who can attend

In order for a child to be eligible for the summer program, applicants must: 

All submitted applications are reviewed by the Hole in the Wall medical team based on the qualifying criteria, specific needs of each child and our ability to provide a safe, medically sound camp experience before making final eligibility decisions.

Qualifying Medical Diagnosis

Blood Disorders 

  • Diamond Blackfan Anemia 
  • Factor X Deficiency 
  • Fanconi’s Amenianemia 
  • Hemophilia 
  • Hereditary Elliptocytosis (HE) 
  • Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) 
  • Severe Aplastic Anemia 
  • Sickle Cell Disease 
  • Thalassemia 
  • Thrombocytosis
  • Von Willebrand Disease (VWD) 

Cancer 

  • Ewing Sarcoma 
  • Leukemia (AML, ALL) 
  • Lymphoma 
  • Myelofibrosis 
  • Nephroblastoma 
  • Neuroblastoma 
  • Osteosarcoma 
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma 
  • Wilms Tumor 
  • Other cancers 

Immunologic Disorders 

  • Common Variable Immune Deficiency (CVID) 
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EOE) 
  • Histiocytosis 
  • HIV/AIDS 
  • Primary Immunodeficiency: Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) 
  • Primary Immunodeficiency: IgG Subclass Deficiency/Hypogammaglobinemia 
  • Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) 

Metabolic/Mitochondrial Disorders 

  • Glycogen Storage Disease 
  • Mitochondrial Disease 
  • Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency (OTC Deficiency) 
  • Phenylketonuria (PKU) 
  • Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency 
  • Tyrosinemia 
  • Very-long-chain acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (VLCAD) 

Neurofibromatosis 

  • NF 1 
  • NF 2 
  • Schwannomatosis 

Solid Organ & Multivisceral Transplant: Campers must be at least 1-year post-transplant

  • Kidney Transplant 
  • Liver Transplant 
  • Multivisceral Transplantation (MVT) 

Sibling Program Eligibility

The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp offers an opportunity for the siblings of diagnosed campers to apply for a summer camp or Adolescent and Young Adult session at Camp. For siblings to be eligible, applicants must: 

  • Be the sibling of a medically qualifying camper that has attended or will attend an overnight summer program this year 
  • Be a bereaved sibling 
  • Be the child of a volunteer medical provider 
  • Be ages 7-15 (for summer camp sessions) or ages 16-18 (Adolescent and Young Adult programs)

Ready for the Summer of a Lifetime?

During six-day on-site Camp sessions for children with serious illnesses aged 7 – 15 and their siblings, Campers participate in traditional camp activities while receiving care from a significant, yet unobtrusive, medical presence.

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