Sophia's Fund
Project Smile (Sophia's Smile) · About this organization
What you get
Toys, crafts, gift cards, parking passes, and other practical or comfort items during long hospital or clinic days.
How to start
Ask the hospital team which Project Smile items they have for your family.
Good to know
- The distribution schedule isn't published; ask your hospital team when items are handed out.
The details, as published
Project Smile provides practical and comfort support to children and families during extended hospital admissions or long clinic days. The official page names toys, arts and crafts, gift cards, parking passes, and similar items, and identifies UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center as the most recent partner; a family application, delivery calendar, and complete partner list are not published.
What help you may get
Peer And Emotional Support
Project Smile (Sophia's Smile) — peer and emotional support
Project Smile provides practical and comfort support to children and families during extended hospital admissions or long clinic days. The official page names toys, arts and crafts, gift cards, parking passes, and similar items, and identifies UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center as the most recent partner; a family application, delivery calendar, and complete partner list are not published.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Arts and crafts
- Gift cards
- Other comfort or practical items
- Parking passes
- Toys
Practical Items And Home Help
Project Smile (Sophia's Smile) — practical items and home help
Project Smile provides practical and comfort support to children and families during extended hospital admissions or long clinic days. The official page names toys, arts and crafts, gift cards, parking passes, and similar items, and identifies UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center as the most recent partner; a family application, delivery calendar, and complete partner list are not published.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Arts and crafts
- Gift cards
- Other comfort or practical items
- Parking passes
- Toys
Travel And Transportation
Project Smile (Sophia's Smile) — travel and transportation
Project Smile provides practical and comfort support to children and families during extended hospital admissions or long clinic days. The official page names toys, arts and crafts, gift cards, parking passes, and similar items, and identifies UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center as the most recent partner; a family application, delivery calendar, and complete partner list are not published.
Amount not published
Can cover
- Arts and crafts
- Gift cards
- Other comfort or practical items
- Parking passes
- Toys
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The program is presented as hospital support for children and families affected by pediatric cancer, which includes a child with B-ALL at a participating center.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
Active Treatment
- Project Smile is delivered to children and families receiving hospital treatment during extended stays or long clinic days; no additional treatment-phase rules are 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: UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center is the most recent partner named; the complete current network is not published..
- UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center is the most recent partner named; the complete current network is not published.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Massachusetts — Massachusetts — Massachusetts
- Worcester — Worcester
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.
- Ask the participating hospital team whether Project Smile items are currently available.
Ways to apply or ask
- Automatic Distribution
- In Person
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Hospital Mediated |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Not Published |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- No family intake window or distribution date is published.
Limitations and things to confirm
- No public family application, current distribution schedule, complete hospital list, item limits, or capacity information is published.
- Which hospitals currently participate, what is the distribution schedule, and can a family request support directly?
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Project Smile (Sophia's Smile) · checked Aug 27, 2026
- Program Overview · checked Aug 27, 2026
