Our purpose is to create empowering, adaptive year-round programs for children and their families living with life-altering medical conditions, free of charge. Our foundational pillars are safety, friendship, inclusion, equity, and fun.

Camp Korey is named for Korey Rose, a vivacious teen who lost his battle with bone cancer at age eighteen.  His father, Tim Rose, founded Camp Korey in 2005 with his family to honor Korey’s memory and create a safe haven for other families dealing with childhood illness and serious medical conditions.  Paul Newman’s SeriousFun Camps, which he established in 1988, inspired Tim to extend the privilege of “raising a little hell” to kids in the Northwest.

In 2012 Camp Korey became an official member of SeriousFun Children’s Network, serving thousands of children and families each year with week-long summer camp sessions, year-round Camp to You, family weekends, young adult retreats, and more.  Camp Korey, like all SeriousFun Camps, remains 100% free to all campers and families, relying on the generosity of the community for support.

Camp Korey has continued to grow to support more than 30 major medical condition groups and close to 5,000 children and families. In 2009 Camp Korey launched Camp to You, our outreach program bringing the magic of camp to children in a variety of healthcare facilities in Washington and Oregon.