by Hannah Berger | Apr 22, 2023 | Blog |
Recently, Standish Foundation for Children (SF4C) hosted our first fellowship session of 2023 with Kythe Foundation in the Philippines. This online gathering was extra special as healthcare professionals from four different continents joined in to learn and grow...
by Hannah Berger | Mar 1, 2023 | Blog |
Thanks to your donations and the dedication and hard work of our volunteers, Standish Foundation for Children (SF4C) was able to transform healthcare experiences for nearly 208,300 children and families in 2022. Through your donations of time, money, toys, crafts,...
by Hannah Berger | Feb 13, 2023 | Blog |
Thanks to tremendous support from our donors, Standish Foundation for Children (SF4C) recently had the opportunity to serve on a surgical mission in Cambodia alongside Dr. Sam Most, Northwest Medical Volunteers, and Smile Cambodia. Over the course of a week in early...
by Hannah Berger | Dec 28, 2022 | Blog |
“I’m really impressed with what Standish Foundation for Children is doing to strengthen psychosocial services in Georgia. This is a huge support for children and their families. Toys and other educational materials donated by Standish Foundation for Children are...
by Hannah Berger | Dec 16, 2022 | Blog |
What started as an ear infection on a family trip to visit relatives, soon led to one 7-year-old girl needing urgent heart surgery.This 7-year-old little girl, her twin brother, and parents recently traveled from their home in Italy to visit relatives in the Republic...
by Christina Brannon | Oct 20, 2022 | Other |
Alarmingly, birth defects are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children, especially in countries where adequate medical services aren’t as readily available. Birth defects can be defined as structural changes, from birth, that can affect almost any part...
by Christina Brannon | Sep 17, 2022 | Other |
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a time to celebrate survivors, honor those who are still fighting, remember those who fought and to remind ourselves of the difficult reality for many children and families. As Standish honors this month, we are reminded...
by Christina Brannon | Sep 9, 2022 | Other |
As Standish Foundation celebrates our 13th birthday, we are reminded of our dedicated and compassionate donors who sustain our mission. We know our work is possible because of you, and we want you to join in on our celebration! If you would like to help Standish ring...
by Christina Brannon | Aug 15, 2022 | Other |
For children, reading stories is a way to experience new perspectives and to gain understanding. When it comes to hospitalized children, having stories available about their unique experience can make them feel understood, comforted and not as alone in their...
by Christina Brannon | Jul 25, 2022 | Other |
With the national roll out of 988, the suicide prevention and crisis hotline, it is imperative to remember the importance of mental health in a child’s medical journey. Alarmingly, the prevalence of mental health diagnoses has been rising among children...
by Christina Brannon | Jun 27, 2022 | Other |
To prepare children for new experiences is to prepare them through their senses. When you prepare your child for their first Fourth of July fireworks experience by giving them descriptions of what they will see, hear, smell, taste and...
by Christina Brannon | Jun 4, 2022 | Other |
“The trip was unbelievably meaningful in a variety of ways – connection, growth, understanding…to name a few.”-BobbiJo Pansier, MPH, CCLS, CTRS In April, BobbiJo Pansier, MPH, CCLS, CTRS, and Arash Babaoff, MD CTrop, Medical Advisor &...
by Christina Brannon | May 16, 2022 | Other |
To what lengths would you go to make the life of a hospitalized child more joyful? For Maria Fatima “Girlie” Garcia-Lorenzo, she went as far as forging the path for the child life profession in her home country. And like most extraordinary achievements,...
by Christina Brannon | Apr 6, 2022 | Blog, Other, Programs |
As the need for psychosocial care grows in the healthcare space for children, we’re thrilled to announce the launch of our new leadership development program in collaboration with JoAnn Medical Center in Tbilisi, Georgia. The goal of this program is to develop...
by Shani Thornton | Dec 24, 2020 | Blog |
Even during these unprecedented times, we came together to provide support to hospitalized children, families, and healthcare providers. Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers and donors. With your help, we impacted 7,900 children and families, 3,600 frontline...
by Shani Thornton | Nov 23, 2020 | Blog |
Originally posted at ChildLife.org by Yvonne Kassimatis | Nov. 3, 2020 Lisa McWhorter, MS, CCLS, CPMT Lisa is a Certified Child Life Specialist, military spouse, and mom of three wild and crazy boys. After receiving her master’s degree in Child Life and...
by Shani Thornton | Oct 28, 2019 | Blog |
We recently had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Ilaria Simonelli, a global educator and activist promoting family-centered care, as a basic human right. Here is what she had to say. Please tell us about your work and your passion to help children; particularly...
by Shani Thornton | Sep 25, 2019 | Blog |
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Standish Foundation for Children “Family-Centered Care Fellowship Program.” The goal is to create an avenue for educational exchange which enhances a provider’s knowledge, skills and confidence in delivering child and...
by Shani Thornton | Jun 17, 2019 | Blog |
Interview with Joan Brasher, co-author of The Donut That Roared What is The Donut That Roared? The Donut That Roared is a book that helps prepare children for getting an MRI. The main character is a boy named Jackson who has to get lots of MRIs. He uses his...
by Shani Thornton | Apr 22, 2019 | Blog |
Finding the right support for pediatric healthcare providers can be tough. However, with the advancements with technology and online platforms, people are able to connect and gather resources from around the world by a click of a button. It is pretty remarkable. We...
by Shani Thornton | Apr 8, 2019 | Blog |
Children who are military connected have unique needs and experiences compared with their peers of similar ages. These experiences tend to include frequent moves, prolonged separations, and deployments of family members (Heubner, 2018). Along with the deployment of a...
by Shani Thornton | Mar 16, 2019 | Blog |
We would like to continue our celebration of child life month, by recognizing one specialist, Shannon Alford. She is supporting families with her newly published ebook, Hospital Prayers: A Devotional for When Your Child Needs Blessings & Bandaids. Shannon Alford...
by Shani Thornton | Mar 12, 2019 | Blog |
Child Life is in every sense of the word a “specialty”. Oh, let me count the ways in which you are specialists… You are supporters- you come and meet the child at their level and on their terms, allowing the child to feel a degree of...
by Shani Thornton | Dec 30, 2018 | Blog |
We want to wish you and your family a Happy New Year! Thank you for your support in helping us bring hope and happiness to hospitalized children and families. Because of you, our programs impact 700,000 children annually in the U.S. and overseas. In the past year we...
by Shani Thornton | Jul 30, 2018 | Video |
Balancing between your child and the medical team Navigating the healthcare road with your chronically ill child can be overwhelming to say the least. When it comes to medical procedures, parents often times feel like they are being pulled between their child and the...
