Sibling Camp
Uniting Separated Siblings
2025 Camp Dates and Locations
Our Sibling Camp programs are specifically designed for siblings who live apart from at least one sibling and want to attend camp together. At the start of the session, campers must be between the ages of 8 and 18.
Session 1: June 27-29, 2025 Suttle Lake Camp, Sisters, Oregon
***Please note that this overnight camp will be two nights. Campers will stay overnight in cabins with their siblings and experienced sibling camp volunteers as well as move through the day activities with their sibling group. This session has increased staff-to-camper ratios to provide more supervision and support. This camp session is an excellent fit for campers who may struggle with distractions from larger groups or require extra encouragement to stay engaged with their siblings. It is also a great camp for younger campers or campers who have not been to an overnight camp program before. This session will also be a self-transport event.
Session 2: August 11-15, 2025 Camp Magruder, Rockaway Beach, Oregon
***This is a four-night overnight camp session. It is anticipated to be our larger Sibling Camp session. Campers will move through their day at camp in “Family Groups,” which are made up of their sibling group as well as 2-3 other sibling groups and our amazing volunteer counselors. Overnight, they will stay in “Cabin Groups”. We have three cabin options for this session. Campers can request to stay in a cabin with folks who identify as the same gender they do, an all-gender cabin, or a cabin with their sibling group, and our team will do our best to accommodate requests in alliance with our staffing ratios. This session will have bus transportation from Salem and Hillsboro.
Referrals for 2025 Kindred Matters Sibling Camp will open on January 22nd for both sessions. If you have any questions or are unsure which session may best fit a sibling group, please get in touch with our Executive Director, Tia, at tia@kindredmatters.org.
To attend camp, each camper must have a referral submitted on their behalf by a provider, caseworker, casa, etc. as well as a referral for each sibling that wants to attend. Our selection committee will review all referrals to ensure our team can safely and successfully serve the sibling group. Once accepted, further application information will be submitted prior to the sibling group attending camp. If you have any questions about this process, please reach out at info@kindredmatters.org.
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Any questions about the registration/application process can be directed to info@kindredmatters.org.
Since bringing Sibling Camp programming (formerly Camp To Belong) to the Northwest in 2006, over 3,000 youth have been served by Kindred Matters. Now serving primarily Oregon youth, two sessions of Sibling Camp are held each summer. Our Sibling Camp programs are residential camp experiences designed specifically to provide siblings with opportunities to make positive, childhood memories together, despite living separated. Activities at camp include an all camp birthday party, carnival night, sibling scrapbooks, campfires, arts and crafts, swimming, boating, rock climbing, archery, and so much more.
Sibling Camp has proven to be a powerful intervention for siblings living separated. In 2017, 97% of campers reported making positive memories with their siblings at camp and 85% reported that attending camp made their sibling relationship stronger. Beyond that, 92% reported that their time at camp made them more hopeful about their futures.