About Us



 

HorizonWALKS Metro DC|VA|MD benefits Horizon Day Camp, the world's first full-summer day camp for children with cancer and their siblings, offered completely free of charge. Horizon Day Camp Metro DC|VA|MD is a partnership between the Pozez JCC and Sunrise Association.

The Pozez Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia (the J) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a strong and vibrant community through meaningful opportunities to engage in Jewish life. The J welcomes individuals of all ages, abilities, ethnicities, faiths, and backgrounds. Our activities touch individuals each year through quality cultural, educational, and wellness programs, as well as Israel celebrations.

Click here to learn more about the Pozez JCC:
https://www.theJ.org/


The mission of Horizon is to bring back the joys of childhood to children with cancer and their siblings worldwide. Horizon accomplishes this through the creation and oversight of welcoming, inclusive summer day camps, year-round programs, and in-hospital recreational activities, all offered free of charge.
 
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Horizon Day Camp - Metro DC|VA|MD


Children with cancer and their siblings live in a world of NO, but at Horizon Day Camp, it's a world of YES!

Providing memorable summers since 2022 for children ages 3 1/2 to 16 years old, Horizon Day Camp Metro DC|VA|MD brings the simple 
pleasures of childhood back to children struggling with cancer, changing months of loneliness and isolation into summers filled with sunshine, laughter and happiness. And because Horizon is a day camp, it does all this while allowing the children to continue their medical treatment and enjoy the comfort and safety of their own homes at night.





Year-Round Programming


Horizon also offers Fun-Days which includes exciting activities and events when camp is not in session, as well as Horizon on Wheels, a one-of-a-kind program that provides hours of Horizon fun to children undergoing treatment in pediatric oncology units at Horizon affiliated hospitals.