Making hospitals less scary for kids and their families!
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About Spirit of Children
At the heart of Spirit Halloween is Spirit of Children, dedicated to making hospitals less scary for kids and their families.
Since 2006, Spirit of Children has provided invaluable funding and uplifting experiences to Child Life Departments within children's hospitals. Beginning with Halloween parties in only 11 hospitals, we have grown to support over 165 partner hospitals across the United States and Canada.
Why Child Life?
Spirit of Children partners with hospitals to provide grants and host Halloween parties for patients and their families. All dollars raised support the Child Life Department in our partner hospitals. Child Life is a specialized area of pediatric healthcare dedicated to supporting children and their families as they navigate stress, fear, and uncertainty associated with illness, hospitalization, and medical experiences.
We Put Your Dollars to Work
Partner hospitals use donations to provide:
- Child Life Staff
- Sensory Equipment
- Patient-Focused Resources
- Creative Art and Music Therapy
- Pet Therapy
- Adolescent and Young Adult Programming
- Playrooms, Playgrounds and Teen Spaces
- Bereavement and Family Support Services
- Other Critical Child Life Needs
Plus, every Halloween, partner hospitals receive Halloween Celebration Kits filled with costumes, accessories, and activities to help facilitate festive parties for caregivers, patients, and their families.
20 Years of Giving
Spirit of Children has grown from a small initiative into a nationwide program dedicated to supporting children during their medical journeys.
“It's important that kids still feel like kids when spending time in the hospital. Spirit of Children makes the hospital experience less stressful and more hopeful for kids and families.”
Leslie Scott,Child Life Specialist at Children's Wisconsin
