North Star Reach

Year-End Giving
$0 0% of $100,000 goal
Goal End Date: December 31, 2024 0 Supporters
Year Founded
2007
EIN
26-0347065
Local Leader/Exec. Director
Mr. J.J. Lewis, Ed.D.(c), CFRE, CTA
Primary Contact Name
J.J. Lewis
Main Address

North Star Reach
1200 University Camp Drive
Pinckney, MI 48169
United States

What We Do

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.
 

Every year, there are thousands of children in the Great Lakes region who are unable to attend regular summer camp due to serious medical conditions. A needs assessment conducted in 2008 confirmed that there are more than 75,000 children in the Great Lakes Region (Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Ontario, Canada) with serious and life-threatening illnesses (cardiology, gastroenterology, blood disorders, cancer, burns, organ transplants, ventilator dependence) who could be eligible to attend a medically supported camp like North Star Reach. Currently, less than 10% of these children have an opportunity to attend summer camp and for some no programming exists at all.

Located on 105 beautiful wooded acres in Pinckney, Michigan, and bordered by two lakes, North Star Reach is a no-cost, medically-sound camp where thousands of children who would otherwise be too sick to go to camp can enjoy the experience of a lifetime. 


 

Interesting Info
  • Over 2,800 campers have been served since opening in 2016. Camps include transplant, cardiology, epilepsy, sickle cell/hematology/pain.
  • North Star Reach is a member of the SeriousFun Network, founded by Paul Newman. There are only 9 member camps in the US .
  • North Star Reach opened in 2016 and is fully funded through philanthropic gifts from individuals, corporations, and foundations.
Geographic Location

Michigan

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