Cards for Hospitalized Kids
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Mission Statement
Cards for Hospitalized Kids (CFHK) aims to spread hope, joy & magic to hospitalized kids across America through uplifting, handmade cards. Doctors provide the medicine and CFHK provides strength and smiles through cards.
About This Cause
Cards for Hospitalized Kids (CFHK) is an internationally recognized charity that distributes uplifting, handmade cards to Children’s Hospitals and Ronald McDonald Houses in all 50 states. Doctors provide the medicine and CFHK aims to provide hope, joy & magic through cards. CFHK was founded in 2011 by a high school student named Jen Rubino whose own experiences a "hospitalized kid", undergoing 20+ surgeries, inspired her to start CFHK to help others. Rubino worked to build CFHK from the ground up into the national operation it is today. While CFHK began as a local endeavor, it quickly expanded. CFHK is now national and receives cards from all over the United States as well as countries abroad such as France, Australia, the UK, China, etc. Using CFHK’s card-making guidelines, individuals and groups (schools, companies, churches, teams, etc) donate their time and creativity to make cards and send them to CFHK for distribution. In addition to cards, CFHK also provides autographs from celebrity and athlete supporters such as Olympian Aly Raisman, Actress Lucy Hale, Olympian Jordyn Wieber, Actress AnnaSophia Robb and more. People of all ages and walks of life, have come together under this common cause of spreading strength and smiles to sick kids. CFHK distributes general cards monthly as well as holiday cards for major holidays. Each card is unique, just like the child who receives it. Over 500,000 cards have been distributed since CFHK’s inception. While a card may seem simple, it is truly impactful for the hospitalized kids who receive them. Hospitalized kids often feel lonely, isolated, afraid, etc. and often miss out on normal joys of childhood taken for granted. Receiving a card helps brighten their day and shows them someone is thinking of them. The cards are particularly impactful for kids, battling chronic or serious health issues, who receive cards from CFHK regularly. The CFHK team has exciting plans to expand to more hospitals, and looks forward to continuing to spread strength & smiles to as many hospitalized kids as possible.