Camp Beyond Our Gates
At Victory Junction, we believe every child/adolescent, no matter their illness or ability, deserves the chance to be a kid and enjoy experiences like every other person their age. Victory Junction’s outREACH program allows us to take a little camp magic to pediatric patients/families in hospitals and outpatient clinics across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia!
What does an outREACH visit look like, you might ask? The goal behind a programming day is to bring a smile to their faces and help distract them from their hospitalization and/or clinic visit. We receive a list of patients to see from child life specialists, we focus on ages 4-16 years old but can see older and/or younger ages. Our day then consists of providing age-appropriate activities like games, painting, slime making, arts/crafts and much more! Each activity is carefully designed to meet the specific needs and abilities of each child/adolescent, and all activities are provided in compliance with hospital policies.
Victory Junction has partnered with hospitals and other community partnership sites across the Southeast to bring the outREACH program to our communities.
Victory Junction has partnered with children’s hospitals and other community partnership sites across the Southeast to bring the outREACH program to our communities.
Partner Sites:
Winston-Salem, NC
Brenner Children’s Hospital
Ronald McDonald House
Greensboro, NC
Moses Cone Memorial Hospital
Raleigh, NC
WakeMed Health and Hospitals
Durham, NC
Duke Children’s Hospital & Health Center
Ronald McDonald House
Chapel Hill, NC
UNC Hospitals Hematology & Oncology Clinic
Ronald McDonald House
Greenville, NC
James and Connie Maynard Children’s Hospital/Vidant Health
Ronald McDonald House Eastern NC
Charlotte, NC
St. Jude Affiliate Clinic at Novant Health Hemby Children’s Hospital
Novant Health Hemby Children’s Hospital
Atrium Health’s Levine Children’s Hospital
Ronald McDonald House
Concord, NC
Jeff Gordon Children’s Hospital
Columbia, SC
Prisma Health Children’s Hospital
Ronald McDonald House
Greenville, SC
Prisma Health Children’s Hospital
Ronald McDonald House
Shriners Hospital for Children
Florence, SC
McLeod Regional Medical Center
Charleston, SC
MUSC (Medical University of South Carolina)
Ronald McDonald House
Roanoke, VA
Carilion Children’s Pediatric Medicine – Tanglewood Center & Carilion Children’s Hospital
outREACH Team
Our outREACH team is made up of two program managers. As a team, they work together to plan and implement programming throughout the Carolinas and Virginia. They enjoy bringing the magic of Camp into hospital and clinic settings, as well as other community partner sites.
► Meet the outREACH Team
Internship Opportunities
Victory Junction’s outREACH program provides internship opportunities during the fall, spring and summer months. These opportunities are only available in Charlotte and Greenville, NC at this time. It is important to note that this student opportunity is not affiliated with Child Life, Occupational Therapy, Recreation Therapy, or other related fields but rather a specific career building opportunity through Victory Junction. The outREACH Internship provides students with 100-120 volunteer hours in a semester.
As a Victory Junction outREACH Intern, one will gain knowledge and hands-on experience working with pediatric patients and their families, ages 4-16 years old, in the hospital/clinical settings. This opportunity will enhance professional development for those seeking a career in the medical setting, camping, and/or programming field. Interns work with supervision and support from the outreach program managers.
Some of the qualifications one must have to apply are some college experience, must be 19 years of age, and have previous experience working with children/adolescents but not necessarily in a healthcare setting. All interns are required to submit immunization records, once selected. At this time, the outREACH Internship will be closed in Charlotte for the spring 2025 semester. For any internship questions, please email Jonathan Lemmon at jlemmon@victoryjunction.org.
Application Deadlines
Summer: February 1 | Fall: May 15 | Spring: November 1
► Apply Here
