The Center for Courageous Kids

Our Purpose

The Center for Courageous Kids empowers, enhances & inspires children with serious illness.

About

The Center for Courageous Kids is a not for profit medical camp facility founded by the late Ms. Elizabeth Turner Campbell and opened in 2008.

She was inspired to create a place where children living with life threatening illnesses and their families could come free of charge and have fun, find respite, feel normal and forget about their everyday struggles.

Now in its 15th year, CCK has served over 35,000 medically fragile campers and their families. Campers have come from 45 different U.S. States and 13 foreign countries. CCK continues to change the lives of thousands of children and families every year. 

Who We Serve

The Center for Courageous Kids accepts seriously ill children who could not even be considered for other programs. Below is a sample of the illness groups we have served:

• Asthma

• Cancer

• Cerebral Palsy

• Diabetes

• Heart/Cardiovascular Disease

• Blood Disorders

• Muscular Dystrophy

• Osteogenesis Imperfecta

• Sickle Cell

• Spina Bifida

• Spinal Muscular Atrophy

• Transplants

“In a world where these children are often told they cannot, at CCK they can. Our campers enjoy every activity and event with no limitations or restrictions because the camping facility is fully accessible.”