Parent Care Kits to support a parent with a sick child.

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From the comfort of your own home volunteer to make a Parent Care Kit to support a parent with a sick child.

COVID-19 challenges everyone's daily lives, including the lives of families who have a child with a critical illness. By volunteering you help provide families with the care they need as they try to cope with their child's medical crisis during this pandemic.

A Parent Care Kit can help provide a parent who is bedside at the hospital with some of life’s conveniences and comforts.

Choose to make 1 Parent Care Kit or 5, 10 or more. Every week we receive requests from parents for these kits.
Note: If you are doing this activity because you require volunteer service hours, they are typically calculated as follows: 1 hour for the first kit and 15-20 minutes for each additional kit.

What about COVID-19?
Please wear gloves and a mask while making the kits(s).
Every kit we receive is quarantined before it is delivered to a family.

Include others in your experience!
Invite family members, friends, coworkers, students or faith community members to participate with you, virtually or in socially-distanced small groups.

Ready to shop and put together your Parent Care Kits?
Suggested items to include are:

• 1 notebook and 2 pens
• 3+ pairs of earplugs
• 2 packs of pocket tissues
• 1 eye mask
• 1 stress ball or similar
• 1+ lip balm stick
• 1 washcloth
• 1 water bottle
• 3oz/travel size moisturizing lotion
• 1 pack of gum
• 2+ pack of mints
• 2 pairs of adult size socks in gender neutral colors

Place the items in a brown paper grocery bag.

Estimated cost per kit: $15 to $25

Personalize your gift (optional):

• Add a handwritten, decorated tag/card that includes your first name, your city and one of the following sentiments: "Thinking of you."; "Sending you care." or "Love and hugs." To be sensitive to the wide range of family situations and experiences, please do not write "Get Well" or "Have a good day" or "Be Brave" or include any religious or culturally-specific words or pictures. Thank you!

• Decorate the brown paper grocery bag. Please, no words, stickers or glitter. Release your creativity using markers, paper, origami, paint and other craft items. From a child's scribble to an elaborate design... we welcome all levels of decoration.

Ready to share your kits(s)?
In-person, contactless drop-off available at:

There With Care (main office), 2682 Middlefield Road, Suite H, Redwood City, CA 94063.
Monday through Friday, anytime between 9:00am and 2:00pm. No appointment required.

Mail-in/delivery address:
There With Care (main office), 2682 Middlefield Road, Suite H, Redwood City, CA 94063

Please contact us with any questions.
We look forward to hearing from you/seeing you soon!
Thank you!