Starlight Children's Foundation Arizona

Description

Starlight offers a broad array of programs that together provide a continuum of support for seriously ill children and their families, from the moment of diagnosis throughout their journeys with serious illness. We offer entertainment programs that boost spirits, reduce the need for pain medication, and provide distraction therapy; educational programs that help sick children understand medical procedures, manage their illnesses and develop coping strategies; technology-based programs that connect isolated, sick youth with their peers and enable them to keep up with their schoolwork; and family events that allow sick children and their families to relax, have fun, and reconnect outside the hospital environment. Cornerstones of Starlight's programming include Fun Centers, Hospital Happenings (both hospital-based);Starbright World, our private and secure on-line community for seriously ill teens and their siblings; and the community-based (outpatient) Great Escapes program (monthly recreational events).