Make-A-Wish America
Wish Alumni Community · About this organization
What you get
You can connect with other wish alumni and explore ways to stay involved in your Make-A-Wish community.
How to start
Use the alumni page to find your chapter, then ask about opportunities to connect.
Good to know
- You can also explore volunteering, sharing your story and other ways to give back.
The details, as published
You can connect with other wish alumni and explore ways to stay involved with your Make-A-Wish community.
What help you may get
Peer And Emotional Support
Wish alumni connections
You can connect with other wish alumni and explore community involvement.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Connections with other wish alumni
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL eligibility needs confirmation. Participation is described for wish alumni and their households; no separate current diagnosis criteria are published.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
- No numeric alumni participation age rule is published.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
- The community is for children and households who have experienced a wish.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
No residence restriction is published.
- The page describes wish alumni and their households across the U.S.; it does not publish a residence gate.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
- No treatment-facility requirement is published for alumni connections.
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: Patient, Parent Or Guardian, Caregiver
- Use the alumni page to find your chapter and ask about ways to connect with other wish alumni.
Ways to apply or ask
- Phone · +1-800-722-9474 — National office can help connect you to a local chapter; ask about alumni opportunities.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Published |
| Last checked | Sep 28, 2026 |
- The official page invites contact with the wish alumni team or local chapter; no separate enrollment form, event schedule or deadline is published.
- No alumni enrollment dates are published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Specific local events, connection formats, costs and response timing are not published on the national alumni page.
- Which alumni connection opportunities are currently available through each chapter, and do any have costs, enrollment steps or age limits?
- The national alumni page primarily offers fundraising, volunteering and chapter connection. Does the local chapter provide a substantive peer-support activity, rather than only giving-back opportunities?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Sep 28, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.