How You Can Help | Funding Opportunities

Provide Memories to Last a Lifetime

Thank you for your interest in supporting our clients and programs. Please know that every dollar contributed helps us tremendously in our mission to enhance the lives of young people impacted by HIV/AIDS and bring AIDS awareness to the greater community. Whether you, your company, or organization can contribute $1, $100, $1,000, $1 million or donate your time... it makes a profound difference.

If you would like to make a financial contribution for general operating support or an in-kind contribution to our Wish List at this time at this time, please visit Donations.

A sampling of the ways you can designate your support to a specific Camp Heartland initiative or sponsor the experiences of individual campers follows. For additional information about program and capital sponsorship opportunities, please contact Nicole Fischer at 1-800-724-HOPE.

$25 Provides birthday presents and cards for 5 campers.
$50 Provides disposable cameras for a cabin of 8 children, helping to preserve precious camp memories!
$75 Provides phone cards which allow our Junior Counselors to stay connected with their family while they work with us for more than a month.
$100 Provides decorations for special themed nights during camp sessions.
$200 Provides HIV/AIDS education materials for our Journey of Hope AIDS awareness programs.
$250 Provides needed supplies to stock our “Club Meds” infirmary, which is utilized by youth who need medical care at camp.
$300 Provides new sleeping bags for our teenage overnight camping programs.
$500 Feeds an entire cabin of 8 youth during a week-long summer camp session.
$1,000 Sponsors a child's experience at one of our 4-day “mini sessions” or a teen's experience at our National Retreat for Young Adults.
$1,500 Sponsors a child's week-long summer camp experience.
$3,000 Sponsors a child's participation in our year-round programs and community of support.
$5,000 Endows our Client Assistance fund for HIV/AIDS-impacted families in crisis.
$7,000 Sponsors renovations for one of our six older log cabins at the Camp Heartland Center, making it suitable for year-round use (insulation, heaters, new windows, and additional updates are needed)—this helps us to serve more youth with our spring, autumn, and winter programs.
$10,000 Sponsors a Journey of Hope AIDS awareness session for 1,500 students.
$12,000 Sponsors an entire week-long summer camp session for a cabin of 8 youth.
$40,000 Sponsors the National Retreat for Young Adults Impacted by HIV/AIDS session, where 40 to 50 former campers attend workshops focusing on job skills, higher education opportunities, personal finance, and independent living skills development (exclusive naming rights available).
$50,000 Sponsors the Leaders in Training and Junior Counselor programs, which develop leadership, team building, and counseling skills in older teens (exclusive naming rights available).
$120,000 Sponsors an entire week-long summer camp session for 80 youth (exclusive naming rights available).
$450,000 Sponsors completion of facility expansion, allowing us to better serve our medically fragile children and to make much-needed updates to the Camp Heartland Center's facilities (exclusive naming rights available).

Events
Every year, special events are held across the country to raise funds for Camp Heartland's programs. We are always looking for sponsors to help underwrite our expenses and contribute to the monetary success of these events. To view these opportunities, please visit Signature Events or contact Mary Vitrano at 1-800-724-HOPE.


For general information about Camp Heartland programs and volunteer opportunities, you can contact us at: helpkids@campheartland.org, (414)272-1118 or (800)724-4673