The Childrens Hospital Volunteers Inc

OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN OKLAHOMA WITH SUPPORT FOCUSED ON THE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. BEING A PATIENT CAN BE A SCARY, OVERWHELMING, NOT-SO-FUN TIME--AWAY FROM HOME, SCHOOL, FRIENDS AND ORDINARY LIFE. VOLUNTEERS AND PROGRAMS HELP KIDS SMILE, LAUGH, CUDDLE, PLAY, LEARN AND CREATE--AS MUCH AS THEY CAN WHILE THEY'RE HERE.

VOLUNTEER PROGRAM FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES AT OKLAHOMA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HAVE BEEN CREATING JOYFUL, SUPPORTIVE EXPERIENCES FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES SINCE 1973 -- ALMOST 50 YEARS PROGRAMS SUPPORT NEEDS FOR PLAY AREAS, FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL AND CHILDREN'S CLINICS. VOLUNTEERS FACILITATE PARTIES AND EVENTS WITH SUPPORT FROM COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND CORPORATE SPONSORS. VOLUNTEERS ELEVATE THE THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS OF CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS, MUSIC AND ART THERAPY, FACILITY THERAPY DOGS BY HELPING WITH VOLUNTEER SUPPORT, FUNDING AND GIFT-IN-KIND DONATIONS. LONG-STANDING PATIENT AND FAMILY VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS PROVIDED WITH VOLUNTEER HOURS AND GIFT-IN-KIND DONATIONS INCLUDE: TOY CART, CUDDLERS, PATIENT PALS, WAYFINDING, THE ZONE, SPECIAL EVENTS, ART, MUSIC, STEAM, ACTIVITY CART, BOOK CART, SEWING PROJECTS AND VOLUNTEER PET THERAPY.

GIFT-IN-KIND DONATIONS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ACCEPTED, SORTED, STORED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE VOLUNTEERS. ALL RELATED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ARE TRAINED ON A PROCESS TO VALUE DONATIONS GIFTED AND PATIENT EXPERIENCES FACILITATED BY THE VOLUNTEERS FROM COMMUNITY PARTNERS. WE HAVE TRACKED GIK AND PROGRAM UTILIZATION BY KIDS AND FAMILIES FOR OUR SECOND YEAR (THIS PROCESS BEGAN IN 2021). VALUE OF GIFT-IN-KIND DONATIONS UTILIZED / PROGRAMS FACILITATED IN 2022: PATIENT PALS, CHILD LIFE, DEPTS. 365,840 TOY CART, BOOK CART, SEWING, DVDS 310,685 PATIENT SPECIAL EVENTS FACILITATED VIA VOLUNTEERS 182,831 ZONE SUPPLIES 8,000 TOTAL VALUE OF DONATIONS UTILIZED 2022 867,356

MUSIC THERAPY, PAWS FOR PURPOSE & CREATIVE ARTS ARE THE NEXT LARGEST PROGRAMS. WE'VE SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED AND SUSTAINED OUR FIRST EVER MUSIC THERAPIST, BROUGHT IN MORE THAN 50 ANNUAL PERFORMANCES AND CONNECTED LIVE MUSIC IN OUR IN THE ZONE TV STUDIO. WE ARE ALSO THE FIRST TO ESTABLISH A FACILITY THERAPY DOG PROGRAM IN AN OKLAHOMA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. PAWS FOR PURPOSE STARTED WITH ONE DOG IN 2017 AND WILL ADD TWO ADDTIONAL DOGS IN 2018, ALONG WITH MORE THAN 15 VOLUNTEER PET THERAPY DOGS.