Your donations make a difference. See below how your contributions make a lifelong impact on the lives of children in pediatric hospitals.
Thank you for helping us be kids.
Thank you for helping us play.
Thank you for helping us heal.
“I walked into a patient's room and he immediately started crying but when I mentioned that I had a Nintendo DS (from Child's Play a few years ago) to lend him, he smiled and calmed down immediately...”
“The game systems and games provide such an important source of distraction as well as a familiarity in a place that is often unknown to children...”
“Hospitals can be scary places, and things like movies and video games give the children a sense of normalcy in what is not a normal situation for them...”
“Due to the generous donations through Child’s Play, we have received numerous sound spa machines. These sound machines are used for patients of all ages, from infants to teens.”
“As part of our coping plan, the patient played the DS (which was generously donated by Child's Play) while getting stitches.”
“They had an old pong machine, with the roller ball and dual screen. It is my first memory in the world of gaming, and one of the few, but very special, good memories I have from that ordeal.”