The Mission

During the COVID-19 pandemic, pediatric hospitals across the nation were forced to severely limit their volunteer and patient support programs. These hospitals have also lost billions of dollars in funding since the pandemic began. For pediatric child life and wellness programs, which are often under-funded, the financial and logistical impacts have been severe.

Here at Preemie to Pre-Med, we know firsthand how integral child life programs are during pediatric hospital stays. Whether it’s a movie recommendation, planning weekly events, or explaining a diagnosis to a patient, child life specialists inspire boundless curiosity and play in all children that pass through a hospital’s doors.

Through targeted investments in local pediatric child life programs, PTP strives to forms partnerships with Boston based children’s hospitals to inspire chronically and acutely ill children to pursue their dreams, regardless of a diagnosis. In doing so, we hope to facilitate a comforting and nurturing environment in which children can heal regardless of care acuity, family circumstances, or lack of pediatric support program funding. A firm believer in equitable, needs-based, and family-centered care, PTP helps child life programs meet the continued and growing needs of pediatric patients and families despite the extraordinary financial and logistical impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s hospitals.