Written by a parent, not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice.

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

B-ALL is in scope Hospital Mediated

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.

  1. 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

ProgramActive
ApplicationsHospital Mediated
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowNot Published
Last checkedAug 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.

Official program