Directory of Wish Fulfillment Resources

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Organizations dedicated to fulfilling a dream wish for seriously ill children and adults. Please check individual sites for residency and eligibility requirements.

Subcategories

• Make A Wish Foundation

Resources in This Category

• A Child's Wish of Greater New Orleans

  http://www.achildswish.org/
  Dedicated to helping make wishes come true for children with serious medical conditions. Features history of organization, how to refer, events, news, testimonials, supporters, and contact information.

• A Special Wish Foundation

  http://www.spwish.org/
  Dedicated to granting wishes of children under the age of 21 diagnosed with a life-threatening disorder.

• A Wish Come True, Inc. of Rhode Island

  http://www.awish.org/
  Grants wishes to children ages 3 through 18, who have a life-threatening illness. Includes facts, history, staff, how to sponsor a wish, stories, volunteers, and upcoming events.

• A Wish with Wings

  http://www.awishwithwings.org/
  Grants wishes to Texas children who have life threatening illnesses.

• Angelwish

  http://www.angelwish.org/
  Trying to improve the lives of children living with HIV/AIDS by answering wishes and paying for computers for the children to use while using treatment centers.

• Association of Wish Granting Organizations

  http://www.awgo.org/
  Organization formed in 1995 to oversee the donation and fund-raising process of wish-granting organizations.

• Benefit 4 Kids

  http://www.benefit4kids.org/
  Grants the outdoor wishes of children with life threatening and life limiting illnesses. [Michigan]

• Bert's Big Adventure

  http://www.bertsbigadventure.org/
  Dedicated to taking seriously ill and/or physically challenged children and their families who live in The Bert Show local listening area on a vacation to Walt Disney World. [Georgia]

• Carolina Sunshine for Children

  http://www.carolinasunshine.org/
  Helps to make wishes come true for children with life-threatening illnesses.

• Catch-A-Dream

  http://catchadream.org/
  Gives children 18 years and younger with life-threatening illnesses the chance of a lifetime to experience an outdoor adventure.

• Chai Lifeline

  http://www.chailifeline.org/
  Offers a number of services for Jewish children with life threatening illness.

• Chef David's Kids

  http://www.chefdavidskids.com/
  Dedicated to granting wishes to children afflicted with any form of terminal illness such as cancer, leukemia, and pediatric HIV. Includes slide show, patient biographies, staff, sponsors, and a guest book. [Florida]

• Cherished Creations

  http://www.cherishedcreations.com/
  Grants fun requests for seriously ill children up to the age of twenty one.

• Children With Cancer Fund

  http://www.childrenwithcancerfund.co.uk/
  Goal is to grant wishes for those children suffering from cancer. Includes pictures, history, and contact information. [UK]

• Children's Dream Fund

  http://www.childrensdreamfund.org/
  Florida based charitable group finding ways to grant wishes to seriously ill children. Includes video, calendar, stories, how to be involved, board members, and contact information.

• Clayton Dabney Foundation for Kids

  http://www.claytondabney.org/
  Provides families with children in the last stages of terminal cancer, assistance in creating everlasting memories.

• Cystic Fibrosis Dream Holidays

  http://www.cfdreamholidays.co.uk/
  Gives support to families with children suffering from Cystic Fibrosis by providing a stress free holiday. Includes history, news, photographs, donations, contact information. [UK]

• Debbie Chisholm Memorial Foundation

  http://www.dcmfwishes.org/
  Organization dedicated to granting wishes to seriously ill children within the Inland Empire. Includes history, dreams fulfilled, sponsors, and fundraising events. [California]

• Dream Catchers USA

  http://www.dreamcatchersusa.org/
  Making outdoor dreams and wishes come true for the disabled and terminally ill. Includes fishing trips, hunting trips, shooting competitions, demonstrations, and other outdoor adventures.

• Dream Come True

  http://www.dreamcometrue.org/
  Fulfilling wishes of children with life threatening illnesses. Includes current events, referrals, and photo gallery. [Pennsylvania]

• Dream Foundation

  http://www.dreamfoundation.org/
  Grants wishes to adults battling terminal illness. Provides resources, stories, services, sponsorships, and donation information.

• Dreams Come True

  http://www.dreamscometrue.org/
  Features non-profit organization with the simple goal of making children's dreams come true. Most of these children have life-threatening illnesses.

• Dreams Take Flight

  http://www.dreamstakeflight.ca/
  Provides trips of a lifetime for physically, mentally or socially challenged children. Includes chapters, kids fun page, sponsor, and contact information. [Canada]

• Give Kids The World

  http://www.gktw.org/
  Helps create memories for children with serious illness by bringing them to a special resort in Orlando. Features a scrapbook, wishes, employment, volunteers, club, shop, and news. [Florida]

• Granted Wish Foundation

  http://www.grantedwish.org/
  Provides wish fulfillment to physically-challenged children and young adults. Based in Canton, Ohio.

• Happiness Unlimited

  http://www.happiness-unlimited.org/
  Unique program makes wishes come true for adults with cancer. Includes qualification information, how to help, notes, and contacts. [New Jersey]

• HopeKids

  http://www.hopekids.org/
  Grants special wishes to children facing life threatening illness in Arizona. Includes pictures, newsletter, testimonials, events, and donation information.

