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HopeKids
HopeKids Virtual Program
What you get
Free online book clubs, cooking, magic shows, games, and art activities from home or the hospital. Open now.
- Who starts it
- You, with a document from your doctor
- How it’s sent
- Online, on their website
- Your time
- About 15 minutes, plus waiting for the document
- Last checked
- Aug 27, 2026
Before you start, check you fit
- Your child is 18 or under.
- It is unclear whether a family outside every chapter area can register solely for virtual programming.
- The public site does not expose the current detailed virtual calendar.
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Ask your doctor for the documentStart here. This is the part that takes the longest.
HopeKids needs a signed confirmation of the diagnosis from your doctor. Copy this message, or say it in person at the next visit.
Hi [doctor’s name], We’d like to apply to HopeKids’s HopeKids Virtual Program. They offer free online book clubs, cooking, magic shows, games, and art activities from home or the hospital, and they are taking applications now. They need a signed confirmation of the diagnosis from you. Their form and instructions are here: https://hopekids.org/what-does-hopekids-do/ Could you do that when you have a chance? I can send you the link, or bring a printout to our next visit. Thank you for everything you do for us. [your name] · [phone]
Copying is the only thing this page does with your text. Nothing is saved. -
Fill in their applicationIt is on their website.
Open their application ↗ Checked Aug 27, 2026What the form asks for
StartEmail address below -
Submit it on their websiteSend the document with your application, or the way they ask.
- Complete the HopeKids membership wizard and registration.
After you send
After approval, monitor registered-family invitations for virtual events. If you have not heard back in two weeks, write and ask whether it arrived.