Nothing goes further than seeing a smile on a child’s face, especially a child who’s going through a serious illness. Our mission is to help every child patient and their families cope with the challenges of a hospital experience, so that every day a child spends in care is a better day.
Our programs are designed to meet the needs of seriously ill children and their families. Your donations, time and support fuel the lifeblood to achieving those goals. Over the years, CMF has raised funds to purchase much needed medical equipment and support research in areas such as pediatric oncology and neurology.
Currently, we have two projects that hit the core of CMF’s aims of helping sick kids and their families:
- The CMF Center for Pediatric Diagnostic Studies is now open! MRI’s are scary enough for adults; imagine how a kid must feel in such a clinical, noisy environment. With the help of room decor and multimedia projections, a child undergoing an MRI at the “Children’s Medical Fund Center for Pediatric Diagnostic Studies” thinks he or she is an astronaut in outer space. The result: a marked decrease in patient and parent anxiety. Read More…
- Child Life Endowment. The gift that keeps on giving, a contribution to this endowment will improve the experiences of hospitalized children and outpatients. Donors may earmark their gift for a particular purpose like teddy bears, slippers, pillows, iPads and games or support ongoing activities when a need arises. Many endowment contributions are bundled with our key event to provide you with great activities, while supporting the needs of the children and their families. Read More…