Sibling Camp
Uniting Separated Siblings
2024 Camp Dates and Locations
Session 1: June 21-23, 2024 Suttle Lake Camp, Sisters, Oregon
***Please note that this is a 2 night residential camp with special emphasis for sibling groups with one or more siblings who need extra behavior support. This session will have experienced sibling camp volunteers and increased staff to camper ratios to provide more supervision and support. This session will also be a self transport event.
Session 2: August 12-16, 2024 Camp Magruder, Rockaway Beach, Oregon
***This is a 4 night residential camp and is anticipated to be our larger sibling camp for youth who require less behavioral support.
Referrals for Kindred Matters Sibling Camp are Open. Please review the information regarding each session prior and select the session that works best for the sibling group. Our selection committee may recommend a different session to best serve all siblings. If you have any questions or are unsure of which session to apply for please reach out to our Registration Coordinator, Stacey Nash at siblingcamp@kindredmatters.org or to Tia at tia@kindredmatters.org.
Applications should be submitted by the adult who knows the young person best.
If you want to learn more about Kindred Matters, contact us at info@kindredmatters.org or follow us on Facebook and Instagram. To learn more regarding our commitment to inclusion please visit https://www.kindredmatters.org/inclusion-at-kindred-matters
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.