For Campers & Families
North Star Reach provides life-changing, year-round programs (at camp and remotely) for children with serious health challenges and their families, free of charge.
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2025 North Star Reach & Partner Programming
Our 2025 North Star Reach & Partner Programming consists of:
- North Star Reach Family Camp Weekend: Friday–Sunday, June 27-29
- NSR Partner Program – Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan Kids Camp: Thursday-Sunday, July 10-13
- North Star Reach Family Camp Weekend: Friday–Sunday, September 19-21
- NSR Partner Program – Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan Family Camp: Friday-Sunday, October 10-12
- North Star Reach Family Camp Weekend: Friday–Sunday, October 24-26
Other 2025 Camp Programs at North Star Reach
- Camp Skywild Summit Adult Skills Workshop: Wednesday-Saturday, March 26-29
- Camp Skywild Family Camp: Friday–Sunday, April 25-27
- Camp Skywild Family Camp: Friday–Sunday, June 20-22
- Camp Skywild Summer Camp: Sunday–Friday, July 20-25
- Friendship Circle Summer Camp: Monday–Friday, July 28-August 1
- Friendship Circle Summer Camp: Monday–Friday, August 4-8
CAMP CODE
North Star Reach programs are guided by our Camp Code. The creation of a safe and nurturing community can promote growth at its best when it is intentionally, constantly, and carefully supported by all of its members. If you’ve been to camp, you might know it as the High Five Contract and if you haven’t yet, check this out!
Safety
Safety first! Our concerns for safety include physical, emotional, social and of course, medical safety.
Respect
We should strive to respect others, our camp and the environment. We all come from different situations, experiences, and backgrounds, but when we come together, we join a common community with common goals of creating magical, transforming fun.
Love
At camp, love means treating each other with care and kindness. We should work to build each other up, not put each other down. We should encourage each other to take risks knowing that we have a large community of people to stand beside us as we do.
Challenge By Choice
This philosophy is an important foundation that empowers everyone at camp with the freedom to choose how to participate in activities. It is the simple principle that participants are invited to join voluntarily in every activity and challenge, and they will be supported in those decisions regardless of what they are.