Give to Our Annual Appeal

Right now, over 500 children in Massachusetts and Rhode Island are dreaming and waiting for their wishes to become a reality.

When you support wish children with a gift through our annual appeal, you give these children and their families:

• JOY through a sense of anticipation and carefree wonder.
• HOPE that grows through the power of community and the power of possibility.
• STRENGTH to persevere with courage and resiliency during a time of intense physical and emotional hardship.

• Every single day, children in Massachusetts and Rhode Island receive the devastating diagnosis of a life-threatening illness. There are children right now in your community who need to experience a wish fulfilled, with all the positivity and hope that it brings.
   
• The power of a wish to help children feel joy, find courage to persevere, and embrace hope for the future remains paramount. Wishes strengthen families and unite communities.
   
• Research* shows that children who have wishes granted can build the physical and emotional strength they need to fight a critical illness. You can provide children with a vital complement to their medical treatment. You can help them experience life beyond illness.
  • 95% of wish recipients said their wish improved their well-being.
  • 91% of wish parents believe the wish experience gave their child a better chance of surviving their critical illness.
  • 90% of medical providers said they have observed children increasing their compliance with treatment after learning they would receive a wish.

    *Source: Make-A-Wish 2022 Wish Impact Study (rounded figures).

Learn more and designate a gift through your Donor Advised Fund