Camp Blue Spruce

Camp Blue Spruce’s mission is to create connection and community for kids with food allergy disabilities. Each year, Camp Blue Spruce focuses on the health and well-being of around 400 youth ages 8 through 17 years old, including kids of color, LGBTQ+ and low-income participants. The heart of our programs is summer camp - we have the only overnight camp for children and youth in the country with severe food allergies. Food allergies are an epidemic impacting 5.6 million children and teens under the age of 18. Since 1997, the number of kids with this disability has doubled (FARE, 2020). With a 95% return rate, 76% of our campers continue on as counselors or volunteers. And 97% say the camp experience made them more confident and 90% say they are more independent. In the community, our teens advocate for food allergy policies, film documentaries and work with local food banks.