Carter's Foundation
Spotlight Kids Program · About this organization
What you get
Personalized toys, games, puzzles, books, crafts, sensory items, pajamas, blankets, clothing, and items chosen around your child’s interests, sent to your home.
How to start
Choose Spotlight Kid Request in the Apply for Support form. Tell them your child’s interests and gift preferences, finish the three steps, and submit.
Good to know
- Reviews usually take one to two weeks; allow about three weeks for delivery.
The details, as published
Personalized home-delivered toys, books, crafts, sensory and comfort items for a child or teen age 18 or younger. The live application currently conflicts with broader serious-illness language and Southern California geography wording.
What help you may get
Practical Items And Home Help
Spotlight Kids Program — practical items and home help
Personalized home-delivered toys, books, crafts, sensory and comfort items for a child or teen age 18 or younger. The live application currently conflicts with broader serious-illness language and Southern California geography wording.
Noncash help · One Time
Can cover
- Personalized toys, games, puzzles, books, crafts, sensory items, pajamas, blankets, clothing, and special-interest items
- The package contents vary; no cash award is offered.
- The reviewed page presents a single package request and does not publish repeat eligibility.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The program serves pediatric oncology patients and includes children with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Age
Age 0 to age 18, measured at application.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- Provider confirmation is not published as mandatory.
- The official page does not publish a numeric income ceiling.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: Los Angeles County; Orange County; Riverside County; San Bernardino County; San Diego County.
- The child must live in Southern California.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be connected to: The application also describes children currently living in or treating in the five named Southern California counties..
- The application also describes children currently living in or treating in the five named Southern California counties.
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.
Who can start: Caregiver, Parent Or Guardian
- Complete the live Apply for Support form and wait for review.
- Provide the nominator, parent, child, diagnosis, treatment-hospital, gift-preference, and mailing information.
- Select Spotlight Kid Request.
- Submit the form for review.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
- Recent photo of the child
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
- The official page presents intake as available year-round.
- Applications are reviewed within 1–2 weeks; approved packages are typically delivered within three weeks.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Capacity and repeat-use rules are not published.
- The live form conflicts about diagnosis scope and whether residence, treatment location, or both establish Southern California eligibility.
- Confirm current capacity, repeat eligibility, diagnosis verification, and exact geography rules.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Apply for Support - Carter’s Foundation · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Spotlight Kids Program - Carter’s Foundation · checked Aug 27, 2026
- B.E.E. Strong Dream Room Program · checked Aug 24, 2026