Sunrise Day Camp-Chicago
Sunrise Day Camp–Chicago, 23280 N. Old McHenry Road, Lake Zurich, IL 60047
About
Sunrise Day Camp–Chicago offers a full-summer day camp, year-round programs, in-hospital recreational activities, and SunriseVX virtual camp with live and interactive sessions. The program also includes Sunrise on Wheels, which brings camp activities to children awaiting and undergoing treatment at participating hospitals, and Wheels Up!, an interactive video-based program featuring travel, arts and games for children and teens in the hospital.
• Ages: 3-1/2–16 years old
• Schedule: Full-summer day camp; 2026 camp dates are June 15 – August 5
• Price: Sunrise Day Camp–Chicago is 100% free for families; summer day camp, year-round programs and in-hospital recreational activities are offered free of charge; Sunrise Day Camp–Chicago for children with cancer and their siblings ages 3-1/2 to 16 is offered free of charge
Sunrise Day Camp–Chicago is a program of JCC Chicago, and camp activities can be adapted to suit individual campers’ abilities. Compassionate counselors, medical professionals, mental health professionals, and others support campers, and medical support, free transportation on staffed, air-conditioned buses, and snacks are provided. The program welcomes siblings, and SunriseVX provides the camp experience virtually through live and interactive sessions throughout the year for children who otherwise would not be able to attend in person.
Sunrise Day Camp–Chicago is part of Sunrise Association, whose mission is to bring back the joys of childhood to children with cancer and their siblings worldwide through summer day camps, year-round programs and in-hospital recreational activities, all offered free of charge. JCC Chicago’s mission is to strengthen the Jewish community from generation to generation. The first Sunrise Day Camp opened in 2006 on Long Island as the world’s first full-summer day camp for children with cancer and their siblings, and Sunrise Day Camp–Chicago has been serving kids with cancer and their siblings across Chicagoland since 2023. Sunrise Day Camp – Chicago is a partnership between JCC Chicago and Sunrise Association, and Sunrise Association is a worldwide organization.
The leadership team includes Karen Abrams, Camp Director; Leslee Cohen-Lavin, Manager of Operations/Registrar; and Allie Huey, Gift Officer. Sunrise Day Camp–Chicago notes fun, inclusivity, and diversity as core values and states that Sunrise works towards a world where cancer will not be the defining factor in a child’s life. Every dollar given supports local children and families facing pediatric cancer, and Sunrise on Wheels welcomes and encourages siblings and families to participate. One parent shared, “The best thing about camp this summer was the abundance of joy and anticipation that all of my children experienced every day!”
Last updated May 25, 2026.
• Ages: 3-1/2–16 years old
• Schedule: Full-summer day camp; 2026 camp dates are June 15 – August 5
• Price: Sunrise Day Camp–Chicago is 100% free for families; summer day camp, year-round programs and in-hospital recreational activities are offered free of charge; Sunrise Day Camp–Chicago for children with cancer and their siblings ages 3-1/2 to 16 is offered free of charge
Sunrise Day Camp–Chicago is a program of JCC Chicago, and camp activities can be adapted to suit individual campers’ abilities. Compassionate counselors, medical professionals, mental health professionals, and others support campers, and medical support, free transportation on staffed, air-conditioned buses, and snacks are provided. The program welcomes siblings, and SunriseVX provides the camp experience virtually through live and interactive sessions throughout the year for children who otherwise would not be able to attend in person.
Sunrise Day Camp–Chicago is part of Sunrise Association, whose mission is to bring back the joys of childhood to children with cancer and their siblings worldwide through summer day camps, year-round programs and in-hospital recreational activities, all offered free of charge. JCC Chicago’s mission is to strengthen the Jewish community from generation to generation. The first Sunrise Day Camp opened in 2006 on Long Island as the world’s first full-summer day camp for children with cancer and their siblings, and Sunrise Day Camp–Chicago has been serving kids with cancer and their siblings across Chicagoland since 2023. Sunrise Day Camp – Chicago is a partnership between JCC Chicago and Sunrise Association, and Sunrise Association is a worldwide organization.
The leadership team includes Karen Abrams, Camp Director; Leslee Cohen-Lavin, Manager of Operations/Registrar; and Allie Huey, Gift Officer. Sunrise Day Camp–Chicago notes fun, inclusivity, and diversity as core values and states that Sunrise works towards a world where cancer will not be the defining factor in a child’s life. Every dollar given supports local children and families facing pediatric cancer, and Sunrise on Wheels welcomes and encourages siblings and families to participate. One parent shared, “The best thing about camp this summer was the abundance of joy and anticipation that all of my children experienced every day!”
Last updated May 25, 2026.
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