MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF GEORGIA
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Mission Statement
Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
About This Cause
Make-A-Wish Georgia serves critically ill children between the ages of 2.5 and 18 years of age within every one of the 159 counties in the state of Georgia. In partnership with health care providers like Children's Hospitals of Atlanta, Atrium Health Navicent Beverly Knight Olsen Children's Hospital of Macon, Memorial Health's Dwaine and Cynthia Willett Children's Hospital of Savannah, Augusta Health, and the pediatric care centers around the state, we are part of a pediatric patient’s medical journey. A child’s wish-granting experience is not separate from their care. Rather, it is an extension of their medical treatment plan. By creating life-changing wish experiences for children with critical illnesses, we help provide a moment that gives children a wellspring of strength to keep fighting for moments of joy and better days ahead. We believe that wishes are a form of medicine. Wishes bring relief to mental trauma during the medical journey and infuse much-needed joy, hope, and the strength children need to fight – and even in many cases overcome – their illness. More than 10,000 children across our state have been profoundly impacted by a wish since the start of our chapter, and many consider their wish to be a pivotal moment in their treatment and medical journey. A recent study was conducted and found that Make-A-Wish alumni, parents, and medical providers overwhelmingly agree that the wish experience contributes significantly to physical, mental, and emotional health, and wishes can significantly improve a child’s chance of survival and healing. Not only do wishes have an impact on children and their families, but also on the doctors, nurses, social workers, and other care providers who look after them. We serve children from all backgrounds and communities, including those from underserved, underrepresented, or vulnerable populations. Wishes have the power to impart joy and hope to children contending with critical illnesses and provide healing to families who are recovering from the trauma of medical treatment. We hope you will join our mission to give critically ill children a moment for hope, joy, and happiness through the power of a wish. Every wish kid deserves a childhood, and our mission gives a piece of that back. Thank you for your support!