Partners in Programmnig
Artworks, The Naomi Cohain Foundation
Celebrating the creative expression of hospitalized children by holding annual art and talent shows including traveling exhibits. Check out their gallery of children's artwork at http://www.artworksfoundation.org/
Bank Street College of Education
The Child Life Master's Degree Program prepares students for careers as Child Life Specialists in both hospital and community health care environments. Bank Street interns are placed each semester in CHAM. Visit http://www.bankstreet.edu/
Bedside Buddies
Sends costumed characters that visit bedside patients at the bedside. (no web page available)
Bronx Zoo Educational Series
The Bronx Zoo Education Department gives you the keys to the animal kingdom through programs that help you discover the natural world and get involved in its protection. Lessons held in playroom and at patient bedside. For more info visit http://www.bronxzoo.org/
Paul Carluccio
Artist Paul Carluccio shares the experience of creating art with our dialysis patients each week. See his online gallery at http://www.ucciart.com/
Giantkids
Recognizes the courage of ill children and their families by providing medals of courage for patients and family members through their course of treatment. For info visit http://www.giantkids.org/
Hospital Audiences Inc. (HAI)
Hope and Inspiration through the Arts! Various performers visit the patients at their bedside for musical entertainment. Visit hai@hospaud.org to learn more.
The Juilliard School
The Community Service Fellowship Program sends actors, musicians, and dancers to perform everything from classical music to improv comedy theatre in the playroom and at patient bedside. Visit http://www.juilliard.edu/ for additional information.
Kinfolk
Using technology, such as laptop computers and Internet access, KINfolk helps connect chronically ill children with their families, friends, schools and the opportunities of the world online. Visit http://www.kinfolknet.org/
Marcoart
Pop artist Marco collaborates to develop art galleries within CHAM, share art experiences with patients and contribute to our program. Visit him online at http://www.marcoart.com/
Musicians On Call (MOC)
MOC brings live music to the bedsides of patients at hospitals and healthcare facilities. The musician volunteers, who are escorted by trained guides, go room to room, performing one song in each for patients, their families and friends. MOC sponsors Project Playback offering groups of patients an opportunity to create and record an original song. Visit them at http://www.musiciansoncall.org/ to find out more about how to be a volunteer musician.
Only Make Believe
This theatre troupe provides live performances in the playroom on six week cycles. They provide costumes for patients to join in the skits and the costume trunk remains at the hospital for daily use by the patients. Find out more at http://www.onlymakebelieve.org/
The Pinwheel Project
Their mission is to enhance medical care with simple touches that create smiles that comfort. They bring around activity carts on the inpatient units to provide activities for patients and families. Also they sponsor parties and celebratory meals for families to enjoy while at CHAM. See more info at http://www.thepinwheelproject.org/ and become a volunteer!
Project Sunshine
Coordinates corporate volunteers to visit the hospital for events including pizza parties, window painting and arts and crafts days. They supply the materials, food and volunteers! To volunteer visit http://www.projectsunshine.org/
Songs of Love
Writes personalized songs for seriously ill children. Songs of Love has an annual concert in CHAM lobby each March to celebrate Child Life Month with us where they debut 3 new songs for patients to a live audience. See more at http://www.songsoflove.org/ and learn how you can volunteer to be a messenger collecting song profiles!
Starlight Starbright
Provide mobile entertainment units containing a DVD player and the latest Nintendo game system that roll bedside in hospitals to provide fun and distraction for pediatric patients. Host fun-filled parties and entertainers designed to offer hospitalized kids comfort, companionship and a welcome break from medical treatment. Sponsor trips to local events including sports, entertainment, and theme parks. Send monthly musicians to provide bedside entertainment. Offer grant funded support for our music and art therapy programs. Find out more about what they offer at http://www.starlight.org/
Urbanword NYC
Believes teenagers can and must speak for themselves and the key to building self-confidence, honing critical thinking skills, and developing imaginative and honest writing is to honor what they say and feel. Offer poetry workshops facilitated by poet and youth mentor. Check them out on http://www.urbanwordnyc.org/
Wave Hill Botanical Gardens
Horticultural Workshops (in conjunction with Carl Sagan Discovery program)
Wave Hill customizes natural science curriculums to suit the needs of our patients. Contact them at http://www.wavehill.org/
Wildlife Conservation Society Puppet Theatre
Shows held in playroom and at patient bedside combine language development, science, and theater, and offer one-on-one, hands-on learning opportunities with our instructor-performer team. Please call 212-439-6540 or email http://www.wcs.org/ for more information.
Foundations Offering Support Services to Patients and Families:
Alex Marrow Foundation
Dedicated to providing gifts for seriously ill children to aide in their healing process while hospitalized. (no web address)
Children's Miracle Network
Children's Miracle Network is the alliance of premier children's hospitals. Every year, Children's Miracle Network hospitals treat 17 million children for every disease and injury imaginable. http://www.cmn.org/
Children's Wish Foundation International Inc.
Fulfilling wishes for children with serious and life threatening illnesses. Get more information at http://www.childrenswish.org/
Make a Wish International
The mission of Make-A-Wish International is to create hope and happiness by granting wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses around the world. http://www.makeawish.org/
The Marty Lyons Foundation, Inc.
Fulfilling wishes for children with serious and life threatening illnesses. Get more information at http://www.martylyonsfoundation.org/
Sarah Grace Foundation
Helping children and their families overcome the challenges and hardships brought upon by childhood cancer. Find more information at http://www.thesarahgracefoundation.org/
