About Us
The purpose of Camp Kesem is to provide leadership and volunteer opportunities for the students of University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign while serving the central Illinois community and greater metropolitan area. Camp Kesem recognizes and embraces the often-overlooked population of children affected by a parent’s cancer. A one-week long summer camp will be organized each year for children six to eighteen years old whose parent or primary caregiver has had or currently have cancer. No other type of child may participate in the camp. Camp Kesem will be a place where these children can experience the simple joys of childhood and relate to other children in similar situations. Student leaders of Camp Kesem will organize all aspects of the camp and fundraise enough money for every child who attends the camp to do so for free.
