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Baller Dream Foundation

Hospital Programs · About this organization

What you get

Crafts, games, books, toys, birthday supplies, and other comfort items during hospital care.

How to start

Ask the hospital's Child Life or oncology team which items they have for your child and siblings.

Good to know

  • Only participating facilities receive supplies.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Not Published

Baller Dream supplies participating pediatric and young-adult oncology programs with crafts, games, puzzles, developmental toys, art activities, toys, books, birthday-closet materials, coping carts, requested hospital items, and emotional-wellness supports; siblings may receive toys or books. Hospitals, Child Life specialists, social workers, and oncology teams mediate delivery, and families have no published direct registration route.

What help you may get

Camps And Retreats

Hospital Programs — camps and retreats

Baller Dream supplies participating pediatric and young-adult oncology programs with crafts, games, puzzles, developmental toys, art activities, toys, books, birthday-closet materials, coping carts, requested hospital items, and emotional-wellness supports; siblings may receive toys or books. Hospitals, Child Life specialists, social workers, and oncology teams mediate delivery, and families have no published direct registration route.

Amount not published

Peer And Emotional Support

Hospital Programs — peer and emotional support

Baller Dream supplies participating pediatric and young-adult oncology programs with crafts, games, puzzles, developmental toys, art activities, toys, books, birthday-closet materials, coping carts, requested hospital items, and emotional-wellness supports; siblings may receive toys or books. Hospitals, Child Life specialists, social workers, and oncology teams mediate delivery, and families have no published direct registration route.

Amount not published

Practical Items And Home Help

Hospital Programs — practical items and home help

Baller Dream supplies participating pediatric and young-adult oncology programs with crafts, games, puzzles, developmental toys, art activities, toys, books, birthday-closet materials, coping carts, requested hospital items, and emotional-wellness supports; siblings may receive toys or books. Hospitals, Child Life specialists, social workers, and oncology teams mediate delivery, and families have no published direct registration route.

Amount not published

Wishes And Family Experiences

Hospital Programs — wishes and family experiences

Baller Dream supplies participating pediatric and young-adult oncology programs with crafts, games, puzzles, developmental toys, art activities, toys, books, birthday-closet materials, coping carts, requested hospital items, and emotional-wellness supports; siblings may receive toys or books. Hospitals, Child Life specialists, social workers, and oncology teams mediate delivery, and families have no published direct registration route.

Amount not published

Why this may help

Wishes And Family Experiences: Hospital crafts, games and birthday materials bring small celebrations and activities to your child's stay.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. A pediatric B-ALL patient treated at a participating oncology facility is within the stated audience.

Age

The program does not publish an age limit.

Treatment status

No specific treatment status is published.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.

Where your child is treated

Treatment must be through: Albany Medical Center; Banner Desert Medical Center; Banner Thunderbird Medical Center; Banner University Hospital; Children's Hospital Orange County; Children's of Alabama; Cure 4 the Kids Foundation; Mayo Clinic Hospital Phoenix; Phoenix Children's Hospital; Rady Children's Hospital; Summerlin Hospital Medical Center; UAB Hospital; USA Children's & Women's Hospital.

  • Albany Medical Center
  • Banner Desert Medical Center
  • Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
  • Banner University Hospital
  • Children's Hospital Orange County
  • Children's of Alabama
  • Cure 4 the Kids Foundation
  • Mayo Clinic Hospital Phoenix
  • Phoenix Children's Hospital
  • Rady Children's Hospital
  • Summerlin Hospital Medical Center
  • UAB Hospital
  • USA Children's & Women's Hospital
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
  • Alabama — Alabama — Alabama
  • Arizona — Arizona — Arizona
  • California — California — California
  • Nevada — Nevada — Nevada
  • New York — New York — New York

How to get started

Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.

  1. Ask the participating hospital's Child Life, social-work, or oncology team about currently available Baller Dream items.

Ways to apply or ask

  • Automatic Distribution
  • Hospital Workflow
  • In Person

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsNot Published
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowRolling
Last checkedAug 24, 2026
  • Hospital-specific calendars and inventories are not published.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Hospital-specific eligibility, inventory, calendar, and family request channels are not published.
  • Only participating facilities receive supplies.
  • Which components and request routes are current at each partner facility?

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program