Camp Okizu (pronounced oak-EYE-zoo) seeks a highly motivated, exceptionally organized, detail-oriented, charismatic and outgoing team player with a positive attitude for the position of Volunteer Experience Manager. Okizu is a peer support and recreation camp program for Northern California families affected by childhood cancer. In the summer, we run seven week-long camping programs for pediatric oncology patients and their siblings […]

At Camp Okizu, we remain committed to monitoring and evaluating the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on our campers and families. Our leadership and medical team are committed to these priorities: Open our in-person programs as soon as is safely possible (this will be at rented sites while our camp is in the recovery process). […]

May update on what is happening at Okizu! We are working in parallel in three different areas right now. 1) The first is our program. Our community’s safety is — and always has been — our top priority. With that in mind, we have decided to offer our summer programs virtually again this year. While many […]

Security 101® – SF Bay Area Announces Winner of the 9th Annual Gift of Security Okizu to receive a free security system and installation as it rebuilds beloved Camp Okizu summer camp facility lost in the 2020 California wildfires Security 101 – SF Bay Area today announced Okizu as the winner of the 9th Annual […]

Novato Nonprofit Gets a Boost in Rebuilding Camp Lost to Wildfire

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Now accepting applications for Family Camp volunteers! Click here to submit your application. 2021 Virtual Family Camp Dates  Family camp is taking a whole new spin! We are offering month long sessions and families are able to pick and choose which activities they participate in and when they want to participate! We hope this model […]

We can’t wait to see you! Click here to submit your Family Camp Application. 2021 Virtual Family Camp Dates  Family camp is taking a whole new spin! We are offering month long sessions and families are able to pick and choose which activities they participate in and when they want to participate! We hope this […]

Hello Okizu Family, I hope you have been able to keep up with all the amazing things happening at Okizu this summer. Even though we can’t physically host our campers, the virtual program has been amazing to watch! I urge you to check out the wonderful pictures on our social media pages that illustrate the ways we […]

Okizu is going virtual this summer! Visit www.okizu.org/apply to access camper and volunteer applications. We will be holding six, three-day long sessions of camp that just run just as a regular summer camp would. Three general Oncology sessions and three general SIBS sessions. Session dates and titles are as follows: 2021 Oncology Camp – Virtual […]