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Starlight Children's Foundation is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to making a world of difference for seriously ill
children and their families.
We touch the lives of a sick child and family all along their
journey through a serious illness, from the time of diagnosis
all the way through, in the hospital and at home. Families
become part of our community and we work hard to meet their
needs in a wide variety of ways. We build playrooms
and teen
lounges in hospitals and provide PC
Pals and Fun
Centers so kids can play games, e-mail, chat with
friends, and even do their homework from their hospital bed.
We bring in entertainers and sponsor parties
for kids who are stuck in the hospital. When the kids get
to go home, we keep them connected them through online
chat rooms and special
outings for the entire family. We provide them with information
about specific illnesses and treatments on our
websites and through videos and games we create. We distribute
hundreds of thousands of books and toys every year. We are
there for them at the time they need it most.
Starlight softens the hard edges of what a family experiences
when a child has a serious illness. We create a sense of community
between families who are having similar experiences by providing
opportunities for them to escape
(link to what we do_Great Escapes) the hospital, doctors,
nurses, needles and treatments and doing something fun where
they get to join others and just feel "normal" again--perhaps
even forgetting that anyone is sick for a short while.
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