Causes: Cancer, Health, Pediatrics, Philanthropy, Public Foundations
Mission: Our Mission at Mikey’s Way Foundation is to enrich the lives of children with cancer and other life threatening conditions. The Foundation strives to create CONNECTION and DIVERSION to help children face the emotional and physical hardships of long term, debilitating treatment.
Results: The Foundation has helped over 5,000 children get connected since 2005.
Target demographics: The foundation helps children cope with the isolation, boredom and fear associated with life-threatening illnesses. It is the goal of the foundation to be able to connect every child with their friends, family and school, enabling them to cope with the long hours, days and weeks of separation that they must endure. In creating a connection, we are in turn presenting the child with a form of diversion. This diversion is a necessary element to the Mind-Body connection. Continued studies have shown that when the mind is stimulated and engaged, the body can respond in positive ways—more tolerable nausea, lower fever, higher blood counts and a more relaxed patient. This holds great importance for our seriously ill children. Our “Mikey’s Way Connection Cart” circles the pediatric floors of the hospitals we serve, giving away all forms of electronics that permit the child to create their own diversion and thus allow for the Mind-Body connection. Every child is allowed to choose the item that they feel will work best for them.
Direct beneficiaries per year: In 2016, we had 22 hospital visits and served more than 660 patients via our Mikey's Way Day and Mikey's Wish List Programs. We are experiencing record numbers so far in 2017, having scheduled 32 Mikey's Way Days and expecting to serve over 800 patients.
Geographic areas served: Children's Hospitals across the country
Programs: Mikey's Way Days at selected hospitals when we travel from room to room to deliver Wi-Fi ready electronics to pediatric cancer patients and other chronically ill children. The devices are designed to provide diversion and connection helping children and teens to cope with the strain of long-term treatment. We also gift electronics to hospital play and teen rooms to improve the hospital entertainment facilities, allowing additional opportunities for counseling from trained hospital professionals. Our Mikey's Wish List program allows us to reach patients we may have missed on a Mikey's Way Day.
Mission: Our Mission at Mikey’s Way Foundation is to enrich the lives of children with cancer and other life threatening conditions. The Foundation strives to create CONNECTION and DIVERSION to help children face the emotional and physical hardships of long term, debilitating treatment.
Results: The Foundation has helped over 5,000 children get connected since 2005.
Target demographics: The foundation helps children cope with the isolation, boredom and fear associated with life-threatening illnesses. It is the goal of the foundation to be able to connect every child with their friends, family and school, enabling them to cope with the long hours, days and weeks of separation that they must endure. In creating a connection, we are in turn presenting the child with a form of diversion. This diversion is a necessary element to the Mind-Body connection. Continued studies have shown that when the mind is stimulated and engaged, the body can respond in positive ways—more tolerable nausea, lower fever, higher blood counts and a more relaxed patient. This holds great importance for our seriously ill children. Our “Mikey’s Way Connection Cart” circles the pediatric floors of the hospitals we serve, giving away all forms of electronics that permit the child to create their own diversion and thus allow for the Mind-Body connection. Every child is allowed to choose the item that they feel will work best for them.
Direct beneficiaries per year: In 2016, we had 22 hospital visits and served more than 660 patients via our Mikey's Way Day and Mikey's Wish List Programs. We are experiencing record numbers so far in 2017, having scheduled 32 Mikey's Way Days and expecting to serve over 800 patients.
Geographic areas served: Children's Hospitals across the country
Programs: Mikey's Way Days at selected hospitals when we travel from room to room to deliver Wi-Fi ready electronics to pediatric cancer patients and other chronically ill children. The devices are designed to provide diversion and connection helping children and teens to cope with the strain of long-term treatment. We also gift electronics to hospital play and teen rooms to improve the hospital entertainment facilities, allowing additional opportunities for counseling from trained hospital professionals. Our Mikey's Wish List program allows us to reach patients we may have missed on a Mikey's Way Day.
2228 Black Rock Tpke, Suite 311, Fairfield, CT 06825
203-873-0671
Cancer
Fairfield
