you or someone you care for needs help getting to medical care, we're here.
States Served: Deleware, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, and Virginia
States Served: Deleware, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, and Virginia

Angel Flight Northeast
Angel Flight NE’s extensive network of volunteer pilots provides free flights for medical reasons to patients across the U.S. Compassionate volunteers donate their time, planes, and fuel to ensure distance is never an obstacle for patients to access medical care. Through partnerships with commercial aviation partners, JetBlue and Cape Air, Angel Flight NE arranges free air transportation when general aviation is not an option. There is never a charge for these services.
States Served: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Contact: angelflight@angelflightne.org
States Served: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Contact: angelflight@angelflightne.org

Angel Flight South Central
Angel Flight South Central's mission is to help people in need of free air transportation for medical and humanitarian purposes. Angel Flight arranges travel through a network of volunteer pilots who provide flights at no cost to Angel Flight or the people who require specialized medical treatment not available to them locally.
States Served: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas
States Served: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas

Angel Flight Southeast
Angel Flight Southeast arranges free air transportation by provate aircraft to distant medical facilities when commercial service is not available, impractical or simply not afforadable.
States Served: Bahamas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands
States Served: Bahamas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands

Angel Flight West
Angel Flight West delivers health and hope using donated flights to serve those with healthcare or other compelling human needs. In the air, Angel Flight West links volunteer pilots and commercial airlines with people whose non-emergency health needs require long-distance travel to access care. On the ground, volunteer drivers ferry passengers to and from their departure and destination airports.
States Served: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washintgon, and Wyoming
States Served: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washintgon, and Wyoming

LifeLine Pilots
LifeLine Pilots provide non-emergency flights within 10 states in the Midwest and partner with similar organizations for passengers flying outside of our region.
States Served: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin
States Served: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin

Mercy Flight Southeast
Mercy Flight Southeast arranges free air transportation by provate aircraft to distant medical facilities when commercial service is not available, impractical or simply not affordable.
States Served: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina
Contact: info@mercymail.org
States Served: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina
Contact: info@mercymail.org

Mercy Medical Angels
Mercy Medical Angels matchs transportation to your patient's needs and distance to care. Whether it's a gas card for local appointments, a private pilot flight across state lines, or a commercial ticket for longer distances, they work to find the right solution for each situation.
States Served: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina
Contact: info@mercymail.org
States Served: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina
Contact: info@mercymail.org
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