Hope Ranch

A place to heal beyond the hospital.

They survived treatment. Now they need help rebuilding their lives. Hope Ranch is GameChanger Charity’s vision for a year-round healing retreat in the western United States.

Giving note: Every online donation supports GameChanger Charity’s unrestricted general fund. The Hope Ranch campaign choice helps us understand which work inspired your gift.

A beaming young patient holding Hope, GameChanger's green monkey, above their head.
Hope lives beyond treatment.
The Hope Ranch film

See the place we are working to build.

Watch the campaign film here, then explore how founding support can help open the doors.

For young survivors and families

Recovery is more than leaving the hospital.

Hope Ranch is designed to help children and families rebuild confidence, connection, and a sense of possibility after treatment.

Heal

Find space for physical and emotional recovery beyond clinical care.

Reconnect

Strengthen family bonds and meet people who understand the experience.

Prepare

Build skills and confidence for the next chapter of school, work, and life.

Rediscover

Return to play, adventure, and the parts of childhood illness interrupted.

For pediatric caregivers

Care for the people who carry the care.

Hope Ranch will also welcome pediatric caregivers, creating a place to restore, learn, connect, and bring renewed energy back to their communities.

Restore

Step away from the intensity of clinical work and replenish.

Learn

Share practical approaches to supporting children and families.

Connect

Build relationships with peers across hospitals and specialties.

Multiply

Carry insights and renewed resilience back to care teams.

A foundation of service

Built on years of showing up.

19 years

of GameChanger impact for children and families facing serious illness.

50+

hospital partners across North America.

Volunteer-led

a community-led organization turning generosity into direct action.

Founding Partners

Help launch GameChanger’s first capital campaign.

The Founding Partners campaign seeks $3.75 million to establish Hope Ranch and give the program a strong, sustainable start.

$3.75M

campaign goal.

$500K

already committed in the September 2026 campaign overview.

5 years

of operating support included in the campaign vision.

What founding support makes possible

Build the place. Open the doors. Sustain the welcome.

A healing campus

Create the land, facilities, and year-round experiences where survivors, families, and caregivers can recover and reconnect.

Access and airfare

Help families reach Hope Ranch regardless of distance or financial circumstance.

A strong launch

Provide the operating support, programs, and partnerships needed to begin well and grow responsibly.

Become a Founding Partner

There are several ways to help Hope Ranch begin.

Make an unrestricted gift inspired by Hope Ranch, begin a conversation about a leadership gift, or explore a land donation with the GameChanger team.