• Hunt of a Lifetime

  http://www.huntofalifetime.org/
  Nonprofit organization that grants hunting and fishing adventures to children with life threatening illnesses.

• Jasons Dreams for Kids

  http://www.jasonsdreamsforkids.com/
  Highlights non profit organization dedicated to helping kids with life threatening illnesses. Includes the goals, fund raising, donations, events and contact details.

• Kidd's Kids

  http://www.kiddskids.com/
  Sponsors annual trips to Disney World for seriously ill children between the ages of five and twelve. Information about how to nominate a child, merchandise, previous trips, and message board.

• Kids Wish Network

  http://www.kidswishnetwork.org/
  National wish-granting organization for children. Includes referral and contact information, recent wishes, hospital programs, and memorials.

• Kristie's Foundation

  http://www.kristies.org/
  Provides wishes and cherished moments of joy and hope to children with a life-threatening condition and their families. [California]

• Magic Moments

  http://www.magicmoments.org/
  A non-profit organization that exists on donations, and provides "wishes" to Alabama's most seriously ill children.

• Marty Lyons Foundation

  http://martylyonsfoundation.org/
  Fulfills the special wishes of children aged three to seventeen years old, who have been diagnosed as having a terminal or life threatening illness.

• New Hope for Kids

  http://www.newhopeforkids.org/
  Programs include the Center for Grieving Children where children mourning the death of a loved one can share their experience. Grants wishes to children in Central Florida with life-threatening illnesses.

• Operation Liftoff

  http://www.operationliftoff.com/
  Dedicated to providing treatment and dream trips within the U.S. for children who are facing life-threatening illnesses.

• Rainbow Connection

  http://www.rainbowwishconnection.org/
  Fulfills the dreams of Michigan kids who have terminal and life threatening illnesses.

• Reach For A Dream Foundation

  http://www.reachforadream.org.za/
  Fulfilling the dreams of children with life threatening illnesses in South Africa.

• Starlight Children's Foundation UK

  http://www.starlight.org.uk/
  Aims to grant wishes for seriously ill children and to provide stimulating programmes in hospital. Information about the charity, its services, and how to volunteer or to raise funds.

• Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation Canada

  http://www.starlightcanada.org/
  A non-profit organization that lifts the spirits of seriously ill children and their loved ones with a variety of innovative programs, services, and events.

• Sunshine Dreams for Kids

  http://www.sunshine.ca/
  Makes dreams come true for children challenged by severe physical disabilities or life-threatening illnesses. [Canada]

• Tender Wishes Foundation

  http://www.tenderwishes.org/
  Provide assistance in granting requests and arranging special events for persons under the age of eighteen who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. [Niagara Falls, Ontario]

• The Children's Wish Foundation International

  http://childrenswish.org/
  Grants wishes to children under the age of eighteen with life threatening illnesses.

• The Children's Wish Foundation of Canada

  http://www.childrenswish.ca/
  Grants a favorite wish for children afflicted with a high risk, life-threatening illness.

• The Dream Factory

  http://dreamfactoryinc.org/
  Grants dreams to critically ill children. Provides personal stories, contact and chapter information.

• The Dream Factory of Greater Kansas City

  http://www.kcdream.org/
  Part of a US national organization with over 50 chapters that fulfills the dreams of seriously ill children.

• The Sunshine Foundation

  http://www.sunshinefoundation.org/
  Grants the wishes of seriously ill, handicapped, and abused children. Funded by public donations.

• The Wishing Well Foundation, Inc.

  http://www.wishingwellfoundation.com/
  Grants wishes to seriously ill children living in Collier and Lee Counties, Florida.

• Twilight Wish Foundation

  http://www.twilightwish.org/
  Mission is to enrich the lives of elders that have served others through wish granting and group celebrations. Must be 68 years or older.

• Western Wishes Foundation

  http://www.westernwishes.org/
  Makes the dreams of seriously ill children and young adults who love the 'western way of life' to come true.

• When You Wish Upon A Star

  http://www.whenyouwishuponastar.org.uk/
  An organisation devoted to granting wishes to children with life threatening illnesses.

• Willow Foundation

  http://www.willowfoundation.org.uk/
  Dedicated to bringing special days to the seriously ill who are between the ages 16 and 40 years of age and live in the United Kingdom.

• Wishes and More

  http://www.wishesandmore.org/
  Enhances the lives of children with life threatening illness from birth to nineteen. Encourages teens to become involved in helping others. Includes events, how to donate, and wish referral. [Minnesota]

• Wishes Can Happen Inc.

  http://www.wishescanhappen.org/
  Grants wishes to young people age three to twenty one who have life threatening illnesses. Includes events, FAQ, donations, artwork, stories, and contact information. [Ohio]

• Wishing Star Foundation

  http://www.wishingstar.org/
  Grants wishes to local children with life-threatening illnesses between the ages of 3 and 21. [Washington and Idaho]

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