KIDS FIRST!® Cares

"In the future, watching humorous videos could become a standard component of some medical procedures," says Dr. Stuber, who released the results today of a new study on laughter’s pain diminishing effects, at an American Medical Association media briefing on pain management. Excerpt from Laughter Tested as Pain Therapy for Children.

Supporting Critically Ill Children Through Film

For many years, KIDS FIRST!® has donated thousands of DVDs, videos, audio recordings, and video games to children's hospitals and related institutions. An important part of the Coalition's mission is assisting the many children's hospitals around the country who provide care to sick and terminally ill children. These children, whose lives are already difficult, don't have much to do or watch during the day. The programs donated not only distract them as they undergo invasive medical treatments but offer them a sense of goodness in the world and hope.

Now, through the combined efforts of Corporations for Character, KIDS FIRST!®, and your generous donation, we can fulfill our mission to provide positive, encouraging movies into each of more than one million children's hospital beds. This effort will provide entertainment for children while they are confined in a hospital.

This is how we plan to achieve this challenging goal: Through special arrangements, KIDS FIRST!® is merging the newest hardware with films that have been endorsed by us to provide a box that can be placed in every children's hospital room. This box has more than 45 hours of positive, up-lifting, fun programs for kids between the ages of 2 and 15.

This program is supported by private donations of $10.00. Each donor provides the equivalent of one feature film for this box. By donating $10.00, donors help bring hope to hundreds of children who are hospitalized today. The benefit far outweighs the small cost.

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