Cal's Angels
Hospital Parties · About this organization
What you get
Help with hospital party and crafts, hospital party food and take-home toys.
How to start
Your hospital team arranges the parties. Ask when the next party is planned during your child's care.
The details, as published
Your child and siblings can join hospital parties with food, crafts and toys to take home. Cal's Angels hosts 14 or more parties a year across Chicagoland children's hospitals.
What help you may get
Wishes And Family Experiences
Hospital party and crafts
Your child can join crafts and a celebration without leaving the hospital.
Noncash help
Can cover
- Hospital party and crafts
Meals And Food
Hospital party food
You and your child can have food at the hospital party.
Noncash help
Can cover
- Hospital party food
Practical Items And Home Help
Take-home toys
Each child at the party, including siblings, receives toys to take home.
Noncash help
Can cover
- Take-home toys
Why this may help
Wishes And Family Experiences: Hospital parties bring crafts and a celebration to your child during care.
Practical Items And Home Help: Your child and siblings receive toys to take home from the hospital party.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Hospital parties serve pediatric-cancer patients and therefore include children with B-ALL.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
Active Treatment
- Parties occur where patients are receiving treatment.
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 in: Chicagoland Children's Hospitals.
- Treatment or service occurs at Chicagoland hospitals.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? Yes. Ask your child’s social worker or care team to begin the request.
Who can start: Hospital Representative
Ways to apply or ask
- Automatic Distribution — Benefits are delivered during hospital parties.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Automatic Distribution |
| Funding or space | Not Applicable |
| Application window | Not Published |
| Last checked | Sep 25, 2026 |
- Delivered at participating hospital events.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Only Chicagoland children’s hospitals are published.
- No current hospital calendar or participating-facility list is published.
- Confirm current hospitals and party schedule.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Sep 25, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
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