Charitable gifts help us push the boundaries of clinical care, research and training — coming ever closer to treatments that impact people across our region, and millions more around the globe.
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All parents want their children to grow up healthy and happy. When your child develops an illness or injury, you want them to receive the best possible care. At Golisano Children's Hospital at University of Vermont Health, we offer tests and treatments that safeguard the future for children and their loved ones — but we can’t do it alone.
As a nonprofit health care provider, we rely on donations from our community. Your gifts support life-saving equipment and expanded pediatric patient services, such child abuse screening and mental health care. Funding is critical to ensure research drives breakthroughs and cures, and grants are available for employee-led innovations. Charitable donations also help us deliver community-based programs that improve the health of children who face barriers when accessing care.
Make an Impact with Your Gift
We encourage you to consider making a gift to one of the following funds. You can also contact us to explore other areas of interest and how your gift can make the biggest impact.
Golisano Children's Hospital is a member of the national network of Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals and the sole, full-service children's hospital in Vermont and northern New York. Every dollar raised stays local and powers vital programs that address whole-health needs of patients, families and care providers at times of great vulnerability.
Patients and families, schools, community organizations, area businesses and UVM Medical Center employees contribute to the fund through local business fundraising activities and events. These charity events, such as Big Change Roundup for Kids/Radiothon, Extra-Life, the annual Golf Classic and University of Vermont-student run RALLYTHON Dance Marathon, fuel our fundraising efforts.
Ways the CMN Hospitals Fund impacts local youth:
- Expanded pediatric patient services, such as child abuse screening and mental health support
- Food pharmacy for hungry families
- Life-saving equipment
- Charitable care
- Spiritual care and skilled emotional support for families, care providers and staff in the aftermath of pediatric patient deaths
- Grants for innovative employee-led projects, new initiatives and technology
- Pediatric research that drives breakthroughs and cures
- Educational resources
Give to Golisano Children's Hospital
Contact Tatiana Rodecker to learn more at 802-391-6047 or email Tatiana.Rodecker@uvmhealth.org.
A hospital stay can be overwhelming for children. Child Life specialists support pediatric patients and their families, using strategies like play therapy and distraction techniques to help ease anxiety and stress. Gifts to support this program help ensure that children can keep being children despite their medical needs.
Give to Child Life
We accept monetary gifts as well as a variety of donated items, such as gift cards, blankets, books, toys and more. When donating in-kind donations, please follow these guidelines:
To coordinate an in-kind donation, please contact us at (802) 847-7831 or ChildLifeDonations@UVMHealth.org.
Donations may be sent to:
Golisano Children's Hospital
Attn: Child Life Department
Baird 5
111 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401
We would love to thank you, so please include your name, phone number and address. If you are able, please complete the in-kind donation form below and send it along with your donation or email it to ChildLifeDonations@UVMHealth.org.
On behalf of our patients and their families, we thank you for your generosity.
Donate Purchased Items
The Child Life team accepts donations of new, unused items such as:
- Arts and crafts items, including Play-Doh, colored pencils, modeling clay, slime kits, coloring books or art kits
- Distraction and coping items, including rattles, board books, fidget toys and bubbles
- Fleece blankets and stuffed animals
- Gift certificates to local restaurants that deliver or other gift cards
- Teaching tools, including medical kits and muslin dolls
- Toys and play items, including board games, card games or Lego kits
You may also purchase items from our wish list. Many of these items allow us to offer support and distraction to the children in our care.
Donate Handmade Items
If you’re donating handmade items, please be sure to remove all sewing needles and pins prior to donation. Pillowcases can be made to fit a standard sized pillow.
No-Sew Blankets
We are looking for blankets in two sizes, child and teen, with approximate lengths of one to one and a half yards for child blankets and two yards for teen blankets.
Muslin Dolls
Muslin dolls are used to help provide age-appropriate education to children, prepare for procedures, and offer children an avenue to engage in medical play.
Download the printable muslin doll template for instructions to make 12-inch muslin dolls.
What to Know About Donated Items
We can only accept new, unused items to ensure the safety of our patients. Please also keep in mind that we cannot accept:
- Giftwrapped items – all gifts must be unwrapped before we can give them to patients
- Handmade greeting cards
- Items made with latex
- Items that are racially or culturally insensitive
- Items that show evidence of smoke exposure, perfumes or pet hair
- Items with violent or religious themes
- New items that have been stored or displayed and have gathered dust or dirt