Outreach Program

The goal of Double H Ranch’s Outreach Program is to provide children and families living with serious illnesses opportunities for connection, support, and fun by bringing the magic of camp into the community. The program aims to meet participants wherever they are. Outreach hospital visits and community events are designed to give children the power of choice in activities, provide respite for caregivers and family members, and create moments that build relationships and foster belonging.

In 2022, the Outreach Program made a successful return, reuniting with kids and families across many different settings. We were grateful for the opportunities to share camp in hospital playrooms, at local farmer’s markets and sporting events, and at new Double H events like Spring in the City and the Alumni Prom. In the year ahead, we are committed to continually increasing access to camp by adding new hospitals and health partners to our visits, and creating events to meet the needs of campers, caregivers, and families. Check out our list of dates and partners to see when we’ll be in your neck of the woods!

 

2023 Program Dates:

Spring in the City: TBD

An annual spring celebration that brings camp to a major city near you! Working with our hospital partners, we aim to create opportunities for campers and families to gather and discover fun in their own backyards.

Alumni Prom: September 23, 2023

An annual reunion for graduated Double H alumni campers! Prom is a special event for alumni aged 21 years and older to return to Double H for a day of activities and a night of dinner and dancing. Alumni campers are welcome to bring a plus one – friend, family member, date.

 

Outreach Hospital & Health Partners

We are proud to currently serve hospitals and health partners in New York and New Hampshire. In our hope to expand access to camp, we are continually looking to add partners across New England.

Map of the Northeast region of the US with locations of hospital partners in New York and New Hampshire.

 

  • Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center (Albany, NY)
  • Pathways Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (Schenectady, NY)
  • Golisano Children’s Hospital (Rochester, NY)
  • Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (Bronx, NY)
  • Brookdale Children’s Hospital (Brooklyn, NY)
  • Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth (Lebanon, NH)

 

The Outreach Program collaborates with hospital staff to provide an array of activities that reflect traditional camp, like slime science experiments, friendship bracelet and craft making, lasso lessons, or cheers and games. In playroom visits, children can socialize with peers  and Double H staff and volunteers. For bedside visits, we bring the fun directly to their rooms. Outreach programming allows children to take the lead by using the “challenge by choice” approach — this simple phrase grants everyone control of their own experience by letting them choose how and when they feel comfortable to participate.

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A child paints a suncatcher with a sponge brush.
A child hands a suncatcher painted like a watermelon to a volunteer.

 

Volunteers

The Outreach program would not be possible without the contributions of dedicated volunteers…

  • Hospital Visit Volunteer: Help bring activities to children at our hospital partners.
  • Event Volunteer: Join the team that helps put on events like Spring in the City or Alumni Prom.

If you’re interested in learning more about becoming an Outreach Volunteer, please visit the Volunteer page.

 

Learn More

If you would like more information about our Outreach Program and how to bring Double H to your hospital or community, we would love to talk more with you! Please let us know your questions below.

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Questions about the Outreach Program? Please contact Corinne Lafayette, Family Outreach Coordinator.

clafayette@doublehranch.org.     |     (518) 696-5676 ext.272