Camp Wakchazi is a summer camp dedicated to addressing the needs of bereaved siblings. It is an initiative of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Campers, ages 7-18. are encouraged to make new friends and share their experiences while taking time to heal in a safe, supportive environment. Interested campers should contact Melanie Szigethy melanie.szigethy@upmc.edu or call 412-748-1596
Camp Wakchazi 2025
June 8-13, 2025, with in-person staff/volunteer training on Saturday, June 7, 2025.
Location: Sharpsburg, PA
(Video shot pre-COVID)
Volunteer Counselors Needed!
Volunteer counselors are needed for this year’s Camp Wakchazi.
This opportunity is open to college students in any field, but would be particularly valuable to students in:
- Nursing
- Pre-medicine
- Social Work
- Education
- Therapeutic Recreation
- Child Life
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Psychology
Volunteers gain hands-on, diverse experience working with children. Volunteers will:
- Facilitate a variety of interventions independently for individual campers and small groups in a supervised environment.
- Lead groups, social and emotional interventions, outdoor activities, and programming through a recreation lens.
- Be directly supervised by an interdisciplinary team from UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (social work, child life, music therapy, art therapy, & medical providers).
Interested volunteers should contact Melanie Szigethy at 412-748-1596 or melanie.szigethy@upmc.edu.
