Every kid deserves to have a childhood.
It’s hard to be a kid when pain and medical treatments are part of daily life and home is a hospital bed. Let’s do what’s right for kids. Let’s give every sick child their childhood back.
Hospitals are where kids are fighting their toughest battles every day. By supporting 13 of Canada’s children’s hospitals, we’re showing kids that we’re in it with them.
Passionate. Bold. Loud. Our partners are corporations and organizations who aren’t afraid to stand up and make a statement for kids’ health.
Get ready to play. Take to the dancefloor. Make a miracle happen. Our Signature Programs offer inspiring ways to make an impact on your local community and show kids we’re all here for them.
We’re here for the kids because they
need all of us.
Our mission is simple. We’re here to stand up for sick children.
Our Canadian children’s hospitals work together to find better ways to give kids more of their childhood back. How? By shortening their stays through research that improves treatments and finds cures, developing technologies that bring the latest knowledge, and creating care facilities designed for kids and their families first.
We’re here to believe that it’s possible to end childhood illness and disease. And we’re here to help make change come sooner.
For the kids, for healthcare, for Canada.
By helping to raise funds for 13 of Canada’s children’s hospitals, we’re the largest non-government funder of child health in Canada. But we haven’t done it alone. We work with partners, donors and people like you.
With your help, epic change is possible
We’re making progress. Change is happening. And you can help accelerate it.
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September is all about the kids.
This month, Canada’s kids are back to school! Children’s health and safety is certainly top of mind for parents, but this especially includes mental health.
In recognition of Suicide Prevention month in September, our network of children’s hospitals work hard to ensure the pressures of school and their transition back is as smooth as possible for kids.
World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10. Sickkids Foundation recognizes that suicide takes the lives of more young Canadians than cancer, cystic fibrosis and heart disease combined.
We need to do better for our youth. Which is why SickKids is leading Canada’s first of its kind clinical trial of a youth suicide prevention program with the support of sobeys, and in partnership with McMaster Children’s Hospital and Alberta Children’s Hospital.
Alicia and Joe, and their children Bethany and Nick, travelled to China, not once, but twice, to adopt two sons – Jiesheng and Ben. After visits to the IWK, it was revealed that Jiesheng had a condition called Arthrogryposis and Ben was diagnosed with Scoliosis.
CCHF is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees, stakeholders and the people we serve feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our stakeholders and communities in which we live and serve.