Written by a parent, not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice.
Support organization
A Moment of Magic uses trained college volunteers and mental-health-informed programs to support medically vulnerable children through creative play and connection. Magic Makers provides character-led, child-directed visits through chapters, hospitals, community partners, caregivers, and individual-family requests, though the linked public request form was unusable when checked. Express, Create, Heal offers free age-tailored emotional-learning workshops for childhood-cancer patients, survivors, and siblings ages 3–18 in hospital, community, and virtual settings. Caregiver Connect is a free monthly Zoom discussion led by a licensed mental-health specialist. AMoM Unlimited is a free public library of downloadable activities and ad-free videos, including a Spanish-language category.
Uses play, creative expression, emotional education, and community connection to support medically vulnerable children and their families.
National creative-play visits, childhood-cancer emotional-learning workshops, caregiver support, and digital activities.
Free monthly Zoom conversations with other caregivers, led by a mental-health specialist. Share experiences, ask questions, and learn coping tools.
Helps with: Peer And Emotional Support
Where: Local rules apply
Care team must start: No
Free creative workshops and mental-health education for children with cancer, survivors, and siblings.
Helps with: School And Learning
Where: Local rules apply
Care team must start: No
Play, stories, music, and quiet companionship with trained volunteers dressed as familiar characters.
Helps with: Wishes And Family Experiences
Where: Local rules apply
Care team must start: No
Educational Toolkit · Patient Support Material · Video
AMoM Unlimited is a free, public, ad-free library of character visits, creative workshops, calming activities, stories, crafts, games, movement, mindfulness, and learning videos for medically vulnerable children at home or in hospital. Videos may be downloaded for offline use, and the library includes an explicit Spanish-language category.
Topics: calming activities, coping, crafts, creative play, learning, mindfulness, movement, stories
Organization details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Program availability can change.
