About

One free week of summer camp for 40 years, run by the people it was built for.

Since 1986

Our mission

Camp High Hopes gives children and teens with bleeding disorders a free week of summer camp in the Adirondacks. They swim, hike, sing around the campfire, and make friends who understand them, just like any other kid at camp. Run entirely by volunteers, many of them former campers, we have been a family for 40 years.

Campers become counselors

Most of our board and counselors were campers themselves. They know the week from the inside, which is why it has kept running for 40 years without a paid staff member.

How camp is paid for

Camp High Hopes is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 16-1266169. Every program is free to participants, covered by donations and sponsorship.

Camp leadership

The volunteers who run camp week on site.

Darian Ross

Camp Director

dross@camphighhopes.org

Jacob Bastian

Camp Director

Debbie Murray

Health Director

Board of directors

Volunteers who govern Camp High Hopes year round.

Zach Sweeney

President

Stephen Onley

Vice President & Secretary

Jen Chavez

Treasurer

Ben Sweet

Director

Jon Davis

Director

Paul Cobb

Director

Hannah Sweet

Director

Nick Thomas

Director

John Duddleston

Director

Our sponsors

Companies, foundations and organizations make camp possible.

Sanofi CSL Octapharma InfuCare Rx Takeda

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