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Songs of Love Foundation

Personalized Song of Love

What you get

A free original song about your child, with their favorite people, memories, pets, and music, plus a USB and personalized artwork. Open now.

Who starts it
You, with their part of the form from your social worker or doctor
How it’s sent
Email to request@songsoflove.org, or by post
Your time
About 30 minutes, plus waiting for the form
Last checked
Aug 27, 2026

Before you start, check you fit

  • You can decline publicity consent. Ask how to record that choice on the form.
  • Age boundary conflicts across FAQ and form.
  • Exact human/AI creator workflow and separate AI consent are not disclosed.

  1. Ask your social worker or doctor for their part of the formStart here. This is the part that takes the longest.

    Songs of Love Foundation needs their part of the form from your social worker or doctor. Copy this message, or say it in person at the next visit.

    Hi [social worker’s name],

We’d like to apply to Songs of Love Foundation’s Personalized Song of Love. They offer a free original song about our child, with their favorite people, memories, pets, and music, plus a USB and personalized artwork, and they are taking applications now.

They need their part of the form from you or someone on the care team. Their form and instructions are here: https://songsoflove.org/2026/07/27/nonprofit-changes-lives-one-song-at-a-time/

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.

  2. Fill in their applicationIt is on their website.

    Open their application ↗ Checked Aug 27, 2026

    What the form asks for

    Child and song profile
    Child's First Name / Child's Last NameGenderIf child identifies differently, please specify belowAgeChild's Diagnosis (To Determine Eligibility Only)SPECIAL INTERESTS, HOBBIES, FAVORITE THINGSFamily Members, Friends, Pets, etcFavorite things, hobbies, foods, movies, heroes, etcStyle of Music (Please check at least 3 of your child's favorite kinds of music)OTHER (Family members, friends, pets, favorite places, type of music, etc.)3 PHRASES that come to mind when you think of your childPlease use this space to spell names phonetically for proper pronunciationINFO ABOUT PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN — NAMERelationship to the RecipientEmailPhoneADDRESS / PHONE WITH AREA CODE / EMAILMEDICAL FACILITY / CITY/STATE / CONTACT NAME/TITLE / TELHow did you hear about Songs of LoveWHERE SHOULD THE SONG BE SENT
    Publicity choice
    NO PUBLICITY — Check this box if you do not want publicityAUTHORIZED SIGNATURE (IF THE PERSON GRANTING THIS PUBLICITY RELEASE IS A MINOR, PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST SIGN.)

    Have ready

    • Optional child photo requested by the official form; upload limit on the web form is 10 MB. Only if they ask.

  3. Email your application and their part of the form togetherTo request@songsoflove.org. Or post it to the address on the form. Your social worker or doctor can send it instead if their part of the form has to stay with them.

    • Submit the live online request, or scan and email the completed profile to request@songsoflove.org, fax it to 718-441-7372, or mail it to the address printed on the form.

    Email: request@songsoflove.org

    Fax: 718-441-7372

    Subject: Personalized Song of Love application, [child’s name]

Hello,

Attached are our completed application and the form from [social worker’s name] at [hospital]. Please let me know that it arrived and if anything is missing.

Thank you,
[your name] · [phone]

After you send

Allow about four to eight weeks for ordinary delivery; tell the organization about special circumstances and use songwriter@songsoflove.org for a pronunciation voice message. If you have not heard back by then, write and ask.

